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The Comedy of Terrors

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An undertaker who hasn't had any 'customers' in a long time is forced to pay one year's back-rent. To get money he starts to kill people, which brings absurd results.

movie

Status: Released

Released Date: 1964-01-22

Runtime: 84 mins

Director: Jacques Tourneur

Spoken language: English

Genres: Comedy, Horror, Crime

Original title: The Comedy of Terrors

Production Companies: Alta Vista Productions

Production Countries: United States of America

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This was quite the fun and good movie. I'm loving Vincent Price as an undertaker. The movie from start to finish is crazy. Especially the finale of the movie. It was hard who was stealing the show, everyone was doing some great performances in this horror comedy. It might not be for everyone but this was right up my alley. Let's not forget Cleopatra (the cat) in this movie. Definitely worth watching if you want some spooky atmosphere with your dark comedy.
2020-10-05

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