Theatre of Blood
Theatre of Blood (known in the U.S. as Theater of Blood) is a 1973 British horror comedy film directed by Douglas Hickox, and starring Vincent Price as vengeful actor Edward Lionheart and Diana Rigg as his daughter Edwina. The cast also includes Harry Andrews, Coral Browne, Robert Coote, Diana Dors, Jack Hawkins, Ian Hendry, Joan Hickson, Michael Hordern, Arthur Lowe, Robert Morley, Milo O'Shea, Dennis Price and Eric Sykes.
Plot
After being humiliated by members of the Theatre Critics Guild at an awards ceremony, Shakespearean actor Edward Kendal Sheridan Lionheart is seen committing suicide by diving into the Thames from a great height. He survives and is rescued by a group of vagrants. Two years later, beginning on the Ides of March, Lionheart sets out to exact vengeance against the critics who failed to acclaim his genius, killing them one by one in ways very similar to murder scenes in the season of William Shakespeare's plays that he last performed. Before each murder, Lionheart recites the critic's damning review of his performance in the role.
More details
| author | Anthony Greville-Bell |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | London |
| director | Douglas Hickox |
| editor | Malcolm Cooke |
| events | revenge serial killer |
| genre | comedy horror |
| keywords | arrest begin burn cast cymbeline decapitate decapitation dive drown fence force force-feed henry v id ides of march joan of arc julius caesar kill king lear one by one othello prime suspect rescue richard ii richard iii romeo and juliet shakespearean actor sleep stab strike suicide sword fight thames the merchant of venice titus andronicus toy poodle troilus and cressida william shakespeare |
| musicBy | Michael J. Lewis |
| producer | Sam Jaffe |
| productionCompany | Cineman Productions Harbour Productions Limited |
| publisher | United Artists |
| recordedAt | London |
| theme | black comedy comedy horror exploitation horror comedy serial killer |