Catacombs | |
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Directed by | Gordon Hessler |
Screenplay by | Daniel Mainwaring |
Based on | Catacombs (1959 novel) by Jay Bennett |
Produced by | Jack Parsons Neil McCallum |
Starring | Gary Merrill Georgina Cookson Jane Merrow |
Cinematography | Arthur Lavis |
Edited by | Robert Winter |
Music by | Carlo Martelli |
Production companies | Parroch-McCallum Associated Producers International British Lion |
Distributed by | British Lion Films (United Kingdom) Warner Bros. Pictures (United States) |
Release date |
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Running time | 84 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
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The film was shot at Shepperton Studios with sets designed by the art director George Provis. Warner Brothers picked it up for distribution in the US. [3]
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