The City of the Dead (film)

The City of the Dead
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJohn Llewellyn Moxey (as John Moxey)
Screenplay byGeorge Baxt
Story byMilton Subotsky
Produced bySeymour S. Dorner
Max Rosenberg (uncredited)
Milton Subotsky
Donald Taylor
StarringChristopher Lee
Venetia Stevenson
Betta St. John
Dennis Lotis
Valentine Dyall
Patricia Jessel
CinematographyDesmond Dickinson
Edited byJohn Pomeroy
Music byDouglas Gamley
Ken Jones (jazz)
Production
company
Vulcan
Distributed byBritish Lion
Release dates
  • September 1960 (1960-09) (UK)
  • 1961 (1961) (US)
Running time
78 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Budget£45,000 or £47,341

The City of the Dead (also titled Horror Hotel in the United States) is a 1960 British supernatural horror film directed by John Llewellyn Moxey and starring Christopher Lee, Venetia Stevenson, Betta St. John, Patricia Jessel and Valentine Dyall. The film marks the directorial debut of Moxey. It was produced in the United Kingdom but set in America, and the British actors were required to speak with North American accents throughout.