The Keep (1983)
December 16, 1983Release Date
The Keep (1983)
December 16, 1983Release Date
Plot.
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Cast & Crew.
Scott Glenn
Glaeken
Ian McKellen
Dr. Theodore Cuza
Alberta Watson
Eva Cuza
Jürgen Prochnow
Woermann
Robert Prosky
Father Fonescu
Gabriel Byrne
Kaempffer
William Morgan Sheppard
Alexandru
Royston Tickner
Tomescu
John Vine
Lutz
Michael Carter
Radu Molasar
Phillip Joseph
Oster
Wolf Kahler
S.S. Adjutant
Michael Mann
Director
Jona Jones
Otto
F. Paul Wilson
Writer
Rosalie Crutchley
Josefa
Frederick Warder
Border Guard 1
Bruce Payne
Border Guard 2
Gene Kirkwood
Producer
Hawk Koch
Producer
David Cardy
Alexandru's Son
John Eastham
Alexandru's Second Son
Alex Thomson
Cinematographer
Philip Bloomfield
Josefa's Son
Dov Hoenig
Editor
Yashaw Adem
Carlos
Jeremy Zimmermann
CastingDirector
Stephen Whittaker
S.S. Kommando
Ian Ruskin
S.S. Kommando
John Box
ProductionDesigner
Stephen Jenn
S.S. Kommando
Benedick Blythe
S.S. Kommando
Robin Langford
S.S. Kommando
Renny Krupinski
Wehrmacht Soldier
Peter Guinness
Wehrmacht Soldier
Sean Baker
Wehrmacht Soldier
Timothy Block
Wehrmacht Soldier
Owain Griffiths
Wehrmacht Soldier (uncredited)
Ralph G. Morse
Wehrmacht Soldier (uncredited)
Doug Robinson
Guard (uncredited)
Peter Ross-Murray
Nazi Soldier (uncredited)
Chris Kelly
Associate Editor
Richard Mills
Makeup Artist
Herbert Westbrook
Art Direction
Bonnie Timmermann
Casting
Barbara Ritchie
Key Hair Stylist
Nick Maley
Creature Design / Makeup Designer
Alan Tomkins
Art Direction
Media.
Details.
Release DateDecember 16, 1983
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 36m
Content RatingR
Budget$6,000,000
Box Office$3,661,757
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The Keep is a 1983 supernatural horror film written and directed by Michael Mann and starring Scott Glenn, Gabriel Byrne, Jürgen Prochnow, Alberta Watson, and Ian McKellen. Set in Romania during World War II, it follows a group of Nazi soldiers who unleash a malevolent supernatural force after setting up camp in an ancient stone fortress in the Carpathian Mountains. It is an adaptation of the 1981 novel of the same title by American writer F. Paul Wilson. The musical score was composed by Tangerine Dream.
Filmed in Wales and at Shepperton Studios during the autumn of 1982, The Keep suffered numerous post-production issues, mainly the death of special effects supervisor Wally Veevers, who died before completing his work on the film. The film was also subject to significant editing troubles, as Mann's original director's cut ran 210 minutes in length, which its distributor, Paramount Pictures, mandated be cut to 120 minutes. After test screenings of the 120-minute version received unfavorable audience responses, the film was further truncated to its final 96-minute cut, which was released theatrically in December 1983.
Upon release, The Keep received mixed reviews from film critics, with many criticizing it for its intangible narrative, though it received some praise for its visual elements, while it performed poorly at the U.S. box office. Despite this, the film has gone on to develop a cult following in the years since its release. Though it received home media release on video, the film went unreleased on DVD until 2020, when the Australian media company Via Vision released a remastered DVD edition.
Some fans have petitioned for a release of Mann's original director's cut, which as of 2024, has never been made available.