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Outstanding film dealing with people confronting death and their fear of death. The movie opens with the viewer experiencing what the professional solder must face: death by execution, pestilence, and war. Then we find a group of disparate people living on an island cemetery trying to avoid the war only to find themselves suddenly quarantined with the plague. This exposes fears that go beyond death to premature burial and vampirism. The casting and the acting were marvelous. For all but Karloff, this was probably their finest moment in film. The mood goes from melancholy to resignation to horror. No there are no scary monsters or overly introspective dialog. Just an expertly directed and produced melodrama. Highly recommended especially to anybody questioning if it is possible to make a great film on a limited budget.
score 10/10
bnwfilmbuff 15 April 2017
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