Plot
Honeymooning in Hungary, Joan and Peter Allison share their train compartment with Dr. Vitus Verdegast, a courtly but tragic man who is returning to the remains of the town he defended before becoming a prisoner of war for fifteen years. When their hotel-bound bus crashes in a mountain storm and Joan is injured, the travellers seek refuge in the home, built fortress-like upon the site of a bloody battlefield, of famed architect Hjalmar Poelzig. There, cat-phobic Verdegast learns his wife's fate, grieves for his lost daughter, and must play a game of chess for Allison's life.
Written by
Edgar Allan Poe, Peter Ruric, Edgar G. Ulmer
Directed by
Edgar G. Ulmer
Crew
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
Universal Pictures
Languages
English, Français, Latin, Magyar
Awards
2 wins & 1 nomination
Scores
# of Votes
13,609
Average Rating
6.9 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA