35mm

The Gorgon

Terence Fisher
Part of

Scary Movies 9

October 30 - November 5, 2015

In tribute to the late, great Christopher Lee, we present a 35mm screening of Hammer’s gothic horror mystery that transports one of the most memorable monsters from Greek mythology to turn-of-the-century middle Europe. Lee appears alongside Peter Cushing and Barbara Shelley as a professor who travels to the village of Vandorf to investigate a series of deaths in which the victims are turned to stone.

DIRECTOR
Terence Fisher
YEAR
1964
COUNTRY
UK
RUNTIME
83 minutes
FORMAT
35mm
START DATE
November 1, 2015

Hammer’s dream team reunites with the late, great Christopher Lee (playing the good guy for a change) joining forces with co-star Peter Cushing and Hammer’s master director Terence Fisher for this visually striking gothic horror mystery that transports one of the most memorable monsters from Greek mythology to turn-of-the-century middle Europe. Lee plays Professor Meister, who travels to the village of Vandorf to investigate a series of deaths in which the victims are turned to stone. Accompanied by the son of the latest victim, Meister is met with a frosty reception by the village doctor (Cushing) and the local police Inspector (Patrick Troughton, the second Doctor Who). While his traveling companion and the doctor’s assistant (First Leading Lady of British Horror Barbara Shelley) fall for each other, Meister begins to suspect that the good doctor knows more than he’s letting on…

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