Nazis are forced to turn to a Jewish historian for help in battling the ancient demon they have inadvertently freed from its prison.
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Title: The Keep (1983)
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Nazis are sent to guard an old, mysterious fortress in a Romanian pass. One of them mistakenly releases an unknown force trapped within the walls. A mysterious stranger senses this from his home in Greece and travels to the keep to vanquish the force. As soldiers are killed, a Jewish man and his daughter (who are both knowledgeable of the keep) are brought in to find out what is happening. Written by Brian House
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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.Genres:
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Language:
EnglishRelease Date:
16 December 1983 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Budget:
$6,000,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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Captain Klaus Woermann: [to a soldier, looking at the Keep] Your new home. How do you like it ?
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(from the Mass for Four Voices by Thomas Tallis)
Arranged by Tangerine Dream
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One of the German soldiers who opens the tomb accidentally nudges a fake boulder which slides away way to easily. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Captain Klaus Woermann: [to a soldier, looking at the Keep] Your new home. How do you like it ?
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The Keep Production Pays Tribute To Wally Veevers See more »Soundtracks
Gloria(from the Mass for Four Voices by Thomas Tallis)
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I saw this film years ago and have searched for it over and over again. I have been a lover of Lovecraft for a long time and to me this film encapsulates the very best aspects of a Lovecraft story. No, by the way, it isn't one. But The Keep brings out the nature of the minds of men and the horror that anyone can possess inside. I agree with the last review that this film should not be viewed as horror or sci-fi though as a follower of both genres I have to say it holds my taste well. What I remember and am haunted by with this film is the overall aura, the bleak greyness, the compulsion 'it' draws out of those near it, and the question it ultimately asks of the viewer as well as the characters. There are many films out there like this one that have been pushed to the back burner and left obscure and to be honest and maybe a bit rude I think it is because they ask so much of the viewer. Movies such as The Last Wave, The Quiet Earth and such demand that you stop and become engulfed within your own mind. There are plenty of people out there like me that are smart and interested in the fringes of sanity and the crux of good vs evil. The other titles I listed have managed to make it onto DVD and yet this title has not. Maybe with more and more of Lovecrafts work making into the DVD viewing world there will be a place for more films like this one on the shelf again soon. I can only hope.