Grossly overpraised!
Another viewing (on DVD) confirms my previous opinion that this is a nasty movie which wallows in its sadism, has very little true feeling for the period (e.g the ready coupling of hero and heroine) and gives the great Vincent Price little scope other than to look grim. The backgrounds are pretty, as is the ill-used Hilary Dwyer, but the film is no more accomplished than the average Hammer horror. Michael Reeves' early demise was, as they say, a good career move!
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