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The Keep

Not Rated
HorrorFantasy
5.7/10(248 ratings)

Set during World War II, a German army garrison is sent to guard a mountain pass in a village in Romania's Carpathian mountains and sets up barracks in an ancient stone fortress. Two of the soldiers unwittingly release a mysterious entity that kills or corrupts those within its influence, drawing the attention of a Gestapo commander, a Jewish scholar and a mysterious traveller.

12-16-1983
1h 36m
The Keep
Backdrop for The Keep

Main Cast

Scott Glenn

Scott Glenn

Glaeken Trismegestus

Alberta Watson

Alberta Watson

Eva Cuza

Jürgen Prochnow

Jürgen Prochnow

Captain Klaus Woermann

Robert Prosky

Robert Prosky

Father Mihail Fonescu

Gabriel Byrne

Gabriel Byrne

Major Kaempffer

Ian McKellen

Ian McKellen

Dr. Theodore Cuza

William Morgan Sheppard

William Morgan Sheppard

Alexandru

Movie Details

Production Info

Director:
Michael Mann
Production:
Paramount Pictures, Associated Capital, Capital Equipment Leasing, Howard W. Koch Productions, Gene Kirkwood Productions
Revenue:
$3,661,757
Budget:
$6,000,000

Key Crew

Stunts:
Paddy Ryan
Stunts:
Doug Robinson
Stunt Coordinator:
Alf Joint
Stunts:
Jim Dowdall
Stunts:
Andy Bradford

Locations and Languages

Country:
US; GB
Filming:
GB; US
Languages:
en