The Skull

A collector comes into possession of the skull of the Marquis de Sade and learns it is possessed by an evil spirit.

Production Details

An Amicus Production
Produced at Shepperton Studios
83 Mins

Stills from film

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Hammer Connections

Red = Uncredited


Crew	Name	Age at Release	Birth	Death	Age	Hammer Productions
Camera Operator	David Harcourt	50	27 Sep 1915	5 May 2013	97	3
Conductor	Philip Martell	59	5 Oct 1907	11 Aug 1993	85	105
Continuity	Pamela Davies			5 Jan 1986		1
Director	Freddie Francis	48	21 Dec 1917	17 Mar 2007		6
Director Of Photography	John Wilcox	61	6 May 1905	21 May 1979	74	6
From The Story "The Skull Of The Marquis De Sade"	Robert Bloch	49	4 Apr 1917	23 Sep 1994	77	2
Hairdresser	Henry Montsash	61	16 Sep 1905	28 Sep 1974	69	16
Make-Up Artist	Jill Carpenter			4 Mar 2015		2
Music	Elisabeth Lutyens	60	8 Jul 1906	14 Apr 1983	76	2
Production Manager	Ted Lloyd	53	31 Dec 1912	12 Feb 1987	74	3
Set Decoration	Scott Slimon	51	7 Aug 1915	1 Jan 1980	64	1
Sound Recordist	Buster Ambler	61	6 Jul 1905	1 Jan 1979	73	1
Sound Supervisor	John Cox	58	6 May 1908	31 Aug 1972	64	1
Wardrobe Supervisor	Jackie Cummins					2

Cast	Name	Age at Release	Birth	Death	Age	Hammer Productions
Anthony Marco	Patrick Wymark	46	10 Jul 1920	19 Oct 1970	50	1
Auctioneer	Michael Gough	49	23 Nov 1916	17 Mar 2011	94	3
Auction Attendee	Alan Beaton	64	10 Jul 1900	1 Mar 1977	76	3
Auction Attendee	Ernest Blyth					13
Bert Travers	Peter Woodthorpe	35	24 Sep 1931	12 Aug 2004	72	2
Christopher Maitland	Peter Cushing	53	23 May 1913	11 Aug 1994	81	25
Dr. Londe	George Coulouris	63	30 Sep 1903	25 Apr 1989	85	2
French Girl	April Olrich	33	16 Jul 1933	15 Apr 2013	79	1
Judge	Frank Forsyth	60	9 Dec 1905	2 May 1984	78	3
Pierre, Phrenologist	Maurice Good	34	7 Jun 1932	10 May 2013	80	1
Police Surgeon	Patrick Magee	44	30 Mar 1922	14 Aug 1982	60	1
Sir Matthew Phillips	Christopher Lee	44	22 May 1922	7 Jun 2015	93	22

Original Poster

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Footnotes

Taken from Robert Bloch’s story “The Skull of the Marquee de Sade”, the heirs of Donatien Alphonse François de Sade pressed charges to prevent any use of his name on the advertising material. The changes on posters and lobby cards were made at the last minute by sticking the new title “Le Crâne Maléfique” (meaning “The Evil Skull”) on top of the former, “Les forfaits du Marquis de Sade” (meaning “the Infamies of Marquis de Sade”) – see below. Only on that condition this movie could finally be released in the French territories.

1966 BBFC Cert. “X”

Production Details

Stills from film

Hammer Connections

Original Poster

Footnotes