Story Line
Esoterica collector Dr Maitland buys an unusual skull from his ordinary source; the artifact is what remains of the Marquis De Sade. Much too soon, Maitland discovers that the skull is turning him into a frenzied killer.
“When the Skull strikes you'll scream!”
Top Cast
Peter Cushing
Dr. Christopher Maitland
Christopher Lee
Sir Matthew Phillips
Patrick Wymark
Anthony Marco
Jill Bennett
Jane Maitland
Peter Woodthorpe
Bert Travers, Marco's Landlord
Nigel Green
Inspector Wilson
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Rating
6.1/ 10
Release Date
1965-08-25
Runtime
1h 23m
Genres
HorrorThriller
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User Reviews (2)
Wuchak
4/10
•3/28/2020**_Features Peter Cushing & Christopher Lee, but way too much filler_**
A researcher of the occult and esoterica (Peter Cushing) apprehends the skull of the nefarious Marquis de Sade and learns that something evil is attached to it, which negative...
CinemaSerf
7/10
•1/18/2025When Christopher Lee tells you to leave well alone, well you should - even if you are Peter Cushing! The latter is "Maitland" who is offered a gruesome artefact by his rather dubious supplier "Marco" (Patrick Wymark) and when he mentions it to his co...