The Tomb (2009 film)
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| The Tomb | |
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| Directed by | Michael Staininger |
| Written by | Jeff Most |
| Based on | "Ligeia" by Edgar Allan Poe |
| Produced by | Donald P. Borchers Jeff Most |
| Starring | Wes Bentley Sofya Skya Kaitlin Doubleday Michael Madsen Eric Roberts |
| Cinematography | Jamie Thompson |
| Edited by | Danny Saphire |
| Music by | Patrick Cassidy |
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| Distributed by | Universal Studios |
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Running time | 92 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Tomb, also known as Edgar Allan Poe's Ligeia, is a 2009 horror film directed by Michael Staininger and starring Wes Bentley, Sofya Skya, Kaitlin Doubleday, Michael Madsen, and Eric Roberts. It is based on the short story "Ligeia" by Edgar Allan Poe.
The film premiered at the 2009 St. Louis International Film Festival.[1]
Plot
Jonathan Merrick, a best-seller author, falls in love with a fascinating girl named Ligeia. But she keeps a deadly secret, she is ill and she needs to steal souls to survive. In her quest to immortality she will do anything to keep the death away. Jonathan, haunted by her beauty, breaks up with his girlfriend Rowena. Ligeia and Merrick take a house on the shores of Black Sea and he enters in a dark and hopeless world.
Cast
- Wes Bentley as Jonathan Merrick
- Sofya Skya as Ligeia
- Kaitlin Doubleday as Rowena
- Mackenzie Rosman as Lorelei
- Christa Campbell as Mrs. Burris
- Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa as Mr. Burris
- Eric Roberts
- Michael Madsen
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