The Terror (1963)

A young officer in Napoleon's army pursues a mysterious woman to the castle of an elderly Baron where he discovers that she is the pawn of an old witch bent on driving the Baron to suicide. (imdb)
Cast and Information
Directed By: Roger Corman, Jack Nicholson, Francis Ford Coppola, Jack Hill, Monte Hellman
Written By: Roger Corman, Leo Gordon, Jack Hill
Starring: Boris Karloff, Jack Nicholson, Dick Miller, Jonathan Haze, Dorothy Neumann, Sandra Knight
Genres: Suspense/Thriller, Horror, Mystery
Country: USA
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The Terror belongs to 16 collections
1. Psychotronic Film and Video Guides (collaborative: moderated by Gregzilla - 40 stars)
2. B-Movie (collaborative - 15 stars)
3. Films available in HD (collaborative: moderated by kubricksucks - 13 stars)
4. Public Domain (collaborative: moderated by Gregzilla - 12 stars)
5. Gothic horror (collaborative: moderated by edkrak - 5 stars)
6. Capsules, guest reviews, list candidates... (366weirdmovies) (collaborative: moderated by sesito71 - 4 stars)
7. Roger Corman presents (collaborative: moderated by mattburgess - 3 stars)
8. 50 Horror Classics Collection (collaborative: moderated by mwgerb - 1 star)
9. The Overlook Film Encyclopedia: Horror 1960s (collaborative: moderated by RoyalB - 1 star)
10. IMDB Ratings (collaborative: moderated by notyou)
11. Available on Divicast (collaborative: moderated by Dunstan-xxx)
12. Owned (BD) (public: bizarre_eye)
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Apr 27, 2021 | ![]() |
JPFerguson | 30 5th |
This film teases but never delivers in a meaningful way until the very end and even then it is a let down, making for a mostly unsatisfying viewing experience. However, it is hard to resist the charm of Nicholson in full Napoleonic military attire and one does feel genuine sympathy for Karlof as the mourning husband/lover. And there is something very likeable about Dick Miller's portrayal of the loyal servant. But the rest of the cast is found wanting.
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Nov 13, 2020 | SolomonBurrr | 50 13th |
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50.
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Nov 04, 2018 | ![]() |
Darren | 63 34th |
Nicholson shines in this. Disjointed probably because of there being so many directors
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Mar 04, 2015 | caffe | 22 3rd |
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In no way a good movie, but strangely somewhat enjoyable if you know the stories of how it was made. Also really weird to see Nicholson acting this badly, but everyone had to start somewhere.
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Jan 02, 2015 | salomaord | 50 0th |
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Roger Corman #8
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Sep 23, 2013 | gurglebot20 | 4 12th |
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It really has it's moments, and it's incoherency is pretty novel until it becomes straining.
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Nov 18, 2012 | ![]() |
actlikealady | 12 5th |
Jack Nicholson is the only reason I gave it a 12. And I'm being generous.
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Nov 04, 2012 | ![]() |
Nearphotison | 41 16th |
A good twist ending doesn't save an otherwise boring film.
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Dec 15, 2011 | myfavchords | 71 30th |
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This is a fun low budget horror film. The film is not scary but amusing. Jack Nicholson and Boris Karloff are very interesting to watch. If you like fun B movies then check this one out.
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Oct 05, 2011 | ![]() |
x-human | 60 17th |
Its plot twist will make your head explode. Seriously. Whatever you may think it is, you're way off. Karloff, the constant professional, gave a great performance. Nicholson on the other hand was wooden and gave quite probably his worst performance. Corman laid on the Gothic atmosphere real thick but no amount of spooky layers could save this.
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Feb 27, 2011 | ![]() |
by Devol | 48 10th |
Wonderful face-melting ending.
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Sep 27, 2010 | aaaaaaarrggg | 57 46th |
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Remembered by Nicholson as the only movie he ever made without a plot (a debatable point), this infamous quickie was improvised to make use of the castle set from _The Raven_ and two days owed on Karloff's contract, with the rest of the film finished on weekends with everyone from Francis Ford Coppola to Monte Hellman contributing to the shooting. Jack is profoundly miscast. Despite almost total confusion, a few of the scenes have a nice spooky quality to them, and the ending is a shocker.
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Jul 05, 2010 | ![]() |
JordanDcFc | 49 12th |
Boring and nonsensical. The ending came out of nowhere though and did genuinely take me by surprise. It's nice to see Nicholson so young and Karloff so old together.
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Oct 25, 2009 | ![]() |
muutanet | 42 34th |
An old gothic classic with everything necessary: a handsome hero, a beautiful young girl, an old witch woman and an old baron with a servent the only companion in an old dusty castle with the crypt. What else you need? Jack Nicholson, Boris Karloff and Roger Corman. Okay, I was not that attentive for the entire movie...
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Mar 13, 2009 | eggbeater | 50 39th |
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Engaging chiller nonsense.
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Oct 14, 2008 | ![]() |
joseywales | 50 22nd |
Can't hate a movie with Jacko, Karloff AND Dick Miller.
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Aug 02, 2008 | ![]() |
Timon88 | 67 62nd |
This is exactly what an old-fashioned gothic horror movie should be, from the sets to the score to the dialogue to the presence of Boris Karloff. Campy and fun, although perhaps a bit slow-moving.
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Mar 24, 2008 | Q31 | 50 1st |
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Pretty bad....but, it has Boris Karloff, so it isn't ALL bad.
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Sep 25, 2007 | ![]() |
tonydal | 30 6th |
Jack Nicholson doing his Pinocchio impersonation.
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Jun 01, 2007 | ![]() |
Stain | 20 19th |
Kind of interesting in that there were many different directors running around grabbing footage for this (often the dialogue doesn't even remotely match the lip movements of the actors) in their very tight shooting schedule. Then Corman and the boys assembled and said, "OK, what the hell do we DO with all this crap that we've filmed?" What a mess
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May 24, 2007 | ![]() |
Kain424 | 30 10th |
Jack Nicholson... as a Frenchman?
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Feb 16, 2007 | ![]() |
Filligan | 1 0th |
I think it was impossible to sit through this whole thing in 1963, too...
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Average Percentile 22.69% from 214 Ratings | ![]() |