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The Keep

They were all drawn to the keep. Tonight, they will all face the evil.

Set during World War II, a German army garrison is sent to guard a mountain pass in a village in Romania's Carpathian mountains and sets up barracks in an ancient stone fortress. Two of the soldiers unwittingly release a mysterious entity that kills or corrupts those within its influence, drawing the attention of a Gestapo commander, a Jewish scholar, and a mysterious traveller.

1h 36m1983RTMDb 5.6

HorrorFantasy

English

Crew and Cast

Michael MannMichael MannDirectorScott GlennScott GlennGlaeken TrismegestusAlberta WatsonAlberta WatsonEva CuzaJürgen ProchnowJürgen ProchnowCaptain Klaus WoermannRobert ProskyRobert ProskyFather Mihail FonescuGabriel ByrneGabriel ByrneMajor KaempfferIan McKellenIan McKellenDr. Theodore CuzaWilliam Morgan SheppardWilliam Morgan SheppardAlexandruRoyston TicknerRoyston TicknerTomescuMichael CarterMichael CarterRadu MolasarJohn VineJohn VineLutzWolf KahlerWolf KahlerS.S. Adjutant
Jona JonesOttoRosalie CrutchleyRosalie CrutchleyJosefaFrederick WarderFrederick WarderBorder Guard 1Bruce PayneBruce PayneBorder Guard 2David CardyDavid CardyAlexandru's Son
John EasthamAlexandru's Second Son
Philip BloomfieldJosefa's SonYashaw AdemYashaw AdemCarlosStephen WhittakerStephen WhittakerS.S. KommandoIan RuskinIan RuskinS.S. KommandoStephen JennStephen JennS.S. KommandoBenedick BlytheBenedick BlytheS.S. KommandoRobin LangfordRobin LangfordS.S. KommandoRenny KrupinskiRenny KrupinskiWehrmacht SoldierPeter GuinnessPeter GuinnessWehrmacht SoldierSean BakerSean BakerWehrmacht Soldier
Timothy BlockWehrmacht Soldier
Owain GriffithsWehrmacht Soldier
Ralph G. MorseWehrmacht Soldier

Storyline

Set during World War II, a German army garrison is sent to guard a mountain pass in a village in Romania's Carpathian mountains and sets up barracks in an ancient stone fortress. Two of the soldiers unwittingly release a mysterious entity that kills or corrupts those within its influence, drawing the attention of a Gestapo commander, a Jewish scholar, and a mysterious traveller.

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Info

Status
Released
Released
16 December 1983
Runtime
1h 36m
Rating
R
TMDB score
5.6 / 10 (340 votes)

Production

Director
Michael Mann
Writers
Michael Mann, F. Paul Wilson
Studios
Paramount Pictures, Associated Capital, Capital Equipment Leasing
Countries
United Kingdom, United States of America

Box Office

Budget
$6.0M
Revenue
$3.7M
Profit
$2.3M loss
Return
0.6×

Languages

Original
English
Spoken
English