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The Skull

“When the Skull strikes you'll scream!”

1965 · 1 h 23 min
Directed by Freddie Francis
HorrorThriller

Cast

Peter Cushing Patrick Wymark Christopher Lee Jill Bennett Nigel Green Patrick Magee

Credits

Written by: Robert Bloch

Plot

A collector of occult objects obtains the skull of the Marquis de Sade, which has a deadly influence on its owners, in a stylish horror film with Peter Cushing.

Sinekatalog’s take

A stylish and eerie British horror.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 6.2 / 10 (4,332 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.

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