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16/12/1983 Horror, Fantasy 1h 36m
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They were all drawn to the keep. Tonight, they will all face the evil.

Overview

Set 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.

  1. Michael Mann

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Scott Glenn

    Glaeken Trismegestus

  2. Alberta Watson

    Eva Cuza

  3. Jürgen Prochnow

    Captain Klaus Woermann

  4. Robert Prosky

    Father Mihail Fonescu

  5. Gabriel Byrne

    Major Kaempffer

  6. Ian McKellen

    Dr. Theodore Cuza

  7. William Morgan Sheppard

    Alexandru

  8. Royston Tickner

    Tomescu

  9. Michael Carter

    Radu Molasar

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Reviews

A review by Wuchak
Written by Wuchak on 2022-02-16
**_Arty fantasy/horror taking place at a citadel in Romania during WW2_**

In late 1941, a motorized German infantry unit holds a pass in the Carpathian Mountains by occupying a strange fortress that’s “built backwards,” as the captain observes (Jürgen Prochnow). When soldiers start mysteriously dying, it draws a ruthless Nazi commander into the fray (Gabriel Byrne), as well as a Hebrew professor and his daughter (Ian McKellen & Alberta Watson). A strange nomad is also attracted to the proceedings (Scott Glenn).

Based on the 1981 book of the same name, "The Keep" (1983) is a s...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$6,000,000.00

Revenue
$3,661,757.00

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