Tonight, they will all face the evil.
Film Synopsis
The Keep (1983) follows a platoon of German troops who take up station in a remote Romanian fortress and, in desecrating its ancient walls, unleash a deadly supernatural force that begins killing them one by one. As panic spreads and cryptic warnings surface, an expert in ancient languages and a strange warrior arrive with knowledge of the evil’s origins and the only means to confront it amid the escalating slaughter. This horror-fantasy blends war’s grim uncertainty and occult dread in a haunting study of unleashed power and desperate resistance.
The Keep 4K UHD, Blu-ray & DVD editions
See which disc extras are included across selected editions.
| Disc Extras | Vinegar Syndrome BD-A 4K/US 2024 | Imprint BD-ALL 4K/AU 2025 | Via Vision DVD-0/AU/OOP 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Audio Commentary by Eugenio Ercolani, Troy Howarth and Nathaniel Thompson | |||
| Audio Commentary by Author F. Paul Wilson, David J. Schow and Douglas E. Winter | |||
| Audio Commentary by Graham Attwood, Stewart Buck and Alan Tomkins | |||
| Audio Commentary by Matthew Aspery Gear | |||
| A World War II Fairy Tale: The Making of Michael Mann’s “The Keep” | |||
| Into the Darkness: On Location in Wales | |||
| The Making of “The Keep” | |||
| The Mystery of “The Keep” | |||
| On the Set of “The Keep” | |||
| Recover the Mindset - Video Essay by Blake Howard | |||
| An Evil Most Ancient - Interview with Makeup Effects Designer Nick Maley | |||
| An Evil Most Ancient: The Make-up FX of “The Keep” - Interview with Prosthetics Artist Nick Maley | |||
| I, Molasar - Interview with Actor Michael Carter, | |||
| My Keep: Passion and Desires - Interview with “A WWII Fairy Tale” Co-Director/producer Stéphane Piter | |||
| Other Sounds for Other Worlds - Interview with Co-Composer Johannes Schmoelling | |||
| Other Sounds for Other Worlds: The Music of “The Keep” - Interview with Tangerine Dream Composer Johannes Schmoelling | |||
| Out of the Darkness - Interview with Producer Gene Kirkwood | |||
| Out of the Darkness: Producing “The Keep” - Interview with Producer Gene Kirkwood | |||
| Something is Murdering My Men - Interview with Author F. Paul Wilson, | |||
| Something is Murdering My Men: Writing “The Keep” - Interview with Author F. Paul Wilson | |||
| Woermann: Man of War - Interview with Actor Jürgen Prochnow | |||
| What He Left Unfinished - Audio Interview with Visual Effects Producer Peter Kuran | |||
| Alternative Ending from TV Version | |||
| Stills Gallery [Imprint] | |||
| Stills Gallery [Vinegar Syndrome] | |||
| Theatrical Trailer | |||
| VHS Trailer | |||
| TV Spot | |||
| Radio Spot |
Edition and Packaging Notes
- Vinegar Syndrome’s “Limited Edition” 4K UHD includes a 44-page booklet with writing by Bilge Ebiri (“A Freudian Fairy Tale on the Nature of Fascism”), Caroline Golum (“You Were Created by the Sages; Return to Your Dust”), and an interview with director Michael Mann by Harlan Kennedy (“Castle Keep”, 1983). Also available as a standard edition without booklet.
- Imprint’s 4K UHD includes an 80-page booklet with writing by Tim Pelan (“The Bettelheim Brutalism of Michael Mann’s ‘The Keep’”) and David Michael Brown (“Keeping the Dream Alive: Soundtracking Michael Mann’s WWII Nightmare”), a reprint of comic series, a reproduction of press kit and lobby cards, a foldout poster, and a soundtrack CD.
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