Malpertuis (film)
| Malpertuis | |
|---|---|
 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Harry Kümel |
| Produced by |
Paul Laffargue Ritta Laffargue Pierre Levie |
| Written by |
Jean Ferry (adaptation) Jean Ray (original novel) |
| Starring |
Orson Welles Susan Hampshire Michel Bouquet Mathieu Carrière Jean-Pierre Cassel Daniel Pilon Walter Rilla Dora van der Groen Charles Janssens Sylvie Vartan |
| Music by | Georges Delerue |
| Cinematography | Gerry Fisher |
| Edited by | Richard Marden |
Release dates |
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Running time | 119 minutes |
| Country | Belgium |
| Language | Dutch |
Malpertuis — released in the US as The Legend of Doom House — is a 1971 Belgian fantasy-horror directed by Harry Kümel, based on the 1943 novel of the same name. It was entered into the 1972 Cannes Film Festival.[1]
Plot
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 (Welles). 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, (Carrière) unravels the mystery, he discovers that he cannot escape the house because Malpertuis is far more significant than he was led to believe.
Cast
- Orson Welles as Cassavius
- Susan Hampshire as Nancy / Euryale / Alice (Alecto) / Nurse / Charlotte
- Michel Bouquet as Dideloo
- Mathieu Carrière as Jan
- Jean-Pierre Cassel as Lampernisse
- Daniel Pilon as Mathias Crook
- Walter Rilla as Eisengott
- Dora van der Groen as Sylvie Dideloo
- Charles Janssens as Philarette
- Sylvie Vartan as Bets
- Jet Naessens as Eleonora
- Cara Van Wersch as Rosalie
- Jenny Van Santvoort as Elodie
- Fanny Winkler as Mother Griboin
- Robert Lussac as Griboin (as Bob Storm)
- Edouard Ravais as Doucedame
- Gella Allaert as Gerda
- Hugo Dellas as Hans
- Cyriel Van Gent as Thick Man
See also
References
- ↑ "Festival de Cannes: Malpertuis". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 13 April 2009.
External links
- Malpertuis at the Internet Movie Database
- Malpertuis: The Legend of the Doom House at Rotten Tomatoes
- Malpertuis: Histoire d'une maison Maudite at the TCM Movie Database
- Malpertuis at AllMovie
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