The Keep (1983)
December 16, 1983Release Date
The Keep (1983)
December 16, 1983Release Date


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Cast & Crew.

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

John Vine
Lutz

Wolf Kahler
S.S. Adjutant

Phillip Joseph
Oster

Jona Jones
Otto

Rosalie Crutchley
Josefa

Frederick Warder
Border Guard 1

Bruce Payne
Border Guard 2

David Cardy
Alexandru's Son

John Eastham
Alexandru's Second Son

Philip Bloomfield
Josefa's Son

Yashaw Adem
Carlos

Stephen Whittaker
S.S. Kommando

Jeremy Zimmermann
CastingDirector

Ian Ruskin
S.S. Kommando

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) / Stunts

Peter Ross-Murray
Nazi Soldier (uncredited)

Michael Mann
Director / Screenplay

F. Paul Wilson
Novel

Chris Kelly
Associate Editor

Richard Mills
Makeup Artist

Gene Kirkwood
Producer

Hawk Koch
Producer

Alex Thomson
Director of Photography

Dov Hoenig
Editor

John Box
Production Design

Alan Tomkins
Art Direction

Herbert Westbrook
Art Direction

Michael Seirton
Set Decoration

Anthony Mendleson
Costume Design

Nick Allder
Special Effects Supervisor

Robin Browne
Visual Effects Supervisor

Wally Veevers
Visual Effects Supervisor

Noel Davis
Casting

Nancy Klopper
Casting

Bonnie Timmermann
Casting

Nick Maley
Creature Design / Makeup Designer

Barbara Ritchie
Key Hair Stylist

Beryl Lerman
Makeup Artist
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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 unclear 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.
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