Catacombs (1964)

Director
Gordon Hessler

Main cast
Gary Merrill; Georgina Cookson; Jane Merrow; Neil McCallum; Rachel Thomas

Genres
Thriller, Mystery, Horror

Description
A rich woman who uses meditation to deal with pain is visited by her niece who returns from Paris. The woman can be a handful and one of her employees suggests to her husband that he kill her freeing them both. When an affair starts between the husband and the niece murder becomes a real possibility. However some people won't stay dead.


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