Boris Karloff as Baron von Leppe/Eric, a corrupt aristocratic man who murdered the baron and his wife and poses as the baron of an abandoned castle.

Jack Nicholson as Andre Duvalier, a soldier of Napoleon's army who finds himself lost after fleeing his men during battle.

Dick Miller as Stefan, the Baron's son and trustful servant who serves the impostor.

Sandra Knight as Helene/Ilsa, the shapeshifting demon of the witch who poses as the baron's deceased wife.

Dorothy Neumann as Katrina the witch, a peasant woman and the mother of Eric who was driven out of the village for heresy and witchcraft.

Jonathan Haze as Gustaf, a lost village man who became the mentally ill servant of the witch.

Directed by Roger Corman... mostly. Corman shot the bulk of the film in four days, but the second-unit work was filmed over a nine month period by five different directors, two of which were Francis Ford Coppola, and Jack Nicholson, who requested and received permission to direct the climactic flood sequence himself!

Francis Ford Coppola also received Associate Producer credit. He was Roger Corman's assistant at the time, having worked with Corman on BATTLE BEYOND THE SUN and THE HAUNTED PALACE.

Nicholson co-stars with his then wife Sandra Knight in this film... and allegedly they conceived their daughter Jennifer during the making of this film.

Nicholson later reflected on the movie fondly, saying, "I had a great time. Paid the rent. They don't make movies like The Terror anymore."

This movie is in the Public Domain.

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