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6.3/10 1962 1h 21m Released

Within the Coffin I Lie...ALIVE!

An artist grows distant from his new wife as an irrational fear of premature burial consumes him.

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Top Cast

Ray Milland
Ray Milland
Guy Carrell
Hazel Court
Hazel Court
Emily Gault
Richard Ney
Richard Ney
Miles Archer
Heather Angel
Heather Angel
Kate Carrell
Alan Napier
Alan Napier
Dr. Gideon Gault
John Dierkes
John Dierkes
Sweeny
Dick Miller
Dick Miller
Mole
Brendan Dillon
Brendan Dillon
Minister
Clive Halliday
Clive Halliday
Judson

Reviews

John Chard 6/10

She wheels her wheel barrow, through streets broad and narrow... The third in Roger Corman's cycle of Edgar Allan Poe adaptations sees Charles Beaumont & Ray Russell on script duties and Ray Milland star. The story follows Milland's cataleptic Guy Carrell, whose fear of being buried alive like his father drives him to build a tomb that should ensure against such a disaster occurring... Pulpy, Gothic and at…

Reno 7/10

> An intense thriller from the outside, but full of suspenseful events! A very surprising mystery-thriller from the 60s that I usually won't write reviews for the old flicks, but for this one an exception. The film was based on the book of the same name that sets in the early 19th century. Since it was a short tale the film was just a 80 minutes long. It looked like the film 'Take Shelter', but while progressing…

Wuchak 5/10

_**Nice foggy moors, but the premise is odd and the story too one-dimensional**_ A British aristocrat during the Victorian Era has catalepsy and is therefore obsessed with the fear of being buried alive (Ray Milland). His lovely new wife urgently tries to help him (Hazel Court). Heather Angel plays his sister, Richard Ney a colleague and Alan Napier his wife’s father, a doctor. "Premature Burial" (1962) was…

CinemaSerf 6/10

Very loosely based on an Edgar Allan Poe story, this is quite a decent - if somewhat claustrophobic - drama that centres around "Guy" (Ray Milland) and his paranoia of being buried alive. The start of the film involves the exhumation of his father's coffin - and here we clearly see evidence that the occupant wasn't quite dead when he was put into the ground. Needless to say, his son becomes just a bit worried that…

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FAQ about The Premature Burial

What is The Premature Burial about?
An artist grows distant from his new wife as an irrational fear of premature burial consumes him.
When was The Premature Burial released?
The Premature Burial was released in 1962.
What genres does The Premature Burial belong to?
The Premature Burial is categorised as Horror, Drama, Mystery, Thriller.
Who stars in The Premature Burial?
The cast of The Premature Burial includes Ray Milland, Hazel Court, Richard Ney, Heather Angel, Alan Napier.