The Terror

1963
TV-PG
1h 21m

IMDb RATING

5.0/10

8.8K

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A young officer in Napoleon's Army pursues a mysterious woman to the castle of an elderly Baron.

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A young French soldier cut off from his unit is beguiled by a mysterious woman, whom he learns is the wife of the local Baron - and that she seemingly died twenty years earlier.A young French soldier cut off from his unit is beguiled by a mysterious woman, whom he learns is the wife of the local Baron - and that she seemingly died twenty years earlier.A young French soldier cut off from his unit is beguiled by a mysterious woman, whom he learns is the wife of the local Baron - and that she seemingly died twenty years earlier.

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IMDb RATING

5.0/10

8.8K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

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Trivia
Jack Nicholson claims to have nearly drowned while filming in the surf of Big Sur, CA.

Goofs
In the climactic scene in the crypt as the walls collapse the stones can be clearly seen floating around the actors in the rising water.

Quotes
Helene: The crypt! It must be destroyed, and with it the dead.
Andre: Don't speak of the dead anymore. You're with me now.
Helene: I am possessed of the dead.
Andre: You're a warm living woman. Who has told you these things?
Helene: The dead.

Crazy credits
Francis Ford Coppola is listed in the opening credits as "Associate Producer Francis Coppola".

Alternate versions
The original UK cinema version was cut by the BBFC to remove closeup shots of a bleeding face after the bird attack and a shot of a woman's rotting face during the climax. All later releases are uncut.

Connections
Edited into Deathstalker II: Duel of the Titans (1987)

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Great for insomniacs

I bought the DVD for the Little Shop of Horrors and was pleasently surprised to find it was a double feature with The Terror. I watched it with no expectations and ended up enjoying the movie. If this were a modern day movie, all involved would be laughed out of the box office. Their attempt to throw in a few catsup filled gore scenes and several lame twists at the end made it comical enough to sit through. And how about that young and dapper Jack Nicholson?! This is one to watch in the middle of the night when you can't sleep, and it's worth watching at least once. I had to know how it would end.