Masque of the Red Death (1989 film)

Masque of the Red Death
Film poster
Directed byLarry Brand
Jeffrey Delman
Screenplay byDaryl Haney
Larry Brand
Based onThe Masque of the Red Death
1842 story
by Edgar Allan Poe
Produced byRoger Corman
StarringPatrick Macnee
Adrian Paul
CinematographyEdward J. Pei
Edited byStephen Mark
Music byMark Governor
Production
company
Distributed byConcorde Productions
Release date
  • October 27, 1989 (1989-10-27) (United States)
Running time
85 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Masque of the Red Death is a 1989 American horror film produced by Roger Corman, and directed by Larry Brand, starring Adrian Paul and Patrick Macnee. The film is a remake of the 1964 picture of the same name which was directed by Roger Corman. The screenplay, written by Daryl Haney and Larry Brand, is based upon the classic 1842 short story of the same name by American author Edgar Allan Poe, concerning the exploits of Prince Prospero, who organizes a bal masqué in his castle while the peasants of his fiefdom die from the plague in great numbers.