New Trailer for Michael Mann’s ‘The Keep’ – 1983 Supernatural Horror
by Alex Billington
December 2, 2024
Source: YouTube
“Something has been released!” Vinegar Syndrome has launched a 4K restoration of this 1983 horror film. Before his illustrious career, Michael Mann’s second feature film was this Nazi horror thriller called The Keep. It originally opened in theaters in December 1983 (41 years ago!!) as a follow-up to his first movie Thief in 1981. Their intro: “The legendary horror spectacle from director Michael Mann, adapted from genre writer F. Paul Wilson’s NY Times best-selling novel, The Keep is a mesmerizing visual feast of supernatural terror enhanced by a remarkable original score by Tangerine Dream [!!] along with jaw-dropping special effects by Nick Maley.” Set deep in the mountains, Nazis are forced to turn to a Jewish historian for help in battling the ancient demon they have inadvertently freed from its prison. Starring Scott Glenn, Jürgen Prochnow, Alberta Watson, and two-time Oscar nominee Ian McKellen, Vinegar Syndrome is thrilled to at last offer the 4K UHD / Blu-ray debut of this highly sought-after & long unavailable cult film classic, newly restored for this release from its original camera negative and featuring exclusive new interviews with cast & crew revealing the fascinating production history of this one-of-a-kind cinematic experience. Hell yes.
Here’s the new 4K re-release trailer for Michael Mann’s horror The Keep, direct from YouTube (via TFS):
Nazi-occupied Transylvania, Romania, 1941: In a small and gloomy village hidden deep in the mountains, German troops have arrived to lay siege. Although warned by the townspeople to stay out of a mysterious and ornately carved structure known only as “The Keep,” two arrogant soldiers ignore their orders and break into the obelisk, hoping to find stowed treasure, but instead unleash an ancient evil force which, with each new victim, grows stronger & more powerful. After suffering large casualties at its hands, Cpt. Klaus Woermann is informed that the only person who might be capable of defeating this monstrous and demonic entity is an elderly Jewish historian named Dr. Theodore Cuza, who is being held captive with his daughter in a concentration camp… The Keep is both written and directed by iconic American filmmaker Michael Mann, his second feature film at the time after making Thief (1981) and before going on to make Manhunter (1986). Based on the 1981 novel of the same name written by F. Paul Wilson. Produced by Gene Kirkwood and Howard W. Koch, Jr. The Keep originally opened in theaters in December 1983. This new 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray is now available to order from Vinegar Syndrome, including a limited edition version.
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