Malpertuis (1971)
2h 5m
Running Time
January 1, 1971Release Date
Malpertuis (1971)
2h 5m
Running Time
January 1, 1971Release Date
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Plot.
Malpertuis is the name of an old, rambling mansion which is in reality a labyrinth where characters from Greek mythology are imprisoned by the bedridden Cassavius. He manages to keep them, as well as his nephew and niece, prisoners even after his death, through a binding testament. As Jan, the nephew, unravels the mystery, he discovers that he cannot escape the house because Malpertuis is far more significant than he was led to believe.
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Cast & Crew.
Orson Welles
Cassavius
Susan Hampshire
Nancy / Euryale / Alice
Michel Bouquet
Charles Dideloo
Mathieu Carrière
Jan
Jean-Pierre Cassel
Lampernisse
Daniel Pilon
Mathias Crook
Harry Kümel
Director
Jean Ferry
Writer
Walter Rilla
Eisengott
Jean Ray
Writer
Dora van der Groen
Sylvie Dideloo
Charles Janssens
Philarette
Paul Laffargue
Producer
Sylvie Vartan
Bets
Pierre Levie
Producer
Jet Naessens
Eleonora
Georges Delerue
Composer
Cara Van Wersch
Rosalie
Jenny Van Santvoort
Elodie
Fanny Winkler
Mother Griboin
Robert Lussac
Griboin
Johnny Hallyday
Marin (non credite)
Richard Marden
Editor
Henri Morelle
Sound
Jean-Philippe Mérand
Production Manager
Gerry Fisher
Director of Photography
Paul Cayatte
Sound Editor
John O'Gorman
Makeup Artist
Ritta Laffargue
Producer
Pierre Cadiou
Production Design
Claudine Thyrion
Makeup Artist
Claire-Lise Leisegang
Costume Design
Odette Van Der Greyn
Makeup Artist
Jacques Eippers
Sound
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Wiki.
Malpertuis (released in the US as The Legend of Doom House) is a 1971 Belgian fantasy horror film directed by Harry Kümel, based on the 1943 novel of the same name. It was selected for the official selection and was presented "in competition" at the 1972 Cannes Film Festival. A Flemish "director's cut" version was released in 1973.