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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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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 Trace Thurman Horror Queers Podcast Jun 2
3.5/5
Price and Rigg are having such a blast in this romp that even its far too episodic structure doesn't detract from all the fun. Go to Full Review Joe Lipsett Horror Queers Podcast May 29
3/5
A great showcase for Price, though one wishes he and Rigg go to camp/vamp it up together more, rather than belabour the unsurprising twist that she's the assistant in drag. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Ollie W @RT90619198 Aug 12 Vincent Price recites Shakespeare while all sorts of chaos unfolds. It’s very silly but fun. It starts off well but didn’t keep my attention. It’s rather repetitive and should have been edited down as the joke starts to get rather thin. See more Homu L @AkemiLord May 3 Fantastic movie. I really enjoyed watching this. Great film! See more Melissa L @Agent99 Aug 28 I think this is one of Price's best movies. I definitely recommend it. See more Robson C @RT82519826 08/15/2025 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 06/27/2025 Jolly good murderous fun. See more Madoka A @RT95510435 06/23/2025 Fantastic. Spooky. Funny. Great product! Really good! 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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Theater of Blood

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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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