The Premature Burial (film)

The Premature Burial 1962 is an American International Pictures horror film, directed by Roger Corman, starring Ray Milland, also with Hazel Court, Alan Napier, Heather Angel and Richard Ney, screenplay by Charles Beaumont and Ray Russell, based upon the 1844 short story of the same name by Edgar Allan Poe. It was the third in the series of eight Poethemed pictures, known informally as the Poe Cycle, directed by Corman for American International.

Roger Corman had made two successful adaptations of Edgar Allan Poes 18091849 works for American International Pictures AIP starring the famous and preeminent horror and suspense star of the 1950s and 60s, Vincent Price.He decided to make his own Poe film with financing through Pathe Lab. He wanted to use Price, but AIP had him under exclusive contract, so he cast instead Ray Milland. On the first day of shooting James Nicholson and Sam Arkoff of AIP turned up, announcing Corman was working for them they had threatened Pathe with the loss of their business if they did not bring the movie back to AIP. ........

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