| Theatre of Death | |
| Director: | Samuel Gallu |
| Producer: | E. M. Smedley-Aston (producer) William J. Gell (executive producer) |
| Starring: | Christopher Lee Julian Glover Lelia Goldoni |
| Music: | Elisabeth Lutyens |
| Cinematography: | Gilbert Taylor |
| Editing: | Barrie Vince |
| Studio: | Pennea Productions Ltd. |
| Distributor: | London Independent Producers (UK) Hemisphere Films (US) |
| Runtime: | 91 minutes |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Language: | English |
Theatre of Death (also known as Blood Fiend) is a 1967 British horror movie directed by Samuel Gallu and starring Christopher Lee, Lelia Goldoni and Julian Glover.[1]
Philippe Darvas is a theatre director whose Grand Guignol theatre is thought to be linked to a series of murders.
The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "A secret panel in the fireplace, a stone chamber with cobwebs, and a darkly cloaked figure are among the time-honoured stratagems employed in this concoction which flirts coyly with the occult, hypnotic control and vampirism. None of these trappings disguise the fact that the material is routine, and the story loses momentum after its colourfully unconvincing Théatre de Mort opening. Still, there is some recompense in the stylish pictorial effects."[2]