Castle of the Living Dead

Castle of the Living Dead (Italian: Il castello dei morti vivi, also released Crypt of Horror) is a 1964 horror film written and directed by Warren Kiefer, and starring Christopher Lee, Gaia Germani, Philippe Leroy, Mirko Valentin, and Donald Sutherland. It was Sutherland's first credited film appearance, and Kiefer's directorial debut. The film was an international co-production between Italian and French companies, and premiered in Italy on August 5, 1964. Since its release, a number of contradictory production histories concerning Castle of the Living Dead have surfaced, with the film's direction being variously attributed to Kiefer (who was credited with the alias "Lorenzo Sabatini" on Italian prints), Riccardo Freda, or Luciano Ricci (credited as "Herbert Wise"). O