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Actors: Ray Milland, Hazel Court, Richard Ney, Heather Angel, Dick Miller, Alan Napier
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about The Premature Burial |
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THE PREMATURE BURIAL is a movie produced and directed by Roger Corman in 1962. Based on an Edgar Allan Poe short story.
Ray Milland is obsessed with the idea of being buried alive. He is looked after by his sister Kate who cannot prevent Ray to marry the beautiful Emily. Soon Ray's obsession becomes stronger and he builds a crypt where he hides all day long.
--Daniel Staebler, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of The Premature Burial |
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 19th century
Inner struggle or disability
Yes
Brain/Body not working?
- mental illness
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- simply wealthy
Age:
- 40's-50's
Eccentric:
Yes
- obsessed
- mentally ill
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average
Events of movie makes character more...
- aggressive
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average build
How much in movie?
- 40%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Female
Age:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- homemaker/wife
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 80%
Hair color
- red
Hair type
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn wavey
Body type
- (woman) ample chest and buttocks
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Setting
Forest?
Yes
Misc setting
- fancy mansion
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately detailed references to deaths
Movie makes you feel...
- excited
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- kissing
If soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Orchestra/classical
Is this movie based on a
- book
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