Crucible of Terror

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4.4/10

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An obsessed sculptor kills a young woman to make a perfect bronze sculpture of her. Years later at his secluded home a number of people become trapped in a web of revenge, murder and horror.

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An obsessed sculptor kills a young woman to make a perfect bronze sculpture of her. Years later at his secluded home a number of people become trapped in a web of revenge, murder and horror.An obsessed sculptor kills a young woman to make a perfect bronze sculpture of her. Years later at his secluded home a number of people become trapped in a web of revenge, murder and horror.An obsessed sculptor kills a young woman to make a perfect bronze sculpture of her. Years later at his secluded home a number of people become trapped in a web of revenge, murder and horror.

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Trivia
In this movie Me Me Lai plays the unfaithful mistress of a mad artist who puts an end to her sexual cavorting by pouring plaster over her and turning her into a bronze, nude statue. Kneadless to say, it proved sticky going for Me Me down on the set. "The plaster was heavy and very cold," shivered Me Me. "I was frightened it would set and I wouldn't be able to move. I had to have six baths after each day's shooting to get it all from my body. And it got everywhere..."

Goofs
At c. 53 minutes, as the Rolls-Royce is about to be driven off, there is a badly parked black car directly in front of it, well away from the pavement. However, when the Rolls-Royce moves away in the next shot the black car is suddenly perfectly parked.

Connections
Featured in Deadly Earnest's Nightmare Theatre: Crucible of Terror (1978)

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8/10

Everything good and bad about British horror!

Just rewatched this for the first time in about 30 years and it is every bit as good and bad as I remembered. It has so much going for it - some real heavyweight acting talent; fantastic settings and atmosphere; Judy Matheson at her most luminous in a substantial role; and, best of all, a really off-kilter story. The pieces are all there. Of course it often belies its low budget and while there are some great actors on display others may not be quite so top-drawer. But none of that reduces the enjoyment of Crucible of Terror. Like several other British horrors it succeeds because of its shortcomings rather than in spite of them. If you're a fan of the genre you owe yourself a viewing.