# Isle of the Dead (1945)

> During a plague quarantine on a Greek island, superstition turns an already desperate gathering into a claustrophobic nightmare of possible vampirism.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/18816

## Facts

- Runtime: 72 min
- Genres: Horror, Mystery
- Director: Mark Robson
- Cast: Boris Karloff, Ellen Drew, Marc Cramer, Katherine Emery, Helene Thimig, Alan Napier, Jason Robards Sr., Ernst Deutsch
- TMDB rating: 6.0/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0037820/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: mild
- Mood: eerie, brooding, claustrophobic, late night horror viewing, classic horror marathon

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- [Dracula: The Spanish Version (1931)](https://ember.film/movie/24875)
- [Vampyr (1932)](https://ember.film/movie/624)
- [The Mummy (1932)](https://ember.film/movie/9521)
- [The Terror (1963)](https://ember.film/movie/19837)
- [I Walked with a Zombie (1943)](https://ember.film/movie/16280)
- [The Brides of Dracula (1960)](https://ember.film/movie/13794)
- [Mark of the Vampire (1935)](https://ember.film/movie/17744)
- [Dracula: Prince of Darkness (1966)](https://ember.film/movie/10289)
- [Son of Dracula (1943)](https://ember.film/movie/20091)
- [The Last Man on Earth (1964)](https://ember.film/movie/12737)

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