The Oblong Box (film) - Wikipedia. The Oblong Box is a 1. British horror film directed by Gordon Hessler, starring Vincent Price, Christopher Lee and Alister Williamson. This was the first film to star both Price and Lee.

The film takes place in England in 1. Having been grotesquely disfigured in an African voodoo ceremony for a transgression against the native populace, Sir Edward Markham (Alister Williamson) is kept locked in his room by his guilt- ridden brother, Julian (Vincent Price). Tiring of his captivity, Sir Edward plots to escape by faking his death. With the help of the crooked family lawyer, Trench (Peter Arne), they hire witchdoctor N'Galo (Harry Baird) to concoct a drug to put Sir Edward into a deathlike trance. Before Trench has time to act, Julian finds his "dead" brother and puts him in a coffin (the title's "oblong box"). Embarrassed by his brother's appearance, Julian asks Trench to find a proxy body for Sir Edward's lying in state. Trench and N'Galo murder landlord Tom Hacket (Maxwell Shaw) and offer his corpse to Julian.

After the wake, Trench and his young companion Norton (Carl Rigg), dispose of Hacket's body in a nearby river, while Julian has Sir Edward buried. Now free of his brother, Julian marries his young fiancée, Elizabeth (Hilary Dwyer), while Trench, Norton and N'Galo go their separate ways. Sir Edward is left buried alive until he is dug up by graverobbers and delivered to Dr.

Newhartt (Christopher Lee). Newhartt opens the coffin and is confronted by the resurrected Sir Edward. With his first- hand knowledge of Newhartt's illegal activities, Sir Edward blackmails the doctor into sheltering him.

Sir Edward then conceals his face behind a crimson hood and embarks on a vengeful killing spree. Norton is first on Sir Edward's list and has his throat slit. In between killings, Sir Edward finds time to romance Newhartt's maid Sally (Sally Geeson), but when Newhartt finds out about their affair, he discharges Sally and she goes to work for Julian.

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While searching for Trench, he is sidetracked by a couple of drunks who drag him into a nearby tavern. Here he ends up with prostitute Heidi (Uta Levka), who tries to roll him for his money, only to be killed by Sir Edward's knife. The police get involved, and the hunt is on for a killer in a crimson hood. Meanwhile, Julian has become suspicious about the body which Trench supplied to him, after his friend Kemp (Rupert Davies) finds it washed up on a riverbank.

Julian confronts Trench, who tells him the truth about Sir Edward's "death". Soon after, Trench is dispatched by Sir Edward, but not before he tells him the whereabouts of N'Galo. Hoping he will cure him of his disfigurement, Sir Edward asks N'Galo for his help. Here Sir Edward learns the truth about his time in Africa: in a case of mistaken identity he was punished for his brother's crime of killing an African child. N'Galo fails to cure Sir Edward, and they fight; N'Galo stabs Sir Edward and is rewarded with a face full of hot tar. Sir Edward returns to Newhartt's home, where Newhartt tends to his wound. Mistrusting Newhartt's medical treatment, Sir Edward fatally wounds him and sets off to confront his brother.

Back at the Markham ancestral home, Julian learns the whereabouts of his brother from Sally and leaves for Dr. Newhartt's home, only to find him near death.

The Oblong Box is a 1969 British horror film directed by. N'Galo stabs Sir Edward and is rewarded with a face full of hot. The Oblong Box at the TCM Movie.

Meanwhile, Sir Edward arrives back home to find Sally, who is repulsed by her former lover's killing. Sir Edward drags her out onto the grounds of the house, pleading for her love. Julian arrives back home and gives chase with a shotgun.

Out on the grounds, Sally snatches Sir Edward's hood from him and his deformed face is revealed for the first time. Julian catches up and Sir Edward confronts him about his crime. As Sir Edward lurches forward, Julian shoots him. Cradling the dying Sir Edward in his arms, Julian is bitten by him.

Once again in his "oblong box", Sir Edward is resurrected by a vengeful N'Galo, but this time he is six feet under with no hope of escape. While back at the Markham mansion, Julian is occupying his brother's old room, where he is beginning to show the first signs of the voodoo curse.

His wife Elizabeth learns this when she tells him about his brother's room: Julian then says, "It is now my room". She is flushed with fear of his disfigurment and the film (with credits) closes with a close up of her widened eyes.

Production[edit]Price, Davies and Dwyer had recently appeared in Witchfinder General, under the direction of Michael Reeves, and on 1. November 1. 96. 8, the four also began work on the Oblong Box. The original script had the Markham brothers as twins, both played by Vincent Price.

However, Reeves died during pre- production, so Hessler stepped in and made a number of substantial changes.[4] Another man who got called in was Christopher Wicking: he was called in after the sudden death of writer Lawrence Huntington as shooting began. With the help of Christopher Wicking, he reworked the screenplay to incorporate the theme of imperial exploitation of native peoples in Africa. This theme gave the film a "pro- black" appearance that would later cause it to be banned in Texas. The leading role of the film was given to character actor Alister Williamson, his first.

Although he has the largest amount of screen time, more than either Price or Lee, his real voice is never heard (it was redubbed by another actor) and his face is covered for the majority of the film. His makeup was done by Jimmy Evans, whose other credits include Captain Kronos – Vampire Hunter (1. Watch Hodejegerne Full Movie. Hessler's Scream and Scream Again (1. Hessler says AIP insisted he use Hilary Dwyer.: I don't know what the situation was, but they liked her and they kept pushing you to use certain actors.

I guess the management must have thought she was star material or something like that.[1]Reception[edit]Box office[edit]According to Hessler, the film was very successful and ushered in a series of follow up horror movies for AIP including Scream and Scream Again and Cry of the Banshee.[1]Critical[edit]Rotten Tomatoes, a review aggregator, reports that 5. A. H. Weiler of The New York Times wrote, "The British and American producers, who have been mining Edgar Allan Poe's seemingly inexhaustible literary lode like mad, now have unearthed The Oblong Box to illustrate once again that horror can be made to be quaint, laughable and unconvincing at modest prices."[6]Variety wrote, "Price as usual overacts, but it is an art here to fit the mood and piece and as usual Price is good in his part."[7]References[edit]^ abc"AIP Memories: An Interview with Gordon Hessler", DVD Drive In accessed 1. March 2. 01. 4^Tom Weaver, "Gordon Hessler", Return of the B Science Fiction and Horror Heroes: The Mutant Melding of Two Volumes of Classic Interviews 2.

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This 1. 96. 9 film heralded the first on- screen teaming of Vincent Price and. Christopher Lee - shamefully, they only get one scene together (why. Despite being beseiged by production problems - the writer Lawrence. Huntington died shortly after completing the script and the original. Michael Reeves was replaced by Gordon Hesler, due to his. February 1. 96. 9) - the film has a very eerie and atmospheric feel to.

The plot is guilty of becoming too involved for its own good, but given. Indeed, the period atmosphere is well- maintained and is.

We are also cleverly kept guessing as to what Edward Markham's face is. It does come and depending on what you pre- judge.

I was not particularly disappointed! Vincent Price and Christopher Lee's characterisations are not that pivotal. Alister Williamson as the.

Nevertheless, this film is well- worth a look, mainly due to it's. We have all kind of barbarities featuring in this dark and moody tale. Only the wicked pen of Edgar Allen Poe could have come up with a tale. Set in the second half of the 1.

Vincent Price (oh, how I love this man) stars as a wealthy. Africa severely traumatized.

His brother got. cursed by the aboriginals there and now lives locked up in his room. But he's still clever enough to plan an escape and. Due to several. unfortunate events, the plan goes wrong and Sir Edward's supposedly. Christopher Lee. (another man I love!) The entire film carries some sort of unnameable eeriness. The. depressing set pieces and colorless locations add a great deal to the.

All this, together with an intriguing and. Vincent Price and Christopher Lee. Both icons of horror give. This is a marvelous film from the time. They simply can't. Maybe I'm giving it a little.

For that aspect alone, I feel obliged to give it a high. Sir Julian Markham (Vincent Price) is an aristocrat of the late 1. Edward locked up in a tower of.

Africa when blamed. But Edward manages to escape and. Julian. Director Gordon Hessler - not a top one at all if you see his. Vincent Price and Cristopher Lee as a doctor that steals corpses for. The Oblong Box" would have been a complete failure). Perhaps the main flaw is the character of Edward that appears too light. Fans of Price, Lee and Gothic horror won't probably be disappointed but.

You always have the feeling that. In the end of the Nineteenth Century, the aristocrat Edward Markham. Alister Williamson) is disfigured by sorcery in Africa by the natives. His brother Julian Markham (Vincent Price) brings him back to the. Markham Manor in England and keeps him prisoner in the attic. The mad. Edward asks his lawyer Trench (Peter Arne) and his partner to bring the. African sorcerer N'Galo (Harry Baird) in secret to heal him but Julian.

Trench and N'Galo simulate. Edward to remove him from the attic in a coffin. However. body snatchers bring his body to the unscrupulous Dr. Newhartt. (Christopher Lee) for his research. Edward offers a large amount to Dr. Newhartt to stay hidden in his house and wears a crimson hood to hide.

When Edward goes to the town, his mask brings problem to him. When he finally meets N'Galo, he. The Oblong Box" is a dark horror movie based on a story by Edgar Allan. Poe. The screenplay keeps the story interesting until the end and the.

Vincent Price and Christopher Lee. The sets and the atmosphere are stylish and adequate for the story. My. vote is seven. Title (Brazil): Not Available. The Oblong Box is an average horror film - not great, but certainly not. The story is fairly interesting and the cast (while not. Horror icons Vincent Price and.

Christopher Lee star. The story involves a man who is kept locked in his room. He has been. horribly disfigured during an African voodoo ceremony and, as a result. After faking his death, he seeks revenge on. For the most part, the story kept me interested. There are enough.

The. main weakness with the story is that it is unnecessarily complicated. A. more straight forward approach may have been more effective.

The period costumes and sets are good. There is more blood than in the. Vincent Price / AIP movie (even though it is what I refer to as. Hammer blood"). The supporting cast is quite good. I. especially enjoyed watching the young Hilary Dwyer as Price's wife. As. I said earlier, Price and Lee star.

Neither is, however, particularly. In fact, I think anyone could have played the role. Lee plays. It's not a particularly difficult or meaty role. Both appear. to be going through the motions. The real star is Alister Williamson. Price's disfigured brother. Not only does he have the most.

Lee or Price. "The Oblong Box" is about what you'd expect. Like "Witchfinder General". The Conqueror Worm") the previous year, a lot of it seems to be. Vincent Price plays a 1. There's some violence (although I wouldn't call it. As with the other 1.

Edgar Allan Poe stories. Roger Corman's series - - the movie. There's certainly nothing special about the movie, except that it was. Vincent Price and Christopher Lee. Otherwise. Corman's movies are the ones that I recommend. Also starring Rupert Davies, Peter Arne, Sally Geeson and Hilary Dwyer.

Ahhh - The Gothic Horrors of American International Pictures. While. they did their best to copy the look of the winning formula employed by. Hammer Films, and rather successfully at that, they generally did not. Oblong Box" is a prime example, coming very close to a.

The story is. jumbled and confusing. Too many elements are thrown into the mix, with. The film opens with a man being tortured in some voodoo ritual. Soon we. learn that he has survived, albeit horribly disfigured - both. Vincent Price. For reasons unknown, he plots with an.

He ends up being buried alive but his. Christopher Lee. He winds up hiding out at Lee's. Crimson Mask. His face is kept hidden until the. However. there is an excellent cast of actors here, thank goodness, who manage.

The Gothic scenery, sets, castles. A more straightforward approach would have been most definitely. Anyone hoping to see Lee and Price battle it out on screen will be. Neither one can rightfully be called. Lee's. role seeming as though it were shoehorned in at the last moment, just. Fans of these Hammer Horrors will. This movie was rather good, but it had a major flaw.

Throughout the movie. You know he is disfigured and considering. I was. expecting something like I saw in the movie "The Projected Man" (bad movie. Then finally when you see the face. I wasn't all that impressed. The guy was not all that. However, I did enjoy how the movie played out as Vincent Price.

Christopher Lee. Though I find the opening credits funny. Lee is the guest star. How do you have a guest star in a.

You are never quite sure where the movie is going at times and there. In the end I had very little pity for the messed. I felt sorry for Price's character that had done. The murders could have been.

For the most part it looked liked the killer was wiping. There is a rather interesting scene involving a. Lots of cleavage and even a bare breast or two if you like that.

Overall I enjoyed it. The Oblong Box' was one of a string of Edgar Allan Poe adaptations. American International in the '5.

Vincent Price in the leading role. By 1. 96. 9, however, Roger Corman, the. Daniel Haller, cinematographer Floyd Crosby, composer Les.

Baxter, and screenwriter Richard Matheson. Though economically made. House Of Usher' ( 1. The Masque Of. The Red Death' ( 1. This entry opens in Africa where Julian Markway ( Price ) discovers the. Sir Edward ( Alister.

Wiliamson ) for some unknown terrible deed ( we don't find out what it. Julian is. forced to keep him locked away in the attic of their English home. Unbeknowest to him Edward suffers from catalepsy, a rare condition that. Believing him to be deceased, Julian pays a local body. Peter Arne ) to find an alternative ( ie. Sir Edward is sent to to. Dr. Newhartt ( Christopher Lee ) for medical experimentation.

Opening. the coffin, however, he finds the disfigured Markham still very much. The Oblong Box' lacks the baroque feel of the Corman films, coming.