Malpertuis (1971)
January 2, 1971
Drama, Horror, Fantasy
2h 5m
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If you expect to get out alive... you must be dreaming.
Malpertuis is the name of an old, rambling mansion which is in reality a labyrinth where characters from Greek mythology are imprisoned by the bedridden Cassavius. He manages to keep them, as well as his nephew and niece, prisoners even after his death, through a binding testament. As Jan, the nephew, unravels the mystery, he discovers that he cannot escape the house because Malpertuis is far more significant than he was led to believe.
Cast & Crew
- Director
- Harry Kümel
- Cassavius Orson Welles
- Nancy / Euryale / Alice / Nurse / Charlotte Susan Hampshire
- Charles Dideloo Michel Bouquet
- Jan Mathieu Carrière
- Lampernisse Jean-Pierre Cassel
- Mathias Crook Daniel Pilon
- Eisengott Walter Rilla
- Sylvie Dideloo Dora van der Groen
Recommendations
Keywords
- based on novel or book
- haunted house
- mythology
- surrealism
- greek mythology
- crucifix
- dream world
- prometheus