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The Keep is a 1983 horror, war, and drama film directed by Michael Mann, who also wrote the screenplay. Based on a work by F. Paul Wilson, the movie features a cast including Jürgen Prochnow, Ian McKellen, Robert Prosky, and Gabriel Byrne. Produced by Paramount Pictures and Hawk Koch, the film was distributed by Paramount Pictures and Netflix. It was released in the United States and the United Kingdom, with principal photography set in a castle in Romania.
The narrative focuses on World War II, supernatural elements, and occultism in Nazism. Edgar Froese composed the score, while John Box served as production designer and Alex Thomson as director of photography. The runtime is 96 minutes, and the film carries an R rating. It had a budget of 6000000 and generated revenue of 3661757. Critical reception included a Metascore of 34, a Rotten Tomatoes rating of 42%, and an IMDb rating of 5.7 from 15,866 votes.
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5.6Set 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.
Cast
- Scott Glenn as Glaeken Trismegestus
- Alberta Watson as Eva Cuza
- Jürgen Prochnow as Captain Klaus Woermann
- Robert Prosky as Father Mihail Fonescu
- Gabriel Byrne as Major Kaempffer
- Ian McKellen as Dr. Theodore Cuza
Themes
- nazi
- ss (nazi schutzstaffel)
- demon
- dark fantasy
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Ratings
IMDb
5.7/10
15,866 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
42%
Metacritic
34/100
- Year
- 1983
- Runtime
- 96 min
- Genres
- Drama, Fantasy, Horror
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- 1 nomination total
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- mystery film
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Original language
- English language
- Based on
- The Keep
- Main subject
- occultism in Nazism
- Director
- Michael Mann
- Screenwriter
- Michael Mann
- Cast member
- Michael Carter
- Composer
- Edgar Froese
- Producer
- Hawk Koch
- Production company
- Paramount Pictures
- Cinematographer
- Alex Thomson
- Narrative location
- Romania
- Duration
- 96
- FilmAffinity ID
- 176755
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1983-12-16
- title
- The Keep
- production designer
- John Box
- after a work by
- F. Paul Wilson
- distributed by
- Netflix
- set in environment
- castle
- review score
- 34/100
- capital cost
- 6000000
- box office
- 4218594
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