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The Oblong Box   1969         PG, 91 min. Genre: Horror / Thriller Director: Gordon Hessler   Cast: Vincent Price, Christopher Lee, Alister Williamson, Hilary Heath, Peter Arne, Maxwell Shaw, Sally Geeson, Harry Baird, Carl Rigg, Michael Balfour, Rupert Davies, Uta Levka, Godfrey James, John Barrie, Ivor Dean   A voodoo curse has caused Sir Edward Markham's (Alistar Williamson) face to be terribly disfigured, and his brother Julian (Vincent Price) keeps Edward locked in the attic. As his means of escape, Edward gets help from witch doctor N'Galo (Harry Baird) who gives him medicine to make him appear dead. But, N'Galo has double-crossed him, and Edward is put in a coffin and buried. Grave robbers retrieve him, and his "body" is taken to anatomist Dr. Neuhardt (Christopher Lee) who revives him, and now Edward goes on a killing spree seeking revenge for his betrayal. Cast Vincent Price Sir Julian Markham Christopher Lee Dr. J. Neuhart Alister Williamson Sir Edward Markham Hilary Heath Elizabeth Markham Peter Arne Samuel Trench Maxwell Shaw Tom Hackett Sally Geeson Sally, Dr. Neuhart`s Maid Harry Baird N`Galo Carl Rigg Mark Norton Michael Balfour Ruddock, Markham`s Butler Rupert Davies Joshua Kemp Uta Levka Heidi, the prostitute Godfrey James Weller the Grave Robber John Barrie Franklin Ivor Dean Hawthorne