---

Tales from the Crypt (March 1972)
An anthology film, starring Cushing and Robin Phillips in one segment, Poetic Justice. A childhood favorite of mine, with Cushing wringing everything he can from the part of the kindly, misunderstood old junk dealer...who becomes something else entirely by the end. Shown here are a couple of lobby cards (sorry, couldn't find a proper poster).
"...I wanted to be in this picture so I said to my agent, 'What about this little old man,' which in the original script was literally nothing. He didn't even have lines to say....So then I had to get together with Freddie Francis, the director, and virtually all of that part was ad-libbed." – Peter Cushing
Check availability at Reel Video or Videoflicks


---

I, Monster (1972)
supporting part

---

Twins of Evil (June 1972)
Starring Cushing, Madeleine and Mary Collinson. Another trip into Gothic Hammer vampirism, with the accent more each year on sex and gore (the film was trimmed by two minutes for its American release). This is a kinda-sorta sequel to The Vampire Lovers (1970) and the non-Cushing Lust For a Vampire (also 1970, see the near misses section), in the sense that all the films at least mention the villainous Karnstein family, though there are no actors playing the same roles from film to film. There was also a planned fourth picture in the series to star Cushing (in yet another different role), The Vampire Virgins, but this never materialized (details of this one also found in near misses). The Belgian poster pictured here titles Twins of Evil (somewhat misleadingly) as 2 Virgins for Dracula, in French and Flemish.
"...Cushing turns in a memorable performance and the story of a repressed Quaker has a strong psychological base." – Tudor Gates, screenwriter
Buy or rent it at Reel Video or Videoflicks


---

Horror Express / Panico en el Transiberiano (June 1972)
Starring Cushing and Christopher Lee. An international production involving such diverse elements as a prehistoric caveman, aliens, and Telly Savalas as a Cossack. This one turns up on TV and video a lot.
"...I thought it was so clever of the producer who bought the two model trains used in the film Nicholas and Alexandra...and then wrote a script around them." – Peter Cushing
Buy or rent it at Reel Video or Videoflicks


---

Dr. Phibes Rises Again (July 5, 1972)
supporting part
Buy or rent it at Reel Video or Videoflicks

---

Fear in the Night (1972)
supporting part
Buy or rent it at Reel Video or Videoflicks

---

Asylum (October 1972)
supporting part
Buy or rent it at Reel Video or Videoflicks

---

Nothing But the Night (October 1972)
Starring Cushing and Christopher Lee. Produced by Lee's own short-lived production company, Charlemagne, but not successful enough to keep the company afloat. A pretty confused picture with some intriguing ideas. Known as The Devil's Undead on video.
"...Lee and Cushing are the most respected stars of horror films other than Boris Karloff himself. Cushing in particular is one of the best actors in the field, in any field." – Bill Warren, Keep Watching the Skies
Check availability at Reel Video or Videoflicks
If unavailable, check for a used copy at Video Oyster
But first, read MY DISCLAIMER


---

Dracula A.D. 1972 (November 1972)
Starring Cushing. After a 12-year gap, Cushing returns to the Dracula saga playing the vampire's arch-nemesis, Van Helsing...at least briefly. The rest of his onscreen time is spent portraying Van Helsing's descendent in modern times (well, 1972, anyway), still battling the king of vampires. The results are a little uneven, with the modern and gothic styles never really meshing. According to co-star Stephanie Beachum, Cushing's physical appearance had deteriorated so drastically since the death of his wife some months before, that the character of his daughter had to be rewritten as his granddaughter. Shown here is the French poster, obviously released the following year.
"...I think there is a certain amount of wry humor in this, from the point of view of the young people not really understanding the part I play of my generation...which I think comes off extremely well in this picture...." – Peter Cushing
Buy or rent it at Reel Video or Videoflicks



on to part 12

 
Original text copyright 1998 by Michael Hoaglin.
All images copyrighted by their respective copyright holders. No rights given or implied.

Questions or comments? Email me at: mhoaglin@earthlink.net

Your current location is:
http://home.earthlink.net/~mhoaglin/sfilm/artists/petercushing/filmography11.html