Without warning, Scottish baronet Gerald MacTeam (Carlson, sturdy 3D hero of Creature from the Black Lagoon and It Came from Outer Space) takes off to his ancestral home and cuts off his engagement to Kitty (Hurst), a socialite who talks like Grace Kelly. Whatever you think, it's certainly memorable. A film that's driven almost entirely by production design right down to its title, The Maze is a strange, highly atmospheric oddity marketed as a supernatural horror film and containing a bizarre monster finale that continues to provoke a wide range of reactions. Its unavailability on home video and very rare theatrical appearances for decades gave it a kind of mystique, helped in no small part by the fact that it was the final film helmed by William Cameron Menzies, the visionary production designer turned director with such films as Things to Come, Invaders from Mars, and Chandu the Magician to his credit. Made at the height of the 3D craze in the 1950s, The Maze is a title far more discussed than actually seen over the years. Kino Lorber (Blu-ray & DVD) (US RA/R1 HD/NTSC) Starring Richard Carlson, Veronica Hurst, Katherine Emery, Michael Pate, John Dodsworth, Hilary Brooke
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