The Comedy of Terrors(Movie, 1963)

Name: The Comedy of Terrors
Genre: Comedy, Horror
Released: 1963
Duration: T01:24:00
Rating: 3.3

1h 24min | Genres: Comedy, Horror

Rating: 3.3/5 (with 57 votes)

The Comedy of Terrors is a 1963 American International Pictures horror comedy film directed by Jacques Tourneur and starring Vincent Price, Peter Lorre, Basil Rathbone, Boris Karloff and Joe E. Brown (in a cameo performance) in his final film appearance. It is a blend of comedy and horror that features several cast members from Tales of Terror, a 1962 film also released by AIP. The film is set in a New England town named after the region of Gilead. The corrupt owner of a funeral parlor murders clients to increase his business and tries to bury his landlord alive. ()

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About The Comedy of Terrors

An undertaker who hasn't had any 'customers' in a long time is forced to pay one year's back-rent. To get money he starts to kill people, which brings absurd results.

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The Comedy of Terrors (1963) ORIGINAL Trailer [HD](Trailer, 2:33)

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Additional Information

Production country: United States of America (USA)

Made by: Alta Vista Productions, American International Pictures (AIP)

Original language: English (EN)

Spoken languages: English (EN)

Translated into 1 language: Turkish (TR)

Status: Released

Release date US: 01/22/1964

Cast: Vincent Price, Peter Lorre, Boris Karloff, Basil Rathbone, Joe E. Brown, Joyce Jameson, Beverly Wills, Paul Barselou

Director: Jacques Tourneur

Producer: Samuel Z. Arkoff, Harold James Nicholson

Screenwriter: Richard Matheson

Film Editor: Anthony Carras

Director of Photography: Floyd Crosby

Composer: Les Baxter

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"La comedia de los terrores"

"The Graveside Story"

Keywords: undertaker, coffin, poison, cat, funeral, troubled marriage

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The Comedy of Terrors(Movie, 1963)

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