Catacombs
Directed by	Gordon Hessler
Screenplay by	Daniel Mainwaring
Based on	Catacombs (1959 novel) by Jay Bennett
Produced by	Jack Parsons Neil McCallum
Starring	Gary Merrill Georgina Cookson Jane Merrow
Cinematography	Arthur Lavis
Edited by	Robert Winter
Music by	Carlo Martelli
Production companies	Parroch-McCallum Associated Producers International British Lion
Distributed by	British Lion Films (United Kingdom) Warner Bros. Pictures (United States)
Release date	5 May 1965 (1965-05-05)
Running time	84 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Catacombs is a 1965 British horror film directed by Gordon Hessler and starring Gary Merrill, Georgina Cookson and Jane Merrow. ^{[1] [2]} It was known in the US as The Woman Who Wouldn't Die.

Production

The film was shot at Shepperton Studios with sets designed by the art director George Provis. Warner Brothers picked it up for distribution in the US. ^[3]

Plot

An astute business woman is murdered by her husband who intends to carry on with his affair with her niece after her death. However, he soon finds himself haunted by his late wife.

Cast

• Gary Merrill as Raymond Garth
• Georgina Cookson as Ellen Garth
• Jane Merrow as Alice Taylor
• Neil McCallum as Richard 'Dick' Corbett
• Rachel Thomas as Christine
• Jack Train as Solicitor
• Frederick Piper as Inspector Murcott

References

External links

• Catacombs at IMDb
• Catacombs at BFI
• Review of film at The New York Times

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