The City of the Dead (1960)

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300 years old! Human blood keeps them alive forever!

In Whitewood, Massachusetts, a presumed witch places a curse on the town before she is burned at the stake. 300 years later, a college student arrives and checks into the mysterious Raven's Inn to research the town's history with witchcraft.

Released: 1960-09-09
Genres: Mystery, Horror
Runtime: 1h 18m
Status: Released
TMDB rating: 6.5/10 from 184 votes

Directed by John Llewellyn Moxey.

Top cast

Dennis Lotis as Richard Barlow
Christopher Lee as Prof. Alan Driscoll
Patricia Jessel as Elizabeth Selwyn / Mrs. Newless
Tom Naylor as Bill Maitland
Betta St. John as Patricia Russell
Venetia Stevenson as Nan Barlow
Valentine Dyall as Jethrow Keane
Ann Beach as Lottie
Norman MacOwan as Rev. Russell
James Dyrenforth as Garage Attendant

Full cast & crew

Where to watch The City of the Dead

United States: stream on Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+, Shudder, Night Flight Plus, Shudder Amazon Channel, Fandor Amazon Channel, Eternal Family, Cultpix, Shudder Apple TV channel, Troma NOW, Midnight Pulp Amazon Channel, Bloodstream, Artiflix; watch free on Kanopy, Hoopla, FlixHouse, Darkroom, Public Domain Movies, Fawesome, Bloodstream, Fandango at Home Free, Plex, Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads, Mometu, Tubi TV, Amazon MX Player; rent on Amazon Video, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, YouTube, Fandango At Home
United Kingdom: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Cultpix, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Bloodstream, Artiflix, ARROW; watch free on Bloodstream, YouTube Free; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, YouTube
India: stream on Cultpix, Bloodstream, Artiflix; watch free on Bloodstream
Canada: stream on Shudder Amazon Channel, Shudder, Cultpix, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+, Shudder Apple TV channel, Bloodstream, Artiflix; watch free on Hoopla, Bloodstream, Tubi TV, Plex; rent on YouTube; buy on YouTube
Australia: stream on Cultpix, Bloodstream, Artiflix; watch free on Bloodstream, Tubi TV

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