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Le château de la terreur

Titre original : The Strange Door
  • 1951
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  • 1h 21min
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Le château de la terreur (1951)
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Alan de Malestroit fait enfermer son frère, qui avait épousé la femme qu'il désirait et morte en accouchant. En attendant, il éduque sa nièce Blanche, en lui cachant l'existence de son père.Alan de Malestroit fait enfermer son frère, qui avait épousé la femme qu'il désirait et morte en accouchant. En attendant, il éduque sa nièce Blanche, en lui cachant l'existence de son père.Alan de Malestroit fait enfermer son frère, qui avait épousé la femme qu'il désirait et morte en accouchant. En attendant, il éduque sa nièce Blanche, en lui cachant l'existence de son père.

  • Réalisation
    • Joseph Pevney
  • Scénario
    • Jerry Sackheim
    • Robert Louis Stevenson
  • Casting principal
    • Charles Laughton
    • Boris Karloff
    • Sally Forrest
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  • NOTE IMDb
    6,2/10
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    • Réalisation
      • Joseph Pevney
    • Scénario
      • Jerry Sackheim
      • Robert Louis Stevenson
    • Casting principal
      • Charles Laughton
      • Boris Karloff
      • Sally Forrest
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    • Récompenses
      • 1 nomination au total

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    Charles Laughton
    Charles Laughton
    • Sire Alain de Maletroit
    Boris Karloff
    Boris Karloff
    • Voltan
    Sally Forrest
    Sally Forrest
    • Blanche de Maletroit
    Richard Stapley
    Richard Stapley
    • Denis de Beaulieu
    William Cottrell
    • Corbeau
    Alan Napier
    Alan Napier
    • Count Grassin
    Morgan Farley
    Morgan Farley
    • Renville
    Paul Cavanagh
    Paul Cavanagh
    • Edmond de Maletroit
    Michael Pate
    Michael Pate
    • Talon
    Mary Bayless
    • Wedding Guest
    • (non crédité)
    George Bruggeman
    George Bruggeman
    • Servant
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    Forest Burns
    Forest Burns
    • Servant
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    George Calliga
    George Calliga
    • Wedding Guest
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    Monique Chantal
    • Barmaid
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    Jack Chefe
    • Townsman
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    Harry Cording
    Harry Cording
    • Guard
    • (non crédité)
    Herbert Evans
    Herbert Evans
    • Clergyman
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    Franklyn Farnum
    Franklyn Farnum
    • Wedding Guest
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    • Réalisation
      • Joseph Pevney
    • Scénario
      • Jerry Sackheim
      • Robert Louis Stevenson
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    6Bunuel1976

    THE STRANGE DOOR (Joseph Pevney, 1951) **1/2

    A minor but irresistible Gothic melodrama with a rampant star performance by Charles Laughton (though he gets little to do in the second half - in fact, the film sags a bit during its latter stages). Boris Karloff's role is a good one, though clearly supporting Laughton rather than co-starring; actually, too much time is devoted to the rather insipid romantic leads (Richard Stapley and Sally Forrest) - though the supporting cast (including character actors such as Paul Cavanaugh, Michael Pate and Alan Napier) is adequate enough.

    The plot itself is quite intriguing - leading up to a satisfying climax that's strikingly similar to the one in another Karloff film, THE RAVEN (1935). Of course, THE STRANGE DOOR reunites Karloff with Laughton almost 20 years after THE OLD DARK HOUSE (1932) - as in that film, they engage in a fisticuff at the end - and also returns the actor to Robert Louis Stevenson territory (albeit in a non-villainous role) after his unforgettable turn in THE BODY SNATCHER (1945). Despite the obvious low-budget (a fact that is betrayed, more than anything else, by having its entire score comprised of themes from previous studio efforts - including the nth revamp of the instantly recognizable cue from THE WOLF MAN [1941]!), the film is crisply shot in black-and-white and, in spite of the rather pedestrian direction, it makes the most of its limited sets.
    7kevinolzak

    Beloved favorite seen on Pittsburgh's Chiller Theater in 1974

    1951's "The Strange Door" is something of a throwback to the Gothic horrors of previous decades, except that it comes from Universal, which rarely did such pictures (1939's "Tower of London" and 1940's "The House of the Seven Gables" instantly come to mind). Reuniting Charles Laughton and Boris Karloff 19 years after 1932's "The Old Dark House" (James Whale English Gothic), Laughton especially has a field day, alternately menacing and comical, and always fun to watch. Karloff is sadly reduced to a tongue-in-cheek servant role, quietly speaking his lines while rolling his eyes with great frequency. The château was used as a torture chamber during the Middle Ages, featuring a dungeon full of armor and weapons, plus a cell where the walls come together (Lugosi made use of one in 1935's "The Raven"). Richard Stapley (later Wyler) makes little impression as the hero, but Sally Forrest captures the eye as the endangered beauty (even lovelier in "Son of Sinbad" with Vincent Price, where she dances in a skimpy harem outfit). Laughton's sadistic nobleman is ably supported by a terrific supporting cast of rogues ("villainy binds men together!"), with William Cottrell, whom I've never seen in anything else, Morgan Farley, and Hollywood newcomer Michael Pate, who earns a piece of mutton for his handling of a bribe (he later starred as the vampire gunslinger in Universal's 1959 "Curse of the Undead"). Paul Cavanagh and Alan Napier have smaller roles, but are welcome faces nonetheless. This eternally underrated little 'B' features music cues from "The Wolf Man," "Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man," and "House of Frankenstein," and was followed a year later by a similar Gothic, "The Black Castle," also featuring Karloff and Pate.
    6bkoganbing

    A Victorian Gothic set in Louis XV's France

    When Charles Laughton is given good direction and a decent script he'll give you an Oscar caliber performance and has on many occasions, one of them officially. But when he's not, hmmmm............. Well what's a body to do, but make the best of it, have a little fun.

    With that gleam in his eye and the shtick with the food, plagiarized from his own performance of Henry VIII, Laughton goes to town in an orgy of overacting as Andre de Maletroit, malevolent lord of the manor in 18th Century France. For reasons I'll not explain Laughton has some nefarious reasons for wanting his niece to marry the worst kind of aristocratic rake.

    The niece and the rake are played respectively by Sally Forrest and Richard Stapley none too convincingly I might add. Boris Karloff is an old family servant who Laughton delights in mistreating. He also is defeated by the script and direction so he also resorts to shtick.

    Boris Karloff's career is illustrative of the path that Charles Laughton's could have taken. Trapped by his performance as the Frankenstein monster, Karloff stayed in the horror genre for most of his career. It was Laughton's good fortune and acting instincts that kept him from the same fate.

    The film is based on a Robert Louis Stevenson story and certainly Stevenson has had great cinema made from his stories like Treasure Island and Kidnapped. Too bad this one can't rate up there.

    The Strange Door is the kind of material that in the late 50s, Hammer films would have done so well. Too bad they didn't get a crack at it here.
    7Hitchcoc

    Laughton at His Despicable Best

    I'm surprised at having never heard of this film because it's certainly part of the genre I enjoy. To see Charles Laughton and Boris Karloff as the stars, I thought it was worth a look. Of course, it is full of formulaic stuff, with the madman Laughton carrying decades of anger after being jilted, exacting his revenge at the daughter of his adversary. He lives in a hideous mansion, full of torture devices and secrets. He is surrounded by toadies whom he mistreats, but who are beholding to him. A young man is shanghaied because he is a scoundrel. Laughton wants him to become the groom to the young woman's bride. Karloff, for some reason, is able to lurk around the castle, peeking through doors and protecting a prisoner. Of course, love will out and that throws a monkey wrench into things. There is also the classic flaw of the villain just going a bit too far in his efforts to gain vengeance. Still, there is lots of suspense and a satisfactory plot line.
    6tomgillespie2002

    Pedestrian horror brought to life by its two stars

    There were many horror titles released by Universal around the 1940's and 50's which told short stories (usually adapted from literature) within a slim running time - routine B-movie fare bolstered by one of the many fantastic actors they had on their payroll. The Strange Door is one such example. It's a rather daft story, adapted from a Robert Louis Stevenson short about a playboy high-born caught up in the sadistic plans of a sadistic lord. With a tacked-on romance, this is pretty pedestrian stuff for the most part. But when Charles Laughton and Boris Karloff are on screen, this timid horror comes alive.

    Sire Alain de Maletroit (Laughton) and his cronies manipulate troublesome rake Denis de Beaulieu (Richard Wyler) into a mansion. While the front door opens from the outside, the inside contains no handle, trapping Denis within the strange castle. Alain explains to Denis that he intends for Denis to marry his lovely daughter Blanche (Sally Forrest). At first apprehensive, Denis meets and eventually falls in love with the delicate Blanche, infuriating the huge lord who naturally has an ulterior motive to his sweet-sounding deal. Alain has imprisoned and tortured his brother Edmond (Paul Cavanagh) for the past 20 years, with the hope of making the poor man's daughter miserable as well. However, he doesn't anticipate Denis's redemptive qualities.

    Laughton doesn't so much chew the scenery but swill it around his chubby cheeks. Whenever he is on screen, it is impossible to take your eyes from him. Alongside looking like he's having a ball, every gesture, eye movement and idiosyncratic ramble seem almost improvised, as if he knows how forgettable this movie is but wants to make damn sure you'll be entertained while you watch it. Karloff also brings wide-eyed sympathy to the faithful servant Voltan, a man tasked with the dirty job of watching over the prisoner but does all he can to help the poor man. Wyler is less impressive; a constantly wooden presence with a voice that almost hurts the ears. The film is formulaic and stretched, but is occasionally very entertaining and a must-see for fans of its two lead stars.

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      Sire Alain de Maletroit: I am desolated, Edmund, I cannot invite you to the wedding supper, but I fear a man who has been dead for twenty years might cast a gloom upon the company.

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      Minuet (3rd movement from String Quintette E major, G.275)
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      Music by Luigi Boccherini

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    • Date de sortie
      • 25 avril 1952 (France)
    • Pays d’origine
      • États-Unis
    • Langues
      • Anglais
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      • The Strange Door
    • Lieux de tournage
      • Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, Californie, États-Unis(Studio)
    • Société de production
      • Universal International Pictures (UI)
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      • 1h 21min(81 min)
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