Tales from the Crypt

United States, United Kingdom

1972

92 Min

Color

1.85:1

English

Currently 3.2/5 Stars.
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PROD Max Rosenberg, Milton Subotsky

CAST Joan Collins, Peter Cushing, Roy Dotrice, Richard Greene, Ian Hendry, Patrick Magee

A clapper boy in British films while a teenager, Freddie Francis became a camera assistant and in the mid-1950s was an operator for Oswald Morris, the director of photography on John Huston’s Moulin Rouge (1953) and Beat the Devil (1954); he also directed second-unit footage for Huston’s Moby Dick (1956). As a director of photography himself, Francis worked for directors Karel Reisz (Saturday Night and Sunday Morning 1961, Night Must Fall (1964), Jack Cardiff (Sons and Lovers), and fellow Huston-alumnus Jack Clayton (Room at the Top (1959), The Innocents).

In the early 1960s he began directing but still occasionally shot films for such directors as Reisz and David Lynch. As a director, Francis has specialized in horror films, notably at Hammer, but also for producers Max J. Rosenberg and Milton Subotsky and the anthology films Dr. Terror’s House of Horrors (1965), Torture Garden, and Tales from the Crypt (1972). —allmovie guide

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msmichel

30Aug12

Toothless adaptation of some EC Comics tales with five people learing what brought them to the crypt. Not remotely scary save the first episode "And All Through the House" starring a sexy but evil Joan Collins. Otherwise a pretty disappointing effort from the usually reliable Freddie Francis. The pre-comics code originals were far scarier.

S Campbell

16Sep10

Its easy to label thisa Hammer Horror ,but its not . Its actually from Amicus a company who specialised in these antholgy horror films ,and this is one of the best . Great fun with an ace turn from Peter Cushing in the 3rd story

Groovy Monster

29Jul10

I've never been a huge fan of anthology films (horror or otherwise), but this has some fun moments. And Peter Cushing, who makes any film instantly watchable. I do actually like to watch the “All Through the House” segment (with a rather sexy suburbanite Joan Collins, and a very, very bad Santa), every year around Christmastime. :)

Christopher Smith

28Jul10

Despite some weak spots, a ripping horror anthology from director Freddie Francis. It gets off to a shaky start with a pretty tepid first entry, but really takes off with the other three - the final gruesome story is particularly memorable. Stylishly made, with a strong cast - including a rare and superb sympathetic performance by Peter Cushing.