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The City of the Dead

1960·78 min

The City of the Dead

Directed by John Llewellyn Moxey

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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.

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Richard Barlow

Christopher Lee

Prof. Alan Driscoll

Patricia Jessel

Elizabeth Selwyn / Mrs. Newless

Bill Maitland

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Desmond Dickinson

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The City of the Dead (1960) is about 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.

Who directed The City of the Dead?

John Llewellyn Moxey directed The City of the Dead (1960).

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