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Director:
Mark Robson
Writer:
Ardel Wray (written by)
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Release Date:
1 September 1945 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | Horror | Mystery | Thriller more
Tagline:
What evil force is loose that empties graves of these long dead...buries those still alive...leaves behind it death...AND WORSE! (original half-sheet poster) more
Plot:
On a Greek island during the 1912 war, several people are trapped by quarantine for the plague. If that isn't enough worry... more | full synopsis
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Awards:
1 nomination more
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Cast

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Boris Karloff ... Gen. Nikolas Pherides
Ellen Drew ... Thea
Marc Cramer ... Oliver Davis
Katherine Emery ... Mrs. Mary St. Aubyn
Helen Thimig ... Madame Kyra (as Helene Thimig)
Alan Napier ... St. Aubyn
Jason Robards Sr. ... Albrecht (as Jason Robards)
Ernst Deutsch ... Dr. Drossos (as Ernst Dorian)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Sherry Hall ... Col. Kobestes (uncredited)
Erick Hanson ... Officer (uncredited)
Skelton Knaggs ... Andrew Robbins (uncredited)
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Directed by
Mark Robson 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Val Lewton  uncredited
Josef Mischel  uncredited
Ardel Wray  written by

Produced by
Jack J. Gross .... executive producer
Val Lewton .... producer
 
Original Music by
Leigh Harline 
 
Cinematography by
Jack MacKenzie (director of photography) (as Jack Mackenzie)
 
Film Editing by
Lyle Boyer 
 
Art Direction by
Albert S. D'Agostino 
Walter E. Keller 
 
Set Decoration by
Albert Greenwood  (as Al Greenwood)
Darrell Silvera 
 
Costume Design by
Edward Stevenson (gowns)
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Harry Scott .... assistant director
 
Sound Department
Jean L. Speak .... sound recordist
James G. Stewart .... sound re-recordist
 
Music Department
C. Bakaleinikoff .... musical director
 

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Runtime:
71 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Black and White
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound System)
Certification:
UK:15 | USA:Approved (PCA #10319)
Company:
RKO Radio Pictures more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The statue of the three-headed dog is of Cerberus who guards the gates of Hades to prevent anybody escaping back across the River Styx. more
Goofs:
Factual errors: Albrecht refers to Hermes as the god of medicine. In Greek mythology, Asclepius was the god of medicine. In terms of medical support, Hermes' assistance was sought by runners or any athletes with injuries. more
Quotes:
Thea: Laws can be wrong and laws can be cruel and that people who only live by the law are both wrong and cruel. more
Movie Connections:
Featured in Val Lewton: The Man in the Shadows (2007) (TV) more

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17 out of 18 people found the following comment useful.
Plague Island, 2 December 2002
7/10
Author: telegonus from brighton, ma

Plague victims are dropping like flies in this somewhat sluggish, Mark Robson-directed entry in the Val Lewton horror cycle. This one isn't as well-written as the earlier films in the series, and the isolation, while nicely suggested psychologically, fails to cast the spell of hopelessness and despair it ought to. The movie is too genteel to be frightening, and lacks the fine tuning of a director like Jacques Tourneur, who surely would have made more of it. Boris Karloff is quite good in the "lead", however, and the supporting cast is competent if unexciting. By today's standards, there's not much to be scared of here, and though it works up a nice head of steam near the end, it succeeds more as a mood piece than a horror tale.

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