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An artist grows distant from his new wife as an irrational fear of premature burial consumes him.
A nobleman, obsessed with the fear of being buried alive, lives in constant dread of premature entombment. He devises elaborate measures to ensure he's not mistakenly interred, including a tomb with an escape route and a bell. His fear intensifies when his troubled marriage and a suspicious doctor contribute to his paranoia, blurring the lines between his phobia and potential reality.
The Premature Burial was met with mixed to positive reviews, often praised for its atmospheric tension and Ray Milland's performance, though some critics found its plot somewhat convoluted. It is generally regarded as a solid entry in Roger Corman's Edgar Allan Poe film series.
Praised for its gothic atmosphere and Ray Milland's committed performance.
Noted for its exploration of psychological horror and phobias.
Some found the plot to be predictable or less engaging than other Poe adaptations.
Google audience: Audience reception on Google is not readily available, but generally, viewers appreciate the film's classic horror elements and its connection to Edgar Allan Poe's work.
The film's plot deviates significantly from Edgar Allan Poe's original short story, with Corman and screenwriter Charles Beaumont adding a more complex narrative involving infidelity and murder plots.
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Very loosely based on an Edgar Allan Poe story, this is quite a decent - if somewhat claustrophobic - drama that centres around "Guy" (Ray Milland) and his paranoia of being buried alive. The start of the film involves the exhumation of his...
_**Nice foggy moors, but the premise is odd and the story too one-dimensional**_ A British aristocrat during the Victorian Era has catalepsy and is therefore obsessed with the fear of being buried alive (Ray Milland). His lovely new wife...
> An intense thriller from the outside, but full of suspenseful events! A very surprising mystery-thriller from the 60s that I usually won't write reviews for the old flicks, but for this one an exception. The film was based on the book ...
She wheels her wheel barrow, through streets broad and narrow... The third in Roger Corman's cycle of Edgar Allan Poe adaptations sees Charles Beaumont & Ray Russell on script duties and Ray Milland star. The story follows Milland's ca...