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An occult investigator buys the 150-year-old skull of the Marquis de Sade, which turns out to be possessed by evil spirits.
Keywords
london, england
auction
possession
evil spirit
murder
statuette
grave robber
based on short story
demonic possession
skull
occult detective
Casts

Peter Cushing
Dr. Christopher Maitland

Christopher Lee
Sir Matthew Phillips

Patrick Wymark
Anthony Marco

Jill Bennett
Jane Maitland

Peter Woodthorpe
Bert Travers, Marco's Landlord

Nigel Green
Inspector Wilson
April Olrich
French Girl

George Coulouris
Dr. Londe
Maurice Good
Pierre, Phrenologist

Patrick Magee
Police Surgeon
Frank Forsyth
Judge

Michael Gough
Auctioneer

Anna Palk
Maid
Paul Stockman
First Guard
Geoffrey Cheshire
Second Guard
George Hilsdon
Policeman
Jack Silk
Driver
Paul Beradi
Auction Attendee (uncredited)
Ernest Blyth
Auction Attendee (uncredited)
Aileen Lewis
Auction Attendee (uncredited)
Eric Kent
Auction Attendant (uncredited)
Jack Armstrong
Auction Bidder (uncredited)
Joe Beckett
Auction Bidder (uncredited)
Arthur Goodman
Auction Bidder (uncredited)
Harold Sanderson
Auction Bidder (uncredited)
Crews
Kenneth Ryan
Assistant Art Director
Buster Ambler
Sound Recordist
John Cox
Sound Supervisor
Tom Priestley
Sound Editor
Jackie Cummins
Wardrobe Supervisor
Jill Carpenter
Makeup Artist
Henry Montsash
Hairdresser
Ted Lloyd
Production Manager
Ted Samuels
Special Effects
Philip Martell
Conductor

Freddie Francis
Director

Robert Bloch
Story

Milton Subotsky
Screenplay
Max Rosenberg
Producer

Milton Subotsky
Producer
Elisabeth Lutyens
Original Music Composer
John Wilcox
Director of Photography
Oswald Hafenrichter
Editor
Bill Constable
Art Direction
Scott Slimon
Set Decoration

Robert Bloch
Writer
Backdrops & Posters



