The Masque of the Red Death (1964)

THE MASQUE OF THE RED DEATH  (1964)  ¢ ¢ ¢ ¢
    D: Roger Corman
    Vincent Price, Hazel Court, Jane Asher,
    David Weston, Patrick Magee, Nigel Green
Price plays Prince Prospero, a devil-worshipping sadist who devises a series of cruel games to amuse and torment his guests, while outside his castle, a plague called the Red Death rages all around. Probably the best of the Price/Corman/Poe collaborations, beautifully designed and shot. It's the closest thing to an art film Corman ever did, part Bergman and part Fellini, made in England to take advantage of the tax laws there and sets left over from "Becket". The cinematographer was Nicolas Roeg.