A look back at the work of an iconic director whose work explored outsider cultures, Sixties psychedelia and gangland conflict as well as including some unforgettable adaptations of the work of Edgar Allen Poe. This strand shows some of the best of his work with Vincent Price and other charismatic stars like Dennis Hopper, George Segal, Robert De Niro, Boris Karloff, Peter Fonda and even William Shatner. It's a great chance to catch some rarely-seen classics. Corman's lush visuals are a knockout, but it's his sharp understanding of social themes that really brings this work to life.
The Intruder and The Masque Of The Red Death
Bloody Mama
(Country: US; Year: 1970; Director: Roger Corman; Stars: Shelley Winters, Robert De Niro, Pat Hingle, Don stroud, Diane Varsi, Bruce Dem, Clint Kimbrough)
An angry mother leads her sons on a bloody rampage through Depression-era America.
The Intruder
(Country: US; Year: 1962; Director: Roger Corman; Writer: Charles Beaumont; Stars: William Shatner, Frank Maxwell, Beverly Lunsford, Robert Emhardt, Leo Gordon, Charles Barnes, Charles Beaumont, Katherine Smith, George Clayton Johnson, William F. Nolan, Phoebe Rowe, Bo Dodd, Walter Kurtz, Oceo Ritch, Jeanne Cooper)
A racist provocateur stirs up hatred and violence in a small town in the American South.
The Masque Of The Red Death
(Country: UK; Year: 1964; Director: Roger Corman; Writer: Charles Beaumont, R. Wright Campbell; Stars: Vincent Price, Hazel Court, Jane Asher, David Weston, Nigel Green, Patrick Magee)
A cruel prince devotes himself to Satan and lives a life of excess, but just beyond his castle gates lurks a deadly plague.
The Pit And The Pendulum
(Country: US; Year: 1961; Director: Roger Corman; Writer: Richard Matheson, based on the short story by Edgar Allan Poe.; Stars: Vincent Price, John Kerr, Barbara Steele, Luana Anders, Antony Carbone, Patrick Westwood)
A man investigating his sister's early death grows increasingly suspicious in her widower's castle full of bizarre torture devices.
The House Of Usher and The Raven
The Raven
(Country: US; Year: 1963; Director: Roger Corman; Writer: Richard Matheson, based on the poem by Edgar Allen Poe.; Stars: Vincent Price, Peter Lorre, Boris Karloff, Hazel Court, Olive Sturgess, Jack Nicholson)
Two aging wizards feud over a woman.
The Secret Invasion
(Country: US; Year: 1964; Director: Roger Corman; Stars: Stewart Granger, Raf Vallone, Mickey Rooney, Edd Byrnes, Henry Silva, Spela Rozin)
Five criminals are sent to the Balkans to persuade an Italian general to fight the Nazis.
The St Valentine's Day Massacre
(Country: US; Year: 1967; Director: Roger Corman; Stars: Jason Robards, George Segal, Ralph Meeker, Jean Hale, Clint Richie, Frank Silvera, Joseph Campanella,)
A historical thriller about Al Capone's bloody war with Bugs Moran.
The Tomb Of Ligeia
(Country: US; Year: 1964; Director: Roger Corman; Stars: Vincent Price, Elizabeth Shepherd, John Westbrook, Derek Francis, Oliver Johnston, Richard Vernon)
A dying woman vows to return from the grave - and, on doing so, is not too happy to find her husband remarried.
The Trip
(Country: US; Year: 1967; Director: Roger Corman; Stars: Peter Fonda, Susan Strasberg, Bruce Dern, Dennis Hopper, Salli Sachse, Barboura Morris)
The experiences of a television director taking LSD for the first time.
The Pit And The Pendulum and The St Valentine's Day Massacre
The Wild Angels
(Country: US; Year: 1966; Director: Roger Corman; Stars: Peter Fonda, Nancy Sinatra, Bruce Dern, Diane Ladd, Buck Taylor, Norman Alden, Michael J Pollard)
A gang of bikers run into trouble when looking for a stolen motorcycle.
