''Catacombs'' is a 1965 British

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directed by Gordon Hessler and starring Gary Merrill, Georgina Cookson and Jane Merrow. 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

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George Provis. Warner Brothers picked it up for distribution in the US.

Plot

A man who murders his wife is haunted by her, and eventually goes to his own death.

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 Police Inspector Merkot

References

External links

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''Catacombs''
at BFI

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