The Keep

The Keep

They were all drawn to the keep. Tonight, they will all face the evil.

R 1983 · 96 min · ★ 5.6 · Horror, Fantasy

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.

Directed by Michael Mann · Written by Michael Mann

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Scott Glenn Glaeken Trismegestus
Alberta Watson Eva Cuza
Jürgen Prochnow Captain Klaus Woermann
Robert Prosky Father Mihail Fonescu
Gabriel Byrne Major Kaempffer
Ian McKellen Dr. Theodore Cuza
William Morgan Sheppard Alexandru
Royston Tickner Tomescu
Michael Carter Radu Molasar
John Vine Lutz
Wolf Kahler S.S. Adjutant
Jona Jones Otto

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