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 Bart Perdieus
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| General Description : | Harry Kümel (born 27 January 1940 in Antwerp, Belgium) is a Belgian film director. His 1971 vampire feature Daughters of Darkness (Les lèvres rouges), starring Delphine Seyrig became a cult hit in Europe and the United States. He also directed the film version of Malpertuis, featuring Orson Welles and adapted from the novel by Jean Ray. Malpertuis (released in the US as The Legend of Doom House) is a 1971 Belgian fantasy-horror directed by Harry Kümel, based on the novel of the same name. It was entered into the 1972 Cannes Film Festival. Malpertuis is the name of an old, rambling mansion which is in reality a labyrinth where characters from Greek mythology are imprisoned by the bedridden Cassavius (Welles). He manages to keep them (as well as his nephew and niece) prisoners even after his death, through a binding testament. As Jan, the nephew, (Carrière) unravels the mystery, he discovers that he cannot escape the house because Malpertuis is far more significant than he was led to believe. |
| Face value | 0,52 Euro |
| Catalog code (Michel) | BE 3729 |
| Catalog code | Stamp Number BE 2254d Yvert et Tellier BE 3664 Belgium BE 3681 WADP Numbering System - WNS BE082.07 Unificato BE 3673 |
| Stamp colour | multicolour |
| Stamp use | Mini-sheet stamp |
| Print run | 571.000 |
| Issue date | 01/09/2007 |
| Designer | Luc Derycke |
| Print technique | photogravure |
| Perforation | 11 1/2 |
| Height | 27.66 mm |
| Width | 40.20 mm |
| Catalog prices | No catalog prices set yet |
