Malpertuis (1972)
If you expect to get out alive... you must be dreaming.
A young sailor finds himself trapped in the labyrinthine mansion of his occultist uncle, along with a number of eccentric and mysterious relatives who all seem to be harboring a dark secret.
- Date of release
- 1972-06-02
- TMDB
- 6.5 / 10 (48)
- Runtime
- 2h 5m
- Genres
- Drama, Horror, Fantasy
- Director
- Harry Kümel
Casting
- Orson Welles — Cassavius
- Susan Hampshire — Nancy / Euryale / Alice / Nurse / Charlotte
- Michel Bouquet — Charles Dideloo
- Mathieu Carrière — Jan
- Jean-Pierre Cassel — Lampernisse
- Daniel Pilon — Mathias Crook
- Walter Rilla — Eisengott
- Dora van der Groen — Sylvie Dideloo
- Charles Janssens — Philarette
- Sylvie Vartan — Bets
- Jet Naessens — Eleonora
- Cara Van Wersch — Rosalie
Interesting facts
- Based on: Malpertuis
Malpertuis is a 1972 fantasy horror film directed by Harry Kümel, and starring Orson Welles, Susan Hampshire, Michel Bouquet, Mathieu Carrière, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Daniel Pilon, and Sylvie Vartan. It follows a young sailor who, upon returning to land, awakens to find himself trapped in Malpertuis, his family's isolated labyrinthine estate. It is based on the 1943 novel of the same name by Jean Ray.
Production
Principal photography of Malpertuis began in Belgium on 1 December 1971.
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