Mr. Sardonicus

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Mr. Sardonicus

1961,

1h 29m,

Horror

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44%

9 Reviews

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1,000+ Ratings

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Sir Robert Cargrave (Ronald Lewis), a gifted London doctor researching experimental treatments for paralysis, receives a mysterious letter written in a familiar hand. Following its instructions, Cargrave travels to the foggy mountains of Gorslava, where he must treat the horribly disfigured Baron Sardonicus (Guy Rolfe). Sardonicus has married Cargrave's childhood sweetheart, Maude (Audrey Dalton), and threatens to harm her should the good doctor fail to cure him of his bizarre affliction.

Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

Sep 22, 2022

6/10

The second half boasts some exceptionally hideous surprises – or at least some magnificently grotesque suggestions.

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Sean Axmaker

Seanax.com

Oct 19, 2009

... the make-up is inspired and Oskar Homolka steals the show as the long suffering, whipped-into-submission servant Krull.

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Steve Crum

Video-Reviewmaster.com

Jan 10, 2008

3/5

Gimmicky, but so typical William Castle with schlocky scares.

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Neil Cohen

Echo Magazine

Jul 29, 2007

4/5

Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Jun 13, 2005

2/5

Mark R. Leeper

rec.arts.movies.reviews

Sep 30, 2004

1/5

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Leia S

Dec 22, 2018

This is a really fun movie to watch, but because of the sheer oddity of it. I guess the moral of the story is a good one, but not to most relevant to the majority of viewers. Sardonicus' facial deformity is quite a fun sight though and makes up for some of the low points.

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George R

Apr 28, 2018

Okay, I am a William Castle fan--Gimmicks and all. The movie is based on a short story by ray Russell and published in playboy. the make-up (face of Sardonicus) and krull (servant not the movie) steal this one. It wanders in some areas, and is cheeky-cheesy. but for me, it is worth the wade through the movie to get to the unmasking.

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Harry S

Jan 17, 2018

OK, it's on the cheesy side in the execution, but its good points are a rather good Eastern European folk tale about desecrating a grave not seen before (think The Body Snatchers." The idea of a risa sardonicus on a corpse is the kind of macabre 'm looking for. William Castle's best film, I'd say (that doesn't mean it's James Whale quality).

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Oscar Homolka

Krull

Ronald Lewis

Sir Robert Cargrave

Audrey Dalton

Baroness Maude Sardonicus

Guy Rolfe

Baron Sardonicus

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Henryk Toleslawski

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Synopsis

Sir Robert Cargrave (Ronald Lewis), a gifted London doctor researching experimental treatments for paralysis, receives a mysterious letter written in a familiar hand. Following its instructions, Cargrave travels to the foggy mountains of Gorslava, where he must treat the horribly disfigured Baron Sardonicus (Guy Rolfe). Sardonicus has married Cargrave's childhood sweetheart, Maude (Audrey Dalton), and threatens to harm her should the good doctor fail to cure him of his bizarre affliction.

Director: William Castle
Producer: William Castle
Production Co: Columbia
Genre: Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 27, 2020
Runtime: 1h 29m

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