# The Oblong Box (1969)

The Oblong Box is a 1969 British gothic horror film directed by Gordon Hessler, starring Vincent Price, Christopher Lee and Alister Williamson. The film is about Sir Edward Markham, who is disfigured in an African voodoo ceremony and kept locked away by his brother, Julian. Tired of his captivity, Edward fakes his death but is instead buried alive; he is later resurrected by graverobbers and embarks on a vengeful killing spree while wearing a crimson hood to conceal his appearance.

- Kind: Feature
- Year: 1969
- By: Gordon Hessler
- Genres: Horror, Science fiction
- Archive: [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/the-oblong-box-1969)
- Licence or status: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (as the archive states it)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

[Watch now](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/watch/archive/ia/the-oblong-box-1969?play=1)