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Theater of Blood

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Edward Lionheart (Vincent Price) is incensed that his last season of performances in Shakespearean plays did not win him a prestigious acting award from critics. After an unsuccessful attempt at suicide, Lionheart is rescued by a group of drug-addicted bums. He then sets out to murder all of his critics, each with a different style of death taken from a Shakespeare play. When Lionheart faces head critic Peregrine Devlin (Ian Hendry), he offers Devlin a second chance to bestow the award.

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Critics Consensus

Deliciously campy and wonderfully funny, Theater of Blood features Vincent Price at his melodramatic best.

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Colin Bennett The Age (Australia) 09/28/2022
A lot of fun, if you don't mind the gallons of ketchup. Go to Full Review Derek Malcolm Guardian 09/27/2022
Isn't too bad at all. Go to Full Review Eric Shorter Daily Telegraph (UK) 09/27/2022
A jokey horror film. Go to Full Review Kristin Battestella InSession Film 04/19/2024
We enjoy seeing the pompous critics get their predictable comeuppance in these uninhibited seventies does Shakespeare deaths thanks to the sinful humor and wild thespian mayhem. Go to Full Review R.H. Gardner Baltimore Sun 09/27/2022
All it really does is waste a lot of good talent. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Melissa L @Agent99 Aug 28 I think this is one of Price's best movies. I definitely recommend it. See more Robson C @RT82519826 Aug 15 Edward Lionheart é um ator cuja carreira foi destruída pelas críticas que recebia de um círculo de críticos de arte. Ele então decide matar um a um, usando como inspiração as mortes das peças de William Shakespeare. A grande brincadeira do filme é adivinhar qual a próxima peça que será utilizada e como será a morte do crítico. Vincent Price está se divertindo. Se por um lado, ele pode declamar as passagens das obras shakesperianas, por outro lado ele usa e abusa do seu overacting que combina perfeitamente com a proposta do filme. Talvez seja mais suspense que terror mesmo, é uma grande diversão que se mantém até os dias de hoje. See more Steven M @RT67981172 Jun 27 Jolly good murderous fun. See more Madoka A @RT95510435 Jun 23 Fantastic. Spooky. Funny. Great product! Really good! See more Kalissa H @kali_416 03/03/2025 Vincent Price’s performance is great! Campy and very 70s, but entertaining. See more S R @ScottR 12/27/2024 Too campy to be good. Maybe a little too heavy on the drugs. Price got away with a lot in this one. It was on the "Time Out for Best British Films" list. Saw on Tubi. See more Read all reviews
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Douglas Hickox

Director

Vincent Price

Edward Kendal Sheridan Lionheart

Diana Rigg

Edwina Lionheart

Robert Morley

Meredith Merridew

Ian Hendry

Peregrine Devlin

Harry Andrews

Trevor Dickman

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Movie Info

Synopsis Edward Lionheart (Vincent Price) is incensed that his last season of performances in Shakespearean plays did not win him a prestigious acting award from critics. After an unsuccessful attempt at suicide, Lionheart is rescued by a group of drug-addicted bums. He then sets out to murder all of his critics, each with a different style of death taken from a Shakespeare play. When Lionheart faces head critic Peregrine Devlin (Ian Hendry), he offers Devlin a second chance to bestow the award.
Director
Douglas Hickox
Producer
John Kohn, Stanley Mann
Screenwriter
Anthony Greville-Bell
Production Co
United Artists, CineMan Productions, Harbour Productions Limited
Rating
R
Genre
Horror, Comedy
Original Language
British English
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 19, 2017
Runtime
1h 44m
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