Malpertuis (1971)
January 2, 1971
Drama, Horror, Fantasy
2h 5m


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