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Acting
Barbara Shelley's tragic duality—victim and monster in one.
Production
Gothic sets so moody you can smell the damp Bavarian stone.
Practical Effects
The Gorgon head: charmingly cursed stop-motion that terrifies and delights.

Director
Terence Fisher
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