The Keep

1h 36min

Horror

Fantasy

Set during World War II, a German army garrison is sent to guard a mountain pass in a village in Romania's Carpathian mountains and sets up barracks in an ancient stone fortress. Two of the soldiers unwittingly release a mysterious entity that kills or corrupts those within its influence, drawing the attention of a Gestapo commander, a Jewish scholar, and a mysterious traveller.

Production Companies

Paramount Pictures

Associated Capital

Capital Equipment Leasing

Howard W. Koch Productions

Gene Kirkwood Productions

Cast

Scott Glenn

Scott Glenn

Glaeken Trismegestus
Jürgen Prochnow

Jürgen Prochnow

Captain Klaus Woermann
Robert Prosky

Robert Prosky

Father Mihail Fonescu
Gabriel Byrne

Gabriel Byrne

Major Kaempffer
Ian McKellen

Ian McKellen

Dr. Theodore Cuza
Michael Carter

Michael Carter

Radu Molasar
Wolf Kahler

Wolf Kahler

S.S. Adjutant
Frederick Warder

Frederick Warder

Border Guard 1
Bruce Payne

Bruce Payne

Border Guard 2
David Cardy

David Cardy

Alexandru's Son
John Eastham

John Eastham

Alexandru's Second Son
Philip Bloomfield

Philip Bloomfield

Josefa's Son
Stephen Whittaker

Stephen Whittaker

S.S. Kommando
Ian Ruskin

Ian Ruskin

S.S. Kommando
Stephen Jenn

Stephen Jenn

S.S. Kommando
Benedick Blythe

Benedick Blythe

S.S. Kommando
Robin Langford

Robin Langford

S.S. Kommando
Renny Krupinski

Renny Krupinski

Wehrmacht Soldier
Peter Guinness

Peter Guinness

Wehrmacht Soldier
Sean Baker

Sean Baker

Wehrmacht Soldier
Timothy Block

Timothy Block

Wehrmacht Soldier
Owain Griffiths

Owain Griffiths

Wehrmacht Soldier (uncredited)
Ralph G. Morse

Ralph G. Morse

Wehrmacht Soldier (uncredited)
Doug Robinson

Doug Robinson

Guard (uncredited)
Peter Ross-Murray

Peter Ross-Murray

Nazi Soldier (uncredited)

Release date

16th Dec 1983

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English