The Keep (1983)
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.
- Released
- 1983-12-16
- Genres
- Horror, Fantasy
- Runtime
- 96 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Michael Mann, Michael Mann
- TMDB rating
- 5.6/10 from 341 votes
Cast
- Scott Glenn as Glaeken Trismegestus
- Alberta Watson as Eva Cuza
- Jürgen Prochnow as Captain Klaus Woermann
- Robert Prosky as Father Mihail Fonescu
- Gabriel Byrne as Major Kaempffer
- Ian McKellen as Dr. Theodore Cuza
- William Morgan Sheppard as Alexandru
- Royston Tickner as Tomescu
- Michael Carter as Radu Molasar
- John Vine as Lutz
- Wolf Kahler as S.S. Adjutant
- Jona Jones as Otto