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English. Malpertuis (released in the US as The Legend of Doom House) is a 1971 Belgian fantasy horror film directed by Harry Kümel, based on the 1943 novel of the same name. It was selected for the official selection and was presented "in competition" at the 1972 Cannes Film Festival. A Flemish "director's cut" version was released in 1973.
- Paul Laffargue, Ritta Laffargue, Pierre Levie
- Georges Delerue
The Legend of Doom House: Directed by Harry Kümel. With Orson Welles, Susan Hampshire, Michel Bouquet, Mathieu Carrière. A young sailor finds himself trapped in the labyrinthine mansion of his occultist uncle, along with a number of eccentric and mysterious relatives who all seem to be harboring a dark secret.
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- Drama, Fantasy, Horror
- Harry Kümel
- 1971
Sep 2, 2019 · Malpertuis is the name of an old, rambling mansion which is in reality a labyrinth where characters from Greek mythology are imprisoned by the bedridden Cassavius. He manages to keep them (as well as his nephew and niece) prisoners even after his death, through a binding testament. As Jan, the nephew, unravels the mystery, he discovers that he ...
Title Screen : Movie Title/Year and Scene Descriptions: Screenshots: Malpertuis (1971, Belgium) (aka The Legend of Doom House) In Belgian director Harry Kümel's dramatic, fantasy Euro-horror, arthouse film - a unique, atmospheric and unpredictable masterpiece with a bizarre, moody, eerie, mythical and macabre story (with numerous plot twists) about a haunted and 'damned' house:
Malpertuis is the name of an old, rambling mansion which is in reality a labyrinth where characters from Greek mythology are imprisoned by the bedridden Cassavius. He manages to keep them, as well as his nephew and niece, prisoners even after his death, through a binding testament. As Jan, the nephew, unravels the mystery, he discovers that he cannot escape the house because Malpertuis is far ...
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Malpertuis is the name of an old, rambling mansion which is in reality a labyrinth where characters from Greek mythology are imprisoned by the bedridden Cassavius. He manages to keep them, as well as his nephew and niece, prisoners even after his death, through a binding testament. As Jan, the nephew, unravels the mystery, he discovers that he cannot escape the house because Malpertuis is far ...
Jul 5, 2002 · Reviewed by Neil Smith. Updated 05 July 2002. Bizarre, lurid and baffling, "Malpertuis" virtually vanished after its premiere at the 1972 Cannes Film Festival, where it was shown in a shortened ...
