Isle of the Dead

Isle of the Dead (1945)

01/09/1945
Horror
1h 11m

A grave's dank darkness smothers the screams of a girl still alive!

Overview

On a Greek island during the 1912 war, several people are trapped by quarantine for the plague. If that isn't enough worry, one of the people—a superstitious old peasant—suspects a young woman of being a vampiric demon.

  • Mark RobsonDirector
  • Ardel WrayScreenplay
  • Status

    Released

  • Original Language

    English

  • Budget

    $246,000

Keywords

  • island
  • quarantine
  • superstition
  • val lewton
  • plague

Top Billed Cast

Boris Karloff

Boris Karloff

Gen. Nikolas Pherides

Ellen Drew

Ellen Drew

Thea

Marc Cramer

Marc Cramer

Oliver Davis

Katherine Emery

Katherine Emery

Mary St. Aubyn

Helene Thimig

Helene Thimig

Madame Kyra

Alan Napier

Alan Napier

St. Aubyn

Jason Robards Sr.

Jason Robards Sr.

Albrecht

Ernst Deutsch

Ernst Deutsch

Dr. Drossos

Skelton Knaggs

Skelton Knaggs

Andrew Robbins (uncredited)

Sherry Hall

Col. Kobestes (uncredited)

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