Restored by the Academy Film Archive and The Film Foundation, with funding provided by the Hobson/Lucas Family Foundation.

4K Restoration! In this Edgar Allan Poe adaptation, Vincent Price stars as the charmingly villainous Prince Prospero, terrorizing his friends and foes alike while the plague destroys the world around him. With his stunning cinematography, the film revealed Nicolas Roeg to be a true master of color, highlighting rich hues of reds, yellows, and blues throughout. Thanks to the United States’ primness toward sex and religion, and British prudishness toward violence, the film was censored in both countries. From the 35mm original picture negative and a 35mm Technicolor print, this classic has now lovingly been restored to director Roger Corman’s original, full-length vision.  

Academy Museum film programming is generously funded by the Richard Roth Foundation.