Arty fantasy/horror taking place at a citadel in Romania during WW2 <...
The Keep
Set during World War II, a German army garrison is sent to guard a mountain pass in a village in Romania's Carpathian mountains and sets up barracks in an ancient stone fortress. Two of the soldiers unwittingly release a mysterious entity that kills or corrupts those within its influence, drawing the attention of a Gestapo commander, a Jewish scholar and a mysterious traveller.
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The Keep
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Status
Released
Release Date
Dec 16, 1983
Runtime
1h 36m
Genres
Horror, Fantasy
User Score
57%
Original Title
The Keep
Production Companies
Paramount Pictures, Associated Capital, Capital Equipment Leasing, Howard W. Koch Productions, Gene Kirkwood Productions
Director
Michael Mann
Budget
$6,000,000
Revenue
$3,661,757
Description
Set during World War II, a German army garrison is sent to guard a mountain pass in a village in Romania's Carpathian mountains and sets up barracks in an ancient stone fortress. Two of the soldiers unwittingly release a mysterious entity that kills or corrupts those within its influence, drawing the attention of a Gestapo commander, a Jewish scholar and a mysterious traveller.