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Mr. Sardonicus

Mr. Sardonicus

Mr. Sardonicus

Mr. Sardonicus

During the running of the film,the "Punishment Poll" lets YOU decide the fate of Mr. Sardonicus!

1961•1h 30m•

★6.3(74 ratings)

HorrorMystery

Overview

In 1880, Sir Robert Cargrave, a London physician known for his experimental work in paralysis treatment, is summoned to Gorslava by the mysterious Baron Sardonicus—who is now married to Cargrave's former wife, Maude—to treat his disfigurement. When Cargrave arrives, he finds the masked baron is a cruel sadist who has threatened to harm Maude if he is not successfully cured.

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Main Cast

Ronald Lewis

Ronald Lewis

Sir Robert Cargrave

Audrey Dalton

Audrey Dalton

Maude Sardonicus

Guy Rolfe

Guy Rolfe

Baron Sardonicus

Oskar Homolka

Oskar Homolka

Krull

Vladimir Sokoloff

Vladimir Sokoloff

Henryk Toleslawski

Erika Peters

Erika Peters

Elenka

Lorna Hanson

Lorna Hanson

Anna

Constance Cavendish

Constance Cavendish

Mrs. Higgins (uncredited)

James Forrest

James Forrest

Geoffery Wainwright (uncredited)

Tina Woodward

Tina Woodward

The Girl (uncredited)

Mavis Neal Palmer

Mavis Neal Palmer

Head Nurse (uncredited)

Charles H. Radilak

Charles H. Radilak

Stationmaster (uncredited)

Full Crew

Direction

Director: William Castle
Assistant Director: R. Robert Rosenbaum

Writing

Screenplay: Ray Russell
Novel: Ray Russell

Production

Producer: William Castle
Associate Producer: Dona Holloway

Music & Sound

Original Music Composer: Von Dexter
Sound: James Z. Flaster
Sound Supervisor: Charles J. Rice

Cinematography

Director of Photography: Burnett Guffey
Still Photographer: Homer Van Pelt

Editing

Editor: Edwin H. Bryant

Art Direction

Art Direction: Cary Odell
Set Decoration: James Crowe

Costume & Make-Up

Makeup Supervisor: Ben Lane

Keywords

maskleechgravecastlebaronflashbacktorturemasked mandisfigured facedisfigurement19th century

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Did You Know?

#1

The film's tagline is: "During the running of the film,the "Punishment Poll" lets YOU decide the fate of Mr. Sardonicus!"

#2

The runtime is 90 minutes (1h 30m).

#3

The film was directed by William Castle.

#4

The screenplay was written by Ray Russell.

#5

The score was composed by Von Dexter.

#6

Cinematography was handled by Burnett Guffey.

#7

This title is listed on IMDb as tt0055200.

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Rating

6.3/10

Average

74 votes

Movie Information

Original Title:

Mr. Sardonicus

Status:

Released

Age Rating:

NR

Language:

English

Country of Origin:

United States of America

Production Companies:

William Castle Productions

Columbia Pictures

Columbia Pictures