The Comedy of Terrors

Name: The Comedy of Terrors
Genre: Comedy, Horror, Crime
Released: 1964-01-22
Duration: 1 h 24 min
Rating: 6.5
Cast: Vincent Price, Peter Lorre, Boris Karloff, Joyce Jameson, Joe E. Brown

1964·Movie·84 min·★ 6.5(167)

Comedy Horror Crime More English titles

An undertaker who hasn't had any 'customers' in a long time is forced to pay one year's back-rent. To get money he starts to kill people, which brings absurd results.

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About The Comedy of Terrors

The Comedy of Terrors is a 1964 English-language comedy, horror and crime film directed by Jacques Tourneur. The cast is led by Vincent Price, Peter Lorre, Boris Karloff. It has a runtime of 1h 24m. Viewers rate it 6.5/10 across 200 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel.

The Comedy of Terrors was produced by Alta Vista Productions and made in United States of America. It was released on January 22, 1964.

Director: Jacques Tourneur
Writers: Richard Matheson
Release date: January 22, 1964
Original language: English
Status: Released
Country: United States of America
Production: Alta Vista Productions

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The Comedy of Terrors cast & crew

The Comedy of Terrors was directed by Jacques Tourneur and written by Richard Matheson.

The cast features Vincent Price as Waldo Trumbull, Peter Lorre as Felix Gillie, Boris Karloff as Amos Hinchley, Joyce Jameson as Amaryllis Trumbull, Joe E. Brown as Cemetery Keeper, and Beverly Powers as Mrs. Phipps.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Les Baxter, cinematography is by Floyd Crosby, and it was produced by Samuel Z. Arkoff and James H. Nicholson.

Is The Comedy of Terrors worth watching?

The Comedy of Terrors holds an audience score of 6.5/10 from 167 ratings, a solidly received comedy films.

At 1h 24m, it's an easy, time-light watch.

If you enjoy comedy, horror, and crime, The Comedy of Terrors is worth a place on your watchlist.

How and where to watch The Comedy of Terrors

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