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The Curse of the Living Corpse

196484 min23 ratings

The wealthy patriarch of the Sinclair family lives in mortal fear of being buried alive because he suffers from a rare condition that causes him, at times, to appear lifeless. So, when he dies, his relatives learn that his will stipulates that nobody will see a penny unless they follow a strict set of orders which would allow for him to "return from the dead." When the relations refuse to comply with his wishes, he returns from the grave and proceeds to exact his revenge on his insubordinate kin, killing each of them in precisely the ways they most fear.

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Synopsis

The wealthy patriarch of the Sinclair family lives in mortal fear of being buried alive because he suffers from a rare condition that causes him, at times, to appear lifeless. So, when he dies, his relatives learn that his will stipulates that nobody will see a penny unless they follow a strict set of orders which would allow for him to "return from the dead." When the relations refuse to comply with his wishes, he returns from the grave and proceeds to exact his revenge on his insubordinate kin, killing each of them in precisely the ways they most fear.

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Cast

Directed by Del Tenney

Roy Scheider

Roy Scheider

Philip Sinclair

HW

Helen Warren

Abigail Sinclair

Margot Hartman

Margot Hartman

Vivian Sinclair

RM

Robert Milli

Bruce Sinclair

Candace Hilligoss

Candace Hilligoss

Deborah Benson

HF

Hugh Franklin

James Benson

DN

Dino Narizzano

Robert Harrington

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Release

1964

Runtime

84 min

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