The Castle of the Living Dead

Count Drago invites over entertainers to his castle, but what the people don't know is that Drago mummifies animals and humans!

Cast

Christopher Lee

as Count Drago

Gaia Germani

as Laura

Philippe Leroy

as Eric

Mirko Valentin

as Hans

Donald Sutherland

as Sgt. Paul / The Witch / The Old Man

Antonio De Martino

as Nick

Luigi Bonos

as Marc

Jacques Stany

as Bruno

Luciano Pigozzi

as Dart

Renato Terra

as Policeman

Reviews

CinemaSerf

At first sight, this looks remarkably humdrum, but it's a bit better than that. Christopher Lee's outwardly benign "Count Drago" invites a travelling troupe of performers to stay and perform at his castle. Before long, things start going drastically wrong for them. All humankind is reflected in this...

Wuchak

**_Beware if a creepy man says, “Stay with Daddy forever”_** In areas north of Rome, 1815, a traveling troupe is offered a lucrative gig at the colossal castle of the strange Count Drago (Christopher Lee). Horror ensues. An Italian/French production, “The Castle of the Living Dead” (1964) is s...

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