Isle of the Dead (1945)

A grave's dank darkness smothers the screams of a girl still alive!

HorrorDramaMysteryThriller

On a Greek island during the 1912 war, several people are trapped by quarantine for the plague. If that isn't enough worry, one of the people—a superstitious old peasant—suspects a young woman of being a vampiric demon.

Release Date: September 7, 1945
Runtime: 1h 12m
Rating: 6.1/10 (118 votes)

Director: Mark Robson

Cast: Boris Karloff, Ellen Drew, Marc Cramer, Katherine Emery, Helene Thimig, Alan Napier, Jason Robards Sr., Ernst Deutsch

Production: RKO Radio Pictures

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Budget: $0M

Full Cast (12 people)

Boris Karloff as Gen. Nikolas Pherides
Ellen Drew as Thea
Marc Cramer as Oliver Davis
Katherine Emery as Mary St. Aubyn
Helene Thimig as Madame Kyra
Alan Napier as St. Aubyn
Jason Robards Sr. as Albrecht
Ernst Deutsch as Dr. Drossos
Skelton Knaggs as Andrew Robbins (uncredited)
Sherry Hall as Col. Kobestes (uncredited)
Erick Hanson as Officer (uncredited)
Rose Hobart as Mary St. Aubyn (in long shot; uncredited)

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Isle of the Dead

Isle of the Dead

Isle of the Dead

A grave's dank darkness smothers the screams of a girl still alive!

Isle of the Dead

Isle of the Dead

A grave's dank darkness smothers the screams of a girl still alive!

72 min

On a Greek island during the 1912 war, several people are trapped by quarantine for the plague. If that isn't enough worry, one of the people—a superstitious old peasant—suspects a young woman of being a vampiric demon.

A grave's dank darkness smothers the screams of a girl still alive!

72 min

On a Greek island during the 1912 war, several people are trapped by quarantine for the plague. If that isn't enough worry, one of the people—a superstitious old peasant—suspects a young woman of being a vampiric demon.

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Original LanguageEnglish

Release Date9/7/1945

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Cast

Boris Karloff

as Gen. Nikolas Pherides

Ellen Drew

as Thea

Marc Cramer

as Oliver Davis

Katherine Emery

as Mary St. Aubyn

Helene Thimig

as Madame Kyra

Alan Napier

as St. Aubyn

Jason Robards Sr.

as Albrecht

Ernst Deutsch

as Dr. Drossos

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Isle of the Dead about?▾

On a Greek island during the 1912 war, several people are trapped by quarantine for the plague. If that isn't enough worry, one of the people—a superstitious old peasant—suspects a young woman of bein…

How long is Isle of the Dead?▾

1h 12m

When was Isle of the Dead released?▾

September 7, 1945

Who directed Isle of the Dead?▾

Mark Robson

Who stars in Isle of the Dead?▾

Boris Karloff, Ellen Drew, Marc Cramer

What genre is Isle of the Dead?▾

Horror, Drama, Mystery, Thriller