Edward Kendal Sheridan Lionheart, an esteemed Shakespearean actor of the old school, was a favorite among matinée audiences but now struggles to adapt to new theater roles. When the theater critics pass over him for the annual Guild's "Best Actor" award in favor of a younger actor, Lionheart is filled with indignation and seeks revenge by recreating death scenes from his final repertoire of Shakespearean tales.
A British black comedy/horror film (1973) about a demented Shakespearean actor (Vincent Price) having his revenge in the most macabre ways on eight critics: ...
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Comedy horror that really does give Vincent Price a chance to do his stuff, with deliciously absurd results. He plays a vilified classical actor driven to mount
