Directed by:
Freddie FrancisScreenplay:
Milton SubotskyCinematography:
John WilcoxComposer:
Elisabeth LutyensCast:
Peter Cushing, Jill Bennett, Nigel Green, Patrick Magee, Michael Gough, George Coulouris, Christopher Lee, Anna Palk, Patrick Wymark, George Hilsdon (more)Plots(1)
Based on a short story by Robert Bloch (Psycho), The Skull introduces us to Dr. Christopher Maitland (Cushing), a collector of the occult. When he is given the opportunity to purchase one of the infamous Marquis de Sade, he leaps at the chance. What he doesn't know is that his friend, Matthew Phillips (Lee) is the former owner of the skull - and quite happy to be rid of it. Possession of the Skull leads to a terrifying series of nightmarish events for Dr. Maitland as he tries to keep control of his life, and as the forces of unspeakable evil bear down upon him. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Peter Cushing](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/145/163145288_a8babb.jpg)
Peter Cushing
UK
Best movies:
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
Hamlet (1948)
Moulin Rouge (1952)
![Jill Bennett](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/072/312/72312459_074fb8.jpg)
Jill Bennett
Malaysia
Best movies:
Lust for Life (1956)
Lady Jane (1986)
Julius Caesar (1970)
![Nigel Green](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/537/162537257_7da003.jpg)
Nigel Green
South Africa
Best movies:
Reach for the Sky (1956)
Jason and the Argonauts (1963)
The League of Gentlemen (1960)
![Patrick Magee](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/824/160824455_e89989.jpg)
Patrick Magee
UK
Best movies:
Barry Lyndon (1975)
A Clockwork Orange (1971)
Cromwell (1970)
![Michael Gough](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/273/273017_6e4263.jpg)
Michael Gough
Malaysia
Best movies:
Corpse Bride (2005)
Out of Africa (1985)
Sleepy Hollow (1999)
![George Coulouris](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/488/488834_c9c89f.jpg)
George Coulouris
UK
Best movies:
Papillon (1973)
A Clockwork Orange (1971)
Citizen Kane (1941)
![Christopher Lee](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267405_f0cfe9.jpg)
Christopher Lee
UK
Best movies:
![Anna Palk](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/375/161375821_5935de.jpg)
Anna Palk
UK
Best movies:
Fahrenheit 451 (1966)
The Skull (1965)
Tower of Evil (1972)
![Patrick Wymark](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/398/161398650_b98ac0.jpg)
Patrick Wymark
UK
Best movies:
Where Eagles Dare (1968)
Battle of Britain (1969)
Cromwell (1970)
![George Hilsdon](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/442/161442852_45443f.jpg)
George Hilsdon
UK
Best movies:
The Dirty Dozen (1967)
The One That Got Away (1957)
Press for Time (1966)
![Frank Forsyth](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/475/161475645_87656f.jpg)
Frank Forsyth
UK
Best movies:
The Lavender Hill Mob (1951)
Love Among the Ruins (1975) (TV movie)
Stolen Assignment (1955)
![Maurice Good](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/566/161566045_fea634.jpg)
Maurice Good
Ireland
Best movies:
Murder Most Foul (1964)
Five Million Years to Earth (1967)
The Skull (1965)
April Olrich
Tanzania
Best movies:
Room at the Top (1959)
Kill Me Tomorrow (1957)
Pursuit of the Graf Spee (1956)
Peter Woodthorpe
UK
Best movies:
A Christmas Carol (1984) (TV movie)
Eleni (1985)
The Mirror Crack'd (1980)
Geoffrey Cheshire
UK
Best movies:
The Thief of Baghdad (1978) (TV movie)
On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969)
The Skull (1965)