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The Premature Burial

Play trailer Poster for The Premature Burial 1962,  1h 21m,  Horror Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 50% 8 Reviews Tomatometer 43% 250+ Ratings Popcornmeter
50% Tomatometer 8 Reviews 43% Popcornmeter 250+ Ratings
Based on Edgar Allan Poe's story about a cataleptic Englishman obsessed with the fear of being buried alive.

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Sean Axmaker Parallax View Jun 20, 2015
Like most of Corman's Poe films, the script (this one by Charles Beaumont and Ray Russell) borrows little more than the central idea and the title from Poe. This one owes a debt to Gaslight and Diabolique Go to Full Review
Matt Brunson Film Frenzy May 14, 2015
2.5/4
[UPDATED 2026 REVIEW] The picture is hurt by the central casting, but a nice plot twist allows the movie to end in somewhat satisfactory style. Go to Full Review
Tim Brayton Antagony & Ecstasy Oct 17, 2011
5/10
The third of the Edgar Allan Poe adaptations directed by Roger Corman and released by AIP, is... the ugly stepchild of the franchise Go to Full Review
Mark Bourne DVDJournal.com Apr 5, 2006
Ray Milland emotes, by turns, dour gloominess or manic eyeball-spinning through a weak script that bears too little sense and too many similarities to its predecessors, Usher and Pendulum. Go to Full Review
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Jul 24, 2005
2/5
Scott Weinberg Apollo Guide Mar 6, 2003
67/100
Like many of its immediate ilk, this one's stagy and outdated and kinda silly - in other words, good stuff. Go to Full Review
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Finn G Apr 28, 2018 this is a vincent price movie without vincent price. its still ok but it would have been better with the master of horror
Hagrid W Sep 15, 2017 I don't care if this is the one Corman adaptation of Poe that jacks Vincent Price. This is gothic horror, as good as it gets. Milland brings an elegance, charm and an aristocracy to a part that calls for it. From beginning to end, we get a compelling tale of paranoia, obsession and destiny. It's exactly what you'd expect of a story based off of Poe's work. See more
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Cast & Crew

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Roger Corman

Director

Ray Milland

Guy Carrell

Hazel Court

Emily Gault

Richard Ney

Miles Archer

Heather Angel

Kate Carrell

Alan Napier

Dr. Gideon Gault

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The Premature Burial

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Movie Info

Synopsis Based on Edgar Allan Poe's story about a cataleptic Englishman obsessed with the fear of being buried alive.
Director
Roger Corman
Producer
Roger Corman
Screenwriter
Charles Beaumont, Ray Russell
Production Co
American Internat'l Pics
Genre
Horror
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Mar 7, 1962, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 9, 2015
Runtime
1h 21m
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