Premature Burial (1962) Horror Thriller Drama Mystery

Rated R | Threatrical Aug 22, 1962 (US) | Genres Horror, Thriller, Drama, Mystery | Runtime 1h 21m
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Premature Burial Plot Synopsis:

Emily Gault arrives at the Carrell mansion determined to rekindle an old relationship with Guy Carrell, despite the disapproval of his sister, Kate. Guy overcomes his all-consuming fear of being buried alive long enough to marry Emily but soon becomes obsessed again, building a crypt designed to guarantee that he will not fall prey to his most dreaded nightmare. Trying to prove that he has been cured of his phobia, he opens his father's tomb and is shocked into a catatonic state. His worst fears are realized as he is lowered into a grave and covered over, apparently never to learn that the treachery of someone very dear to him was directly responsible for his predicament.


Synopsis / Plot Summary: An artist grows distant from his new wife as an irrational horror of premature burial consumes him.

Tagline: Within the Coffin Lies a Man...Yet ALIVE!

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Official Trailer

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Premature Burial Movie Information:

Type: Movie
Year: 1962 (more 1962 movies)
MPAA Rating: R
Runtime: 81 minutes /
Genres:  Horror, Thriller, Drama, Mystery
Horror Subgenres:  Back from the Dead, Medical
Directors: Roger Corman
Stars: Ray Milland, Hazel Court, Richard Ney, Heather Angel, Alan Napier … (cast list)
Release Date: Theatrical Release Date Aug 22, 1962
Production Co.: American International Pictures
Language: English, French
Country: United States
Release Dates: Movie Release Dates / Premature Burial Release Dates In Theaters: Aug 22, 1962, DVD: Sep 11, 2007
Writers: Charles Beaumont, Ray Russell, Edgar Allan Poe
Producers: Samuel Z. Arkoff, Gene Corman, Roger Corman
Musicians: Ronald Stein
Cinematographers: Floyd Crosby
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