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Torture Garden

1967 · 100 min

A creaky, cosy portmanteau of nasty moral fables, more mischievous than frightening, with a devilish wink at the end.

Tagline
Do You Dare See What Dr. Diabolo Sees?
Overview
A special sideshow torture exhibit has the power, according to showman Dr Diabolo, to warn people of foreseeable evil. One by one, skeptics stand before the Fate Atropos to preview the greed and violence hiding behind their respectable façades.

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Tone
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • greed
  • fate
  • obsession
  • betrayal
  • death
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • anthology
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror6
Humour4
Realism3
Romance2
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight4

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Genres
horror
Directed by
Freddie Francis
Written by
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Starring
Burgess Meredith, Jack Palance, Beverly Adams, Peter Cushing, Maurice Denham, Barbara Ewing, Michael Bryant, John Standing
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
100 min
Country
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Languages
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