---
title: 'Tales from the Crypt (1972)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Freddie Francis'
released: '1972-03-08'
runtime_minutes: 92
certification: 'PG'
genres:
  - 'Horror'
countries:
  - 'Australia'
  - 'United Kingdom'
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/tales-from-the-crypt-1972'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0069341/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Tales from the Crypt (1972)

1972 · PG · 92 min · Horror · Australia, United Kingdom, United States


## Synopsis

Tales from the Crypt is a 1972 British horror anthology film from Amicus Productions, directed by Freddie Francis. It consists of five separate segments and a wraparound, based on short stories from the EC Comics series Tales from the Crypt, The Vault of Horror, and The Haunt of Fear.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Freddie Francis](https://cinepixo.com/people/freddie-francis)
- **Screenplay:** [William Gaines](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-gaines), [Al Feldstein](https://cinepixo.com/people/al-feldstein), [Johnny Craig](https://cinepixo.com/people/johnny-craig), [Milton Subotsky](https://cinepixo.com/people/milton-subotsky)
- **Producer:** [Milton Subotsky](https://cinepixo.com/people/milton-subotsky), [Max Rosenberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/max-rosenberg)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Douglas Gamley](https://cinepixo.com/people/douglas-gamley)
- **Director of Photography:** [Norman Warwick](https://cinepixo.com/people/norman-warwick)

## Cast

- [Roy Dotrice](https://cinepixo.com/people/roy-dotrice)
- [Robert Hutton](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-hutton)
- [Peter Fraser](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-fraser)
- [Richard Greene](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-greene)
- [Barbara Murray](https://cinepixo.com/people/barbara-murray)
- [Ian Hendry](https://cinepixo.com/people/ian-hendry)
- [Peter Cushing](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-cushing)
- [David Markham](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-markham)
- [Nigel Patrick](https://cinepixo.com/people/nigel-patrick)
- [Geoffrey Bayldon](https://cinepixo.com/people/geoffrey-bayldon)
- [Joan Collins](https://cinepixo.com/people/joan-collins)
- [Angela Grant](https://cinepixo.com/people/angela-grant)
- [Robin Phillips](https://cinepixo.com/people/robin-phillips)
- [Ralph Richardson](https://cinepixo.com/people/ralph-richardson)
- [Peter Thomas](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-thomas)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/tales-from-the-crypt-1972
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