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The Boy Who Left Home to Find Out About the Shivers (1984): Cast

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The Boy Who Left Home to Find Out About the Shivers is a 1984 fantasy horror film directed by Graeme Clifford, starring Christopher Lee as King Vladimir V, Vincent Price and David Warner. It runs 52 minutes.

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The Boy Who Left Home to Find Out About the Shivers (1984) movie poster
Released
Runtime
52 min
Director
Graeme Clifford
Genres
Fantasy , Family , Horror
Original language
English
After the credits
No No extra scene
The story

What Is The Boy Who Left Home to Find Out About the Shivers About?

The premise of The Boy Who Left Home to Find Out About the Shivers without spoilers.

An intelligent, fearless boy from a superstitious Transylvanian village leaves home to discover the nature of the dreaded “shivers” that haunt his people. A king summons him to cleanse a castle of ghosts and evil spirits, confident the task will end in death as it has for others, yet the boy’s courage proves greater than anyone anticipated.

The Boy Who Left Home to Find Out About the Shivers Themes & Keywords

· 24 tags
  • graveyard
  • fear
  • transylvania
  • king
  • princess
  • ghost
  • fake ghost
  • moving wall
  • scythe
  • sickle
  • castle
  • haunted castle
+12 more
  • juggling
  • skull
  • wager
  • bowling
  • fire breathing
  • nine pins game
  • grim reaper
  • iron maiden
  • tied to a spit
  • rolled up in a rug
  • rooster crowing
  • rooster
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Cast & crew

The Boy Who Left Home to Find Out About the Shivers Cast & Characters

Christopher Lee leads the cast as King Vladimir V, with Vincent Price as Narrator (voice) and David Warner as Zandor, the Inkeeper. Directed by Graeme Clifford; 17 actors are credited in all.

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From the director

More from Graeme Clifford

More films directed by Graeme Clifford, best-rated first: Frances, Gleaming the Cube, Write & Wrong and Family Sins.

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The Boy Who Left Home to Find Out About the Shivers Also Known As

Also known as “寻找害怕的年轻人”.

Also known as
  • 寻找害怕的年轻人

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The Boy Who Left Home to Find Out About the Shivers FAQ: Cast & Runtime

Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of The Boy Who Left Home to Find Out About the Shivers, each answered in a sentence.

How long is The Boy Who Left Home to Find Out About the Shivers?

The Boy Who Left Home to Find Out About the Shivers runs 52 minutes.

When was The Boy Who Left Home to Find Out About the Shivers released?

The Boy Who Left Home to Find Out About the Shivers was released on September 17, 1984.

Who directed The Boy Who Left Home to Find Out About the Shivers?

The Boy Who Left Home to Find Out About the Shivers was directed by Graeme Clifford.

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Who is in the cast of The Boy Who Left Home to Find Out About the Shivers?

The Boy Who Left Home to Find Out About the Shivers stars Christopher Lee as King Vladimir V, Vincent Price as Narrator (voice) and David Warner as Zandor, the Inkeeper, among 17 credited actors.

Does The Boy Who Left Home to Find Out About the Shivers have a post-credit scene?

No. The Boy Who Left Home to Find Out About the Shivers has no extra scene during or after the credits.

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