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The Keep

Movie·1983·Horror, Fantasy·1h 36m·5.6 (313)·Directed by Michael Mann

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Set during World War II, a German army garrison is sent to guard a mountain pass in a village in Romania's Carpathian mountains and sets up barracks in an ancient stone fortress. Two of the soldiers unwittingly release a mysterious entity that kills or corrupts those within its influence, drawing the attention of a Gestapo commander, a Jewish scholar, and a mysterious traveller.

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Scott GlennScott GlennGlaeken TrismegestusAlberta WatsonAlberta WatsonEva CuzaJürgen ProchnowJürgen ProchnowCaptain Klaus WoermannRobert ProskyRobert ProskyFather Mihail FonescuGabriel ByrneGabriel ByrneMajor KaempfferIan McKellenIan McKellenDr. Theodore CuzaWilliam Morgan SheppardWilliam Morgan SheppardAlexandruRoyston TicknerRoyston TicknerTomescu

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