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

CREW	NAME	CREDITED	AGE AT RELEASE	BIRTH	Hidden	DEATH	AGE	HAMMER PRODUCTIONS
Art Direction	Bill Constable	Yes	60	8 Mar 1906		22 Aug 1989	83	1
Assistant Art Director	Kenneth Ryan	No						8
Camera Operator	David Harcourt	Yes	51	27 Sep 1915		5 May 2013	97	4
Clapper Loader	Ted Deason	No	25	1 Nov 1941			83	1
Conductor	Philip Martell	Yes	59	6 Oct 1907		11 Aug 1993	85	105
Continuity	Pamela Davies	Yes	44	1922		5 Jan 1986	63	1
Director	Freddie Francis	Yes	48	22 Dec 1917		17 Mar 2007	89	6
Director Of Photography	John Wilcox BSc	Yes	61	7 May 1905		31 May 1979	74	7
From The Story The Skull Of The Marquis De Sade	Robert Bloch	Yes	49	5 Apr 1917		23 Sep 1994	77	2
Hairdresser	Henry Montsash	Yes	61	17 Sep 1905		29 Sep 1974	69	16
Make-up Artist	Jill Carpenter	Yes				4 Mar 2015		3
Matte Artist	Doug Ferris	No	35	1931	01/01/1931		94	2
Music	Elisabeth Lutyens	Yes	60	9 Jul 1906		14 Apr 1983	76	2
Producer	Max Rosenberg	Yes	52	13 Sep 1914		14 Jun 2004	89	1
Production Manager	Ted Lloyd	Yes	53	1913		12 Feb 1987	74	3
Set Decoration	Scott Slimon	Yes	51	8 Aug 1915		1980	64	1
Sound Recordist	Buster Ambler	Yes	61	7 Jul 1905		1979	73	1
Sound Supervisor	John Cox	Yes	58	7 May 1908		Sep 1972	64	1
Stunts	Peter Diamond	No	37	10 Aug 1929		27 Mar 2004	74	29
Wardrobe Supervisor	Jackie Cummins	Yes						2
CAST
Anthony Marco	Patrick Wymark	Yes	40	11 Jul 1926		20 Oct 1970	44	1
Auction Attendant	Eric Kent	No	29	16 Jul 1937		5 Dec 2012	75	6
Auction Attendee	Ernest Blyth	No		1910		1981	71	12
Auction Attendee	Aileen Lewis	No	52	9 Apr 1914		12 Feb 2014	99	7
Auction Attendee	Alan Beaton	No	66	10 Jul 1900		Mar 1977	76	3
Auction Attendee	Lewis Alexander	No	56	27 Aug 1910		23 Oct 2010	100	3
Auction Attendee	Jack Hetherington	No						1
Auction Attendee	Paul Beradi	No						1
Auction Bidder	Jack Armstrong	No						8
Auction Bidder	Harold Sanderson	No	49	1917				3
Auctioneer	Michael Gough	Yes	49	23 Nov 1916		17 Mar 2011	94	3
Auctioneer's Assistant	Cecil Paul	No						4
Bert Travers	Peter Woodthorpe	Yes	35	25 Sep 1931		12 Aug 2004	72	2
Christopher Maitland	Peter Cushing	Yes	53	26 May 1913		11 Aug 1994	81	25
Dr. Londe	George Coulouris	Yes	63	1 Oct 1903		25 Apr 1989	85	2
Driver	Jack Silk	Yes	44	10 Sep 1922		12 Mar 2005	82	3
French Girl	April Olrich	Yes	33	17 Jul 1933		15 Apr 2014	80	1
Inspector Wilson	Nigel Green	Yes	42	15 Oct 1924		15 May 1972	47	2
Jane Maitland	Jill Bennett	Yes	34	24 Dec 1931		4 Oct 1990	58	1
Judge	Frank Forsyth	Yes	60	19 Dec 1905		2 May 1984	78	6
Pierre, Phrenologist	Maurice Good	Yes	34	8 Jun 1932		10 May 2013	80	1
Police Surgeon	Patrick Magee	Yes	44	31 Mar 1922		14 Aug 1982	60	1
Policeman	George Hildson	Yes	59	25 Apr 1907		28 May 1982	75	7

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

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