# The Keep (1983)

> A Nazi-occupied Romanian fortress becomes the battleground between an ancient evil and an enigmatic supernatural stranger.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/15589

## Facts

- Runtime: 96 min
- Genres: Horror, Fantasy
- Director: Michael Mann
- Cast: Scott Glenn, Alberta Watson, Jürgen Prochnow, Robert Prosky, Gabriel Byrne, Ian McKellen, William Morgan Sheppard, Royston Tickner
- TMDB rating: 5.6/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0085780/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: brutal
- Mood: gothic, foreboding, murky, late night horror, cult movie night

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- [Outpost: Black Sun (2012)](https://ember.film/movie/68129)

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