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The Keep
UNITED STATES · 1983

The Keep

Michael Mann
supernatural horror World War II ancient evil moral corruption occult mystery
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Synopsis

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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