

“Everything that makes life worth leaving!”
Five strangers trapped in a basement vault share their recurring nightmares: strange tales concerning family inheritance, obsessive neatness, east Indian mysticism, a life insurance scam, and an artist out for revenge.
Directed by Roy Ward Baker, Charles W. Fries
User score
176 votes
Released
March 16, 1973
1h 27m
English

Anna Massey
Donna Rogers (segment 1 "Midnight Mess")

Terry-Thomas
Arthur Critchit (segment 2 "The Neat Job")

Glynis Johns
Eleanor Critchit (segment 2 "The Neat Job")
John Forbes-Robertson
Wilson (segment 2 "The Neat Job")

Curd Jürgens
Sebastian (segment 3 "This Trick'll Kill You")

Dawn Addams
Inez (segment 3 "This Trick'll Kill You")
Ishaq Bux
Fakir (segment 3 "This Trick'll Kill You")

Michael Craig
Maitland (segment 4 "Bargain in Death")

Edward Judd
Alex (segment 4 "Bargain in Death")

Robin Nedwell
Tom (segment 4 "Bargain in Death")
Geoffrey Davies
Jerry (segment 4 "Bargain in Death")

Tom Baker
Moore (segment 5 "Drawn and Quartered")

Denholm Elliott
Diltant (segment 5 "Drawn and Quartered")

Terence Alexander
Fenton Breedley (segment 5 "Drawn and Quartered")

Erik Chitty
Old Waiter (segment 1 "Midnight Mess")

Mike Pratt
Clive (segment 1 "Midnight Mess")

Jerold Wells
Waiter (segment 1 "Midnight Mess")

Marianne Stone
Jane (segment 2 "The Neat Job")

Frank Forsyth
Male Customer (segment 1 "Midnight Mess")

Jasmina Hilton
Indian Girl (segment 3 "This Trick'll Kill You")