Product Information
Set in 1912, the story tells of a group of people on an island who are sheltering from a plague, and suspect that they have a vampire in their midst. Rated as one of producer Val Lewton's finest achievements.Product Identifiers
ProducerVal Lewton
EAN5060082515972
eBay Product ID (ePID)102271638
Product Key Features
Film/TV TitleIsle of the Dead
ActorBoris Karloff, Ellen Drew, Alan Napier, Jason Robards
DirectorMark Robson
FormatDVD
LanguageEnglish
Release Year2011
FeaturesBlack & White
Aspect Ratio4:3 Full Frame
GenreHorror/Occult, General
Run Time72 Mins
Additional Product Features
Certificate15
Number of Discs1
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States of America
ReviewsDVD Times - ...a uniquely strange, death-haunted atmosphere
Additional InformationInspired by Swiss artist Arnold Bocklin's famous painting, this seminal horror film marked the first of three collaborations between RKO producer Val Lewton and British genre star Boris Karloff. Set during the 1912 Balkan Wars, ISLE OF DEATH featured Karloff as Greek general Pherides who, along with an American journalist (Marc Cramer), visits the gravesite of his late wife on a deserted island. They find the grave desecrated and a group of travelers held hostage by the superstitious beliefs of Kyra (Helene Thimig). One by one, the inhabitants of the island are felled by what Dr. Drossos (Ernest Dorian aka Ernst Deutsch) terms the plague, but what Kyra insists is the work of Thea (Ellen Drew), a young nurse she believes to be a varvoloka, an ancient Greek vampire. Thea's patient, Mrs. St. Aubun (Katherine Emery), suffers from death-like trances and, sure enough, during one of her spells, she is pronounced dead by Swiss archeologist Albrecht (Jason Robards Sr. and is interred alive.
Movie/TV TitleIsle Of The Dead
Sound sourceDolby Digital