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The Tomb, also known as Edgar Allan Poe's Ligeia, is a 2009 horror film directed by Michael Staininger and starring Wes Bentley, Sofya Skya, Kaitlin Doubleday, Michael Madsen, and Eric Roberts. It is based on the short story "Ligeia" by Edgar Allan Poe.[1]
| The Tomb | |
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| Directed by | Michael Staininger |
| Written by | Jeff Most |
| Based on | "Ligeia" by Edgar Allan Poe |
| Produced by | Donald P. Borchers Jeff Most |
| Starring | Wes Bentley Sofya Skya Kaitlin Doubleday Michael Madsen Eric Roberts |
| Cinematography | Jamie Thompson |
| Edited by | Danny Saphire |
| Music by | Patrick Cassidy |
Production companies | Most Films Saphire-Borchers Aberto Entertainment |
| Distributed by | Universal Studios |
Release date |
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Running time | 92 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot
editJonathan Merrick, a best-seller author, falls in love with a fascinating girl named Ligeia. But she keeps a deadly secret, she is ill and she needs to steal souls to survive. In her quest for immortality she will do anything to keep death away. Jonathan, haunted by her beauty, breaks up with his girlfriend Rowena. Ligeia and Merrick take a house on the shores of the Black Sea and he enters into a dark and hopeless world.[2]
Cast
edit- Wes Bentley as Jonathan Merrick
- Sofya Skya as Ligeia
- Kaitlin Doubleday as Rowena
- Mackenzie Rosman as Lorelei
- Christa Campbell as Mrs. Burris
- Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa as Mr. Burris
- Eric Roberts as Vaslov
- Michael Madsen as George
- Lydia Hull as The Bartender
Release
editThe film premiered at the 2009 St. Louis International Film Festival.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ profilbaru.com. "The Tomb (2009 film) - Profilbaru.Com". profilbaru.com. Retrieved 2023-05-02.
- ^ The Tomb (2009) - IMDb, retrieved 2023-05-02
- ^ "18th Annual Whitaker St. Louis International Film Festival 2009" (PDF). cinemastlouis.org. Retrieved 2024-08-05.
