The Oblong Box (1969)

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Some things are better left buried.

Evil lurks in the gloomy house at Markham Manor where a deranged Sir Edward is the chained prisoner of his brother Julian. When Sir Edward escapes, he embarks on a monstrous killing spree, determined to seek revenge on all those whom he feels have double-crossed him.

• Released: 1969-06-11
• Genres: Horror
• Runtime: 1h 36m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 5.8/10 from 108 votes

Directed by Gordon Hessler.

Top cast

• Vincent Price as Sir Julian Markham
• Christopher Lee as Dr. J. Neuhartt
• Rupert Davies as Joshua Kemp
• Uta Levka as Heidi
• Sally Geeson as Sally Baxter
• Alister Williamson as Sir Edward Markham
• Peter Arne as Samuel Trench
• Hilary Dwyer as Lady Elizabeth Markham
• Maxwell Shaw as Hackett
• Carl Rigg as Norton

Full cast & crew

Where to watch The Oblong Box

• United States: stream on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, MGM Plus, ScreenPix Apple TV channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, ScreenPix Amazon Channel ; watch free on The Roku Channel, Plex, Plex Channel, Tubi TV; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store
• United Kingdom: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
• Canada: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; watch free on Tubi TV; rent on Apple TV Store; buy on Apple TV Store
• Australia: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; rent on Apple TV Store; buy on Apple TV Store

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