Catacombs (1965 film)

Catacombs is a 1965 British horror film directed by Gordon Hessler and starring Gary Merrill, Georgina Cookson and Jane Merrow.[1][2] It was known in the US as The Woman Who Wouldn't Die.

Catacombs
Directed byGordon Hessler
Screenplay byDaniel Mainwaring
Based onCatacombs
(1959 novel)
by Jay Bennett
Produced byJack Parsons
Neil McCallum
StarringGary Merrill
Georgina Cookson
Jane Merrow
CinematographyArthur Lavis
Edited byRobert Winter
Music byCarlo Martelli
Production
companies
Parroch-McCallum
Associated Producers International
British Lion
Distributed byBritish Lion Films (United Kingdom)
Warner Bros. Pictures (United States)
Release date
5 May 1965
Running time
84 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Production

The film was shot at Shepperton Studios with sets designed by the art director George Provis. Warner Brothers picked it up for distribution in the US.[3]

Plot

A man who murders his wife is haunted by her, and eventually goes to his own death.

Cast

References

  1. BFI.org
  2. "CATACOMBS". Monthly Film Bulletin. Vol. 34. 1967. p. 9. ProQuest 1305827919.
  3. "British film to be shown here". New York Times. 15 June 1964. ProQuest 115838142.


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