The Keep

Plot Summary

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.

Top Cast

Scott Glenn Glaeken Trismegestus

Alberta Watson Eva Cuza

Jürgen Prochnow Captain Klaus Woermann

Robert Prosky Father Mihail Fonescu

Gabriel Byrne Major Kaempffer