---
title: 'The Keep (1983)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Michael Mann'
released: '1983-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 96
certification: 'R'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Fantasy'
  - 'Horror'
  - 'War'
  - 'Mystery'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-keep-1983'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0085780/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Keep (1983)

1983 · R · 96 min · Drama, Fantasy, Horror, War, Mystery · United Kingdom, United States


## Synopsis

The Keep is a 1983 supernatural horror film written and directed by Michael Mann and starring Scott Glenn, Gabriel Byrne, Jürgen Prochnow, Alberta Watson and Ian McKellen. Set in Romania during World War II, it follows a group of Nazi soldiers who unleash a malevolent supernatural force after setting up camp in an ancient stone fortress in the Carpathian Mountains. It is an adaptation of the 1981 novel of the same title by American writer F. Paul Wilson. The musical score was composed by Tangerine Dream.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Michael Mann](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-mann)
- **Screenplay:** [Michael Mann](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-mann)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Edgar Froese](https://cinepixo.com/people/edgar-froese)
- **Producer:** [Hawk Koch](https://cinepixo.com/people/hawk-koch)
- **Director of Photography:** [Alex Thomson](https://cinepixo.com/people/alex-thomson)
- **Editor:** [Dov Hoenig](https://cinepixo.com/people/dov-hoenig)

## Cast

- [Jürgen Prochnow](https://cinepixo.com/people/jurgen-prochnow)
- [Ian McKellen](https://cinepixo.com/people/ian-mckellen)
- [Gabriel Byrne](https://cinepixo.com/people/gabriel-byrne)
- [Robert Prosky](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-prosky)
- [Alberta Watson](https://cinepixo.com/people/alberta-watson)
- [Michael Carter](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-carter)
- [Bruce Payne](https://cinepixo.com/people/bruce-payne)
- [Wolf Kahler](https://cinepixo.com/people/wolf-kahler)
- [Rosalie Crutchley](https://cinepixo.com/people/rosalie-crutchley)
- [Scott Glenn](https://cinepixo.com/people/scott-glenn)
- [Stephen Whittaker](https://cinepixo.com/people/stephen-whittaker)
- [Peter Guinness](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-guinness)
- [W. Morgan Sheppard](https://cinepixo.com/people/w-morgan-sheppard)

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