The Premature Burial

The Premature Burial

6.3IMDb Score
Released:1962-03-07
Duration:81 min
Director:Roger Corman
Actors:Ray Milland, Hazel Court, Richard Ney, Heather Angel, Alan Napier
Production:Santa Clara Productions, American International Pictures

Overview:

An artist grows distant from his new wife as an irrational fear of premature burial consumes him.

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