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The Keep

5.6/10

Rating

96 min

Runtime

1983

Release Year

Michael Mann

Director

Cast

Scott Glenn, Alberta Watson, Jürgen Prochnow, Robert Prosky, Gabriel Byrne

Quick Synopsis

During World War II, a German army unit is assigned to guard a mountain pass in a remote village located in Romania's Carpathian Mountains. They establish their base in an old stone fortress nearby. While stationed there, two soldiers accidentally unleash a strange and dangerous entity that begins to kill or corrupt anyone it comes into contact with. This supernatural threat attracts the attention of a Gestapo commander, a Jewish scholar familiar with ancient lore, and a mysterious traveler who arrives in the area, each seeking to understand or stop the entity.

Detailed Synopsis of The Keep

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.

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