Isle of the Dead

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

1945 1h 12m EN

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★6.0TMDB · 121

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Synopsis

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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.

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

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Cast

Boris Karloff
Gen. Nikolas Pherides
Ellen Drew
Thea
Marc Cramer
Oliver Davis
Katherine Emery
Mary St. Aubyn
Helene Thimig
Madame Kyra
Alan Napier
St. Aubyn
Jason Robards Sr.
Albrecht
Ernst Deutsch
Dr. Drossos

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Mark Robson
Writers: Ardel Wray
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 72-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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MONEY

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Shot for just $0.2M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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ERA

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81 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Mark Robson, shot by Jack MacKenzie. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Leigh Harline. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Lyle Boyer shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

CAST

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Boris Karloff and Ellen Drew and Marc Cramer carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Mark Robson directs. Jack MacKenzie behind the camera. Leigh Harline scores. Lyle Boyer cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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1Tight 72-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Shot for just $0.2M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
381 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by Mark Robson, shot by Jack MacKenzie. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Leigh Harline. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Lyle Boyer shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Boris Karloff and Ellen Drew and Marc Cramer carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "A grave's dank darkness smothers the screams of a girl still alive!".
10IMDB entry: tt0037820 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.