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The Skull is a British film of genre Thriller directed by Freddie Francis released in USA on 25 august 1965 with Peter Cushing
The Skull (1965)
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Add to a movie listThe Skull is a 1965 British horror film directed by Freddie Francis for Amicus Productions. It starred the frequently paired horror actors Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee, alongside Patrick Wymark, Jill Bennett, Nigel Green, Patrick Magee and Peter Woodthorpe.
It was one of a number of British horror films of the sixties to be scored by avant-garde composer Elisabeth Lutyens, including several others for Amicus. The script was written by Milton Subotsky, from a short story by Robert Bloch, "The Skull of the Marquis de Sade".
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In the 1800s, Pierre, a phrenologist (Maurice Good), robs the grave of the recently buried Marquis de Sade. He takes the Marquis' severed head and sets about boiling it to remove its flesh, leaving the skull. Before the task is done, Pierre meets an unseen and horrific death.Actors
Peter Cushing
(Dr. Christopher Maitland)
Christopher Lee
(Sir Matthew Phillips)
Jill Bennett
(Jane Maitland)
Patrick Wymark
(Anthony Marco)
Nigel Green
(Inspector Wilson)
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