The Keep

The Keep

1983
1h 36m
5.6

5.6/10

306 votes • View on IMDb

"They were all drawn to the keep. Tonight, they will all face the evil."

Overview

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.

Status: Released

Budget: $6,000,000

Revenue: $3,661,757

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
Paramount Pictures Associated Capital Capital Equipment Leasing Howard W. Koch Productions Gene Kirkwood Productions
Production Countries
United Kingdom United States of America
Spoken Languages
English

Quick Facts

Release Date December 16, 1983
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0085780

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

Royston Tickner
Royston Tickner

Tomescu

Michael Carter
Michael Carter

Radu Molasar

John Vine
John Vine

Lutz

Wolf Kahler
Wolf Kahler

S.S. Adjutant

Jona Jones
Jona Jones

Otto

Key Crew

Michael Mann
Director
Michael Mann
Screenplay
Hawk Koch
Producer
Gene Kirkwood
Producer
Colin M. Brewer
Executive Producer