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The Keep (1983)

R 12/16/1983 (US) Horror, Fantasy 1h 36m

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They were all drawn to the keep. Tonight, they will all face the evil.

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Set during World War II, a German army garrison is sent to guard a mountain pass in a village in Romania's Carpathian mountains and sets up barracks in an ancient stone fortress. Two of the soldiers unwittingly release a mysterious entity that kills or corrupts those within its influence, drawing the attention of a Gestapo commander, a Jewish scholar, and a mysterious traveller.

Michael Mann

Director, Screenplay
F. Paul Wilson

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Scott Glenn

Glaeken Trismegestus
Alberta Watson

Eva Cuza
Jürgen Prochnow

Captain Klaus Woermann
Robert Prosky

Father Mihail Fonescu
Gabriel Byrne

Major Kaempffer
Ian McKellen

Dr. Theodore Cuza
William Morgan Sheppard

Alexandru
Royston Tickner

Tomescu
Michael Carter

Radu Molasar
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A review by Wuchak

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Written by Wuchak on February 16, 2022

Arty fantasy/horror taking place at a citadel in Romania during WW2

In late 1941, a motorized German infantry unit holds a pass in the Carpathian Mountains by occupying a strange fortress that’s “built backwards,” as the captain observes (Jürgen Prochnow). When soldiers start mysteriously dying, it draws a ruthless Nazi commander into the fray (Gabriel Byrne), as well as a Hebrew professor and his daughter (Ian McKellen & Alberta Watson). A strange nomad is also attracted to the proceedings (Scott Glenn).

Based on the 1981 book of the same name, "The Keep" (1983) is a supernatu... read the rest.

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