| Uniform Title |
The strange door (Motion picture : 1951) |
| Title |
The strange door. |
| Published |
Australia : Distributed by Shock Entertainment, ©2020. |
| ©1951, renewed 1979 |
| Description |
1 DVD-video (81 minutes) : sound, black and white ; 12 cm. |
| Notes |
Catalogued from container. |
| Shock Entertainment : KAL5293. |
| Originally released as a motion picture in 1951. |
| Based on the novel The Sire de Maletroit's Door by Robert Louis Stevenson. |
| "Robert Louis Stevenson's masterpiece of terror" -- Cover. |
| Credits |
Directed by Joseph Pevney ; screenplay by Jerry Sackheim. |
| Performers |
Charles Laughton, Boris Karloff, Sally Forrest, Richard Stapley. |
| Summary |
The sire de Maletroit is an evil French nobleman so obsessed with hatred for his own brother that he imprisons him in the castle dungeon. The Sire tries to destroy the life of Cavanaugh's daughter by forcing her to marry a rogue but plans are upset when they fall in love. Aided by Voltan, an abused servant, the lovers attempt to escape but the Sire imprisons them in a cell, whose closing walls may mean violent death for these innocent victims. |
| Target audience note |
Censorship classification : PG. |
| System details |
DVD video, Dolby Audio 2.0, Region 4, NTSC, 1.33:1. |
| Language note |
English. |
| Subjects |
Stevenson, Robert Louis, -- 1850-1894 -- Film adaptations. |
| Nobility -- Drama |
| Brothers -- Drama |
| Imprisonment -- Drama |
| Prisons -- Drama |
| Feature films -- United States |
| Motion pictures, American |
| Genre |
Horror films |
| Thrillers (Motion pictures) |
| Film adaptations |
| Feature films |
| Fiction films |
| Other Names |
Pevney, Joseph director. |
| Sackheim, Jerry screenwriter. |
| Laughton, Charles, 1899-1962 actor. |
| Karloff, Boris, 1887-1969 actor, |
| Forrest, Sally actor. |
| Stapley, Richard, 1923-2010 actor. |
| Stevenson, Robert Louis, 1850-1894. The Sire de Maletroit's Door Motion picture adaptation of (work): |
| Series |
Hollywood gold series |
| Links to Related Works |
Subject References:
See Also:
Authors:
- Forrest, Sally .
- Karloff, Boris, 1887-1969 .
- Laughton, Charles, 1899-1962 .
- Pevney, Joseph .
- Sackheim, Jerry .
- Stapley, Richard, 1923-2010 .
- Stevenson, Robert Louis, 1850-1894. The Sire de Maletroit's Door .
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