The Vault of Horror (film)

The Vault of Horror
Theatrical release poster
Directed byRoy Ward Baker
Written byMilton Subotsky
Based onTales from the Crypt
Shock SuspenStories
by Al Feldstein
Bill Gaines
Produced byMilton Subotsky
Max Rosenberg
StarringTerry-Thomas
Curt Jürgens
Tom Baker
Dawn Addams
Denholm Elliott
Daniel Massey
CinematographyDenys N. Coop
Edited byOswald Hafenrichter
Music byDouglas Gamley
Production
companies
Distributed byFox-Rank[1]
Cinerama Releasing Corporation[2]
Release date
  • 16 March 1973 (1973-03-16)
Running time
83 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

The Vault of Horror (also known as Vault of Horror, Further Tales from the Crypt and Tales from the Crypt II) is a 1973 British anthology horror film directed by Roy Ward Baker, and starring Terry-Thomas, Dawn Addams, Denholm Elliott, Curd Jürgens, Tom Baker, Michael Craig, Terence Alexander, Glynis Johns, Mike Pratt, Robin Nedwell, Geoffrey Davies, Daniel Massey and Anna Massey.[3]

None of the film's stories are actually from Vault of Horror comics. All but one appeared in Tales from the Crypt, the exception being from Shock SuspenStories. The film omits the Vault Keeper character from the comics.

  1. ^ "Vault of Horror (1973)". BBFC. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  2. ^ Wood, Linda. "British Films 1971-1981" (PDF). British Film Institute. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  3. ^ "The Vault of Horror". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 10 February 2024.

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