Twice-Told Tales

"A trio of terror!"

1963 2h 0m EN

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6.2

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★6.2TMDB · 87

HorrorFantasyScience Fiction

Synopsis

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3 horror stories based on the writings of Nathaniel Hawthorne. In the 1st story titled "Dr. Heidegger's Experiment", Heidegger attempts to restore the youth of three elderly friends. In "Rappaccini's Daughter", a demented father is inoculating his daughter with poison so she may never leave her garden of poisonous plants. In the final story "The House of the Seven Gables", The Pyncheon family suffers from a hundred year old curse and while in the midst of arguing over inheritance, a stranger arrives.

“A trio of terror!”

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Cast

Vincent Price
Alex Medbourne / Dr. Giacomo Rappaccini / Gerald Pyncheon
Sebastian Cabot
Dr. Carl Heidegger
Brett Halsey
Giovanni Guasconti
Beverly Garland
Alice Pyncheon
Richard Denning
Jonathan Maulle
Mari Blanchard
Sylvia Ward
Abraham Sofaer
Prof. Pietro Baglioni
Jacqueline deWit
Hannah Pyncheon, Gerald's Sister

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Sidney Salkow
Writers: Robert E. Kent, Nathaniel Hawthorne
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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63 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Sidney Salkow, shot by Ellis W. Carter. 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 Richard LaSalle. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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CAST

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Vincent Price and Sebastian Cabot and Brett Halsey carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "A trio of terror!".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0057608 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 87 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Sidney Salkow directs. Ellis W. Carter behind the camera. Richard LaSalle scores. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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163 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Directed by Sidney Salkow, shot by Ellis W. Carter. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Richard LaSalle. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Vincent Price and Sebastian Cabot and Brett Halsey carry the top of the cast.
5Marketing tagline: "A trio of terror!".
6IMDB entry: tt0057608 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 87 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
8Classified under 10 themes, including "experiment", "based on novel or book", "poison", "haunted house".