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Malpertuis (released in the US as The Legend of Doom House) is a 1971 Belgian fantasy horror film directed by Harry Kümel, based on the 1943 novel of the same name. It was selected for the official selection and was presented "in competition" at the 1972 Cannes Film Festival.
Malpertuis est un long métrage de Harry Kümel d'après Malpertuis de Jean Ray, sorti en 1971 . Synopsis. Le jeune marin Yann revient de mer à Gand. Il est suivi par des hommes mystérieux, et suit une femme dans une taverne. Yann se réveille dans son lit à Malpertuis, la demeure familiale.
- Allemagne de l'OuestBelgiqueFrance
- Jean FerryJean Ray (roman)
- Harry Kümel
This film, based on a 40s Belgian novel, tells the story of Jan, a young sailor who returns to his uncle's home, the titular Malpertuis. On his deathbed, the uncle bequeaths his entire fortune to his extended family, on the condition that they never leave his house again.
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- Harry Kümel
The Legend of Doom House. A young sailor finds himself trapped in the labyrinthine mansion of his occultist uncle, along with a number of eccentric and mysterious relatives who all seem to be harboring a dark secret.
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- Drama, Fantasy, Horror
- Harry Kümel
- 1971
the plot revelation in the devastating climactic, plot-twisting ending of the other-worldly secrets of Malpertuis - during Cassavius' voyages to the Greek isles, he had found that the inhabitants were previously-abandoned and forgotten ancient Greek gods; Cassavius imprisoned and captured the ghosts of these gods, returned to Malpertuis, and ...
Sep 10, 2012 · A fresh-faced blond sailor (Carrière) is shanghaied from a '20s port full of sleazy bars and art-nouveau mansions, and held captive in the endless corridors of a crumbling Gothic pile...
Malpertuis is the name of an old, rambling mansion which is in reality a labyrinth where characters from Greek mythology are imprisoned by the bedridden Cassavius. He manages to keep them, as well as his nephew and niece, prisoners even after his death, through a binding testament.
