While Roger Corman’s cycle of Edgar Allen Poe adaptations are rightfully lauded, it was the final two films – Masque of the Red Death and The Tomb of Ligeia – where Corman was finally able to match his ambitions with appropriately lush and impressive production values. Filming in England, Corman used sets left over from Becket and surrounded himself with top British talent – including young Cinematographer Nicolas Roeg, whose grasp of visuals match perfectly with the colorful, sometimes surreal production design. Vincent Price gives one of his best (and most restrained) performances as the brutal, Satanic Prince Prospero, who throws
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