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The Keep (1983)

Name: The Keep
Genre: Fantasy, Horror
Released: 1983

They were all drawn to the keep. Tonight, they will all face the evil.
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Fantasy, Horror· Directed by Michael Mann· 96 min

Overview

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.

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THEY WERE ALL DRAWN TO THE KEEP. The soldiers who brought death. The father and daughter fighting for life. The people who have always feared it. And the one man who knows its secret... THE KEEP Tonight, they will all face the evil.
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Top billing

Scott Glenn as Glaeken Trismegestus
Alberta Watson as Eva Cuza
Jürgen Prochnow as Captain Klaus Woermann
Robert Prosky as Father Mihail Fonescu
Gabriel Byrne as Major Kaempffer

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