The Skull

A collector comes into possession of the skull of the Marquis de Sade and learns it is possessed by an evil spirit.

Production Details

An Amicus Production
Produced at Shepperton Studios
83 Mins

Stills from film

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Hammer Connections

Red = Uncredited


Crew	Name	Age at Release	Birth	Hidden	Death	Age	Hammer Productions
Art Direction	Bill Constable						1
Assistant Art Director	Kenneth Ryan						7
Camera Operator	David Harcourt	51	27 Sep 1915		5 May 2013	97	4
Clapper Loader	Ted Deason	25	Nov 1941	01.11.1941		82	1
Conductor	https://www.hammer-graveyard.org.uk/philip-martell/#	59	6 Oct 1907		11 Aug 1993	85	105
Continuity	Parry Davis						1
Director	Freddie Francis	48	22 Dec 1917		17 Mar 2007	89	6
Director Of Photography	John Wilcox BSc	61	7 May 1905		31 May 1979	74	7
From The Story The Skull Of The Marquis De Sade	Robert Bloch	49	5 Apr 1917		23 Sep 1994	77	2
Hairdresser	Henry Montsash	61	17 Sep 1905		29 Sep 1974	69	16
Make-up Artist	Jill Carpenter				4 Mar 2015		3
Matte Artist	Doug Ferris	35	1931	01.01.1931		93	2
Music	Elisabeth Lutyens	60	9 Jul 1906		14 Apr 1983	76	2
Producer	Max Rosenberg	52	13 Sep 1914		14 Jun 2004	89	1
Production Manager	Ted Lloyd	53	1913		12 Feb 1987	74	3
Set Decoration	Scott Slimon	51	8 Aug 1915		1980	64	1
Sound Recordist	Buster Ambler	61	7 Jul 1905		1979	73	1
Sound Supervisor	John Cox	58	7 May 1908		Sep 1972	64	1
Stunts	Peter Diamond	37	10 Aug 1929		27 Mar 2004	74	29
Wardrobe Supervisor	Jackie Cummins						2

Cast	Name	Age at Release	Birth		Death	Age	Hammer Productions
Anthony Marco	Patrick Wymark	40	11 Jul 1926		20 Oct 1970	44	1
Auction Attendant	Eric Kent	29	16 Jul 1937		5 Dec 2012	75	6
Auction Attendee	https://www.hammer-graveyard.org.uk/ernest-blyth/#						12
Auction Attendee	https://www.hammer-graveyard.org.uk/aileen-lewis/#	52	9 Apr 1914		12 Feb 2014	99	7
Auction Attendee	Alan Beaton	66	10 Jul 1900		Mar 1977	76	3
Auction Attendee	Lewis Alexander	56	27 Aug 1910		23 Oct 2010	100	3
Auction Attendee	Jack Hetherington						1
Auction Attendee	Paul Beradi						1
Auction Bidder	https://www.hammer-graveyard.org.uk/jack-armstrong#						8
Auction Bidder	Harold Sanderson	49	1917				3
Auctioneer	Michael Gough	49	23 Nov 1916		17 Mar 2011	94	3
Auctioneer's Assistant	Cecil Paul						4
Bert Travers	Peter Woodthorpe	35	25 Sep 1931		12 Aug 2004	72	2
Christopher Maitland	https://www.hammer-graveyard.org.uk/peter-cushing/#	53	26 May 1913		11 Aug 1994	81	25
Dr. Londe	George Coulouris	63	1 Oct 1903		25 Apr 1989	85	2
Driver	Jack Silk	44	10 Sep 1922		12 Mar 2005	82	3
French Girl	April Olrich	33	17 Jul 1933		15 Apr 2014	80	1
Inspector Wilson	Nigel Green	42	15 Oct 1924		15 May 1972	47	2
Jane Maitland	Jill Bennett	34	24 Dec 1931		4 Oct 1990	58	1
Judge	Frank Forsyth	60	19 Dec 1905		2 May 1984	78	6
Pierre, Phrenologist	Maurice Good	34	8 Jun 1932		10 May 2013	80	1
Police Surgeon	Patrick Magee	44	31 Mar 1922		14 Aug 1982	60	1
Policeman	https://www.hammer-graveyard.org.uk/george-hilsdon/#	59	25 Apr 1907		28 May 1982	75	7
Sir Matthew Phillips	https://www.hammer-graveyard.org.uk/christopher-lee/#	44	27 May 1922		7 Jun 2015	93	22

Original Poster

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Footnotes

Taken from Robert Bloch’s story “The Skull of the Marquee de Sade”, the heirs of Donatien Alphonse François de Sade pressed charges to prevent any use of his name on the advertising material. The changes on posters and lobby cards were made at the last minute by sticking the new title “Le Crâne Maléfique” (meaning “The Evil Skull”) on top of the former, “Les forfaits du Marquis de Sade” (meaning “the Infamies of Marquis de Sade”) – see below. Only on that condition this movie could finally be released in the French territories.

1966 BBFC Cert. “X”

Production Details

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Original Poster

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