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The House of the Dead( 1978)

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Don't you dare go in there!

Overview

When a philandering husband accidentally finds himself lost during a rainstorm, he’s taken in by an elderly mortician and is forced to learn the ghastly origins of four freshly arrived corpses.

    Top Billed Cast

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      John Ericson

      Talmudge

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      Ivor Francis

      The Mortician

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      Judith Novgrod

      Miss Sibiler

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      Burr DeBenning

      Growski

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      Charles Aidman

      Detective Malcolm Toliver

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      Bernard Fox

      Inspector McDowal

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      Richard Gates

      Cantwell

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      Elizabeth MacRae

      Mrs. Lumquist

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      Linda Gibboney

      Julie

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      Leslie Paxton

      Marie

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      John King III

      Marie's Husband

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    A review by talisencrw

    5
    Written by talisencrw on Thu Apr 14 2016
    This was a decent anthology film in the tradition of 'Twilight Zone: The Movie' and 'Creepshow', and was director Miller's only cinematic feature in her career from 1971-2002. It has an interesting framing device of a man, cheating on his wife with a married woman, taking a cab from where he had a late-night rendezvous with his mistress, but instead of being dropped off at his hotel, where he wants to call his wife (perhaps in feeling guilty, maybe just as an excuse not to have to stay with his partner after intercourse), is left at another place altogether. In trying to locate his hotel, he en...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • woman director