Theatre Macabre (1971)

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Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Mystery, Drama

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Runtime: 610m episodes
Genre: Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Origin: PL

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Horror legend Christopher Lee hosts this anthology in the tradition of Alfred Hitchcock Presents, each half-hour episode adapting a story from a classic author, with tales by Edgar Allen Poe, Fyodor Dostoevsky, Ambrose Bierce, Robert Louis Stevenson, and Oscar Wilde.

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Status: Ended
First aired: Oct 1, 1971
Network: TVP
Studio: Przedsiębiorstwo Państwowe Film Polski

Time to finish

244 hrs

24 episodes. About 35 weeks at an hour a night.

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Cast

Christopher Lee

Self – Host

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SERIES

19711 Season610m episodes3.0

Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Mystery, Drama

TMDB3.0

Votes3

Your rating

Runtime: 610m episodes
Genre: Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Origin: PL

About

Where to watch

Region

Stream

Screambox Amazon Channel

Free

With ads

Availability from JustWatch via TMDB.

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E1 · Airs Oct 1, 1971 · 25m · ★ 5.0
First Love
Vladimir, the teenage son of a local rich man, falls madly in love with his new neighbor's daughter Zina competing for her affections along with a host of her other suitors.
E2 · Airs Oct 8, 1971 · 25m · ★ 7.0
The Man Who Demoralized Hadleyburg
A stranger comes to town with a bag full of gold and a test for everyone.
E3 · Airs Oct 15, 1971 · 25m · ★ 4.0
The Tortures of Hope
A man is about to be executed by the Inquisition. Is hope enough to save him?
E4 · Airs Oct 22, 1971 · 25m · ★ 2.0
Mateo Falcone
A young Corsican boy defies local customs and dishonors his family when he turns in a bandit to police.
E5 · Airs Oct 29, 1971 · 25m · ★ 6.0
The Vampire
Intertwines multiple stories, including a framing device about a young man named Runevsky, and explores themes of obsession, the supernatural, and the line between reality and imagination.
E6 · Airs Nov 5, 1971 · 25m · ★ 3.0
The Swashbuckler
A psychological character study revolving around Luchkov, an aggressive, manipulative former military officer who lives for duels and social domination.
E7 · Airs Nov 12, 1971 · 25m · ★ 4.0
The Actress
A failed actress wants to go back to her husband, who has fallen into alcoholism.
E8 · Airs Nov 19, 1971 · 25m · ★ 8.0
The System of Dr Tarr and Professor Fether
A narrator visits a French mental asylum where the 'soothing system' of patient-led care has been overthrown by a new, more severe method, only for the narrator to discover the 'doctors' are actually the patients, and the 'keepers' are those locked away, tarred and feathered.
E9 · Airs Nov 26, 1971 · 25m · ★ 8.0
The Rajah's Diamond
Follows the journey of a cursed, valuable diamond as it passes through the hands of various characters, revealing their greed, folly, and the dark allure of wealth. The narrative links these tales through the diamond's movement from London to Paris, exploring themes of crime, deception, and morality.
E10 · Airs Dec 3, 1971 · 25m · ★ 3.0
The Nose
A government official's nose leaves his face and develops a life of its own.
E11 · Airs Dec 10, 1971 · 25m · ★ 9.0
Tell-Tale Hearts
A nameless man insists on his sanity while confessing to murdering an old man because of his 'vulture-like' eye.
E12 · Airs Dec 17, 1971 · 25m · ★ 7.0
Markheim
A man murders an antique dealer on Christmas Day to steal from him, only to be tormented by his own conscience, personified by a mysterious visitor who may be the Devil, forcing him to confront his evil and ultimately choose confession over further sin.
E13 · Airs Dec 24, 1971 · 25m · ★ 7.0
The Barrel Organ
Reclusive, cultured lawyer Mr Tomasz's solitary life is transformed by a blind orphan girl who moves in next door and her barrel organ, which he initially despises but comes to cherish as a source of joy and connection, ultimately leading him to help her.
E14 · Airs Dec 31, 1971 · 25m · ★ 6.0
The Canterville Ghost
A young American couple inherits an English castle, only to find that it is haunted by the spirit of a disgraced ancestor, doomed to stay on the estate because of his cowardice. The only way he can escape is if one of his descendants performs an heroic act, something he intends to get the husband to do.
E15 · Airs Jan 7, 1972 · 25m · ★ 1.0
Decameron
From Giovanni Boccaccio's 'The Decameron No. 40.'
E16 · Airs Jan 14, 1972 · 25m · ★ 6.0
A Matter of Conscience
From Ambrose Bierce's 'A Matter of Conscience.'
E17 · Airs Jan 21, 1972 · 25m · ★ 6.0
The Husband Under the Bed
From Fyodor Dostoevsky's 'Another Man's Wife and a Husband Under the Bed.'
E18 · Airs Jan 28, 1972 · 25m · ★ 4.0
Pavoncello
From Stefan Zeromski's 'Pavoncello.'
E19 · Airs Feb 4, 1972 · 25m · ★ 2.0
The Song of Triumphant Love
From Ivan Turgenev's 'The Song of Triumphant Love.'
E20 · Airs Feb 11, 1972 · 25m · ★ 4.0
The Postmaster
From Alexander Pushkin's 'The Postmaster.'
E21 · Airs Feb 18, 1972 · 25m · ★ 6.0
A Terribly Strange Bed
From William Wilkie Collins' 'A Terribly Strange Bed.'
E22 · Airs Feb 25, 1972 · 25m · ★ 3.0
The Fatalist
From Mikhail Lermontov's 'The Fatalist.'
E23 · Airs Mar 3, 1972 · 25m · ★ 5.0
Resurrection of the Offland
From Alexandre Dumas 'The Resurrection of the Offland.'
E24 · Airs Mar 10, 1972 · 25m · ★ 3.0
Boarded Window
From Ambrose Bierce's 'The Boarded Window.'

Details

Status: Ended
First aired: Oct 1, 1971
Network: TVP
Studio: Przedsiębiorstwo Państwowe Film Polski

Time to finish

244 hrs

24 episodes. About 35 weeks at an hour a night.

View on IMDb ↗

Cast

Christopher Lee

Self – Host

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