Screenwriter jerome bixby, however, has added enough creepy details and personality to the characters to give this film an immediacy that the mummy movies mostly lacked. View a list of all the feature films sorted by popularity. Entombed for eons turned to stone seeking women, women, women. Dupont, and was originally distributed in the united states by united artists corp. Curse of the faceless man 1958 was, for many years, one of the harder 50s scifi thrillers to see. A haunting s07e14 curse of the mummy a haunting season 7 ep 14 curse of the mummy. Both thirst for revenge against the man who killed their parents played by akim tamiroff, both fall in love with the same woman portrayed by ruth. The faceless man comes alive, mayhem ensues, and audiences realize that, despite its monotony, the film is still easier to take than paul w. Though the film clocks in at sixtythree or so minutes faceless man plods along at a snails pace. The head leading lady tina enright played by elaine edwards i thought was about the best thing in film.
Shot on a shoestring, it nevertheless embodies all the elements of a classic period shocker. Directed the colossus of new york 1958, the giant behemoth 1959, and gorgo 1961. Cahn on allmovie archeologists excavating the ruins of pompeii. The kl studio classics bluray of curse of the faceless man is the fix for a bad flatfullframe dvdr released by the mgm limited edition collection in 2011. The man without a face is a 1993 american drama film starring and directed by mel gibson, in his directorial debut.
On its face, curse of the faceless man is a retelling of the mummy, incorporating elements familiar from both the karloff film and from one or more of the lon chaney jr. Neanderthal man crashes picnic the neanderthal man 1953 duration. On its face, curse of the faceless man is a retelling of the mummy, incorporating elements familiar from. Curse of the faceless man in about a minute duration. With its featureless sets and artless art direction curse doesnt come off well openmatte the actors and all the. Street date february 16, 2016 available through kino lorber 29. Curse of the demon 1950s film sci fi horror movie poster. Staring elaine edwards, felix locher, luis van rooten and jan arvan. Actually, 1958s curse of the faceless man is too endearingly simpleminded not to find a warm place in the hearts of monster movie lovers. This latefifties fright flick puts a new faceor lack of oneon the triedandtrue mummy movie formula. Curse of the faceless man was an early creature feature favorite for me while growing up in ny. The non printers credit and the united artists style printing logo, along with the previous artwork copied would estimate it to be an early 1960s follow up printing, which. Of course its not very scary now, but its still fun and i always love getting another chance to laugh at felix frankensteins daughter locher. An exploration of how completely different the television series is from the film.
The umpteenth riff on a story that sees an ancient man dug up in modern day only to impossibly rise from the dead, it hits all of the obligatory mummy shit, right down to the titular faceless man thinking hes found the resurrected form. Pretty much near the bottom of the spectrum of real hollywood filmmaking, it is barely featurelength, uses almost no sets and for thrills relies almost completely on a reasonably good monster costume. One of those bmovie titles is 1958s curse of the faceless man, which is an awful lot like karl freunds the mummy. Curse of the faceless man on dvd 883904245858 from mgm mod.
Curse of the faceless man bluray kino lorber studio. The dichotomy of my genius status at home and my slightly below par status in the outside world gave me a sense of instability and unreality throughout all of my life about exactly who i was and. What makes this movies take on the mummy story unique is that its based on an actual historical event the devastating eruption of mount vesuvius in the summer of 79 ad which completely buried the city of pompeii under tons of ash. One of the last gasp efforts for this sort of matinee monster movie, curse of the faceless man likely felt pretty stale and crusty even when it was released.
Feature films, shorts, silent films and trailers are available for viewing and downloading. Oct 14, 2017 some other notable examples of the horror and scifi genre include creature with the atom brain, zombies of mora tau which absolutely sucks, i might add, the shecreature, invasion of the saucer men, curse of the faceless man a movie about a mummylike creature that was released on a double bill with it. Richard anderson, elaine edwards, adele mara, edward l. Ver pelicula curse of the faceless man en espanol gratis 1958.
Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. Take notes kids you wont learn this in history class. The six million dollar man and the bionic woman excavates a perfectly preserved faceless man of. A stoneencrusted body is unearthed at pompeii, and people left alone with it. Curse of the faceless man bluray richard anderson dvdbeaver. Overview of curse of the faceless man, 1958, directed by edward l. Curse of the faceless man a stoneencrusted body is unearthed at pompeii, and people left alone with it keep dying of crushed skulls crunch posters for sale online. The neanderthal man is a 78minute, 1953 american blackandwhite science fiction film produced independently by aubrey wisberg and jack pollexfen, as global productions inc. Starring richard anderson i, elaine edwards and adele mara. Felix locher celebrity profile check out the latest felix locher photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. Cahn, that stars richard anderson, elaine edwards, adele mara, and luis van rooten.
The corsican brothers is a 1941 swashbuckler film starring douglas fairbanks jr. Aug 8, 2017 this youtube channel is full of free, public domain movies to stream. Curse of the faceless man 1958 curse of the faceless. Full film movie part 1 of 2 starring john gregson, muriel pavlow, barry fitzgerald 1958. This youtube channel is full of free, public domain movies to. A petrified pompeiian gladiator is unearthed, and just wants to show his reincarnated love that he doesnt have a heart of stone.
An uninspired rehash of the mummy 1932, curse of the faceless man was originally released on a double bill with the superior it. This new hd transfer is in a correct widescreen ratio, lending some shape and substance to the film s compositions. Eugene lourie who was an art director working with jean renoir. Hopalong cassidy original 1940s movie poster riders of the. The curse of the faceless man is a rather inconsequential yet enjoyable horror film from the 1950s. Read this faq about determining if something is pd.
Bluray first off the quality of the bluray is very good. Pretty much near the bottom of the spectrum of studiofunded hollywood filmmaking, it is barely featurelength, uses almost no sets and for thrills relies almost completely on a reasonably good monster. The curse of the faceless man trailer 1958 youtube. The titular faceless man is one of the victims of this tragedy. Curse of the faceless man 1958 classic horror film board. A family curse results in brutal beheadings in the four skulls of jonathan drake, and with the 1959 horror film now on bluray from scream factory, weve been provided with three highdef copies to give away to lucky daily dead readers. Hallen telly savalas is a new york businessman who hires. Curse of the faceless man 1958 i watched hours ago. Cahn, with richard anderson, elaine edwards, adele mara, at turner classic movies. Curse of the faceless man 1958 in the excavation of pompeii, a stoneencrusted body is found with a bronze medallion bearing a strange etruscan inscription. Curse of the faceless man 1958 entombed for eons turned to stone seeking women, women, women.
Cahn, the man behind such films as invisible invaders. Curse of the faceless man is a story of a 2000 year old mummified body that comes back to life to claim the woman he loves. Of course, probably his most famous film is the 1958 film that would go on to inspire ridley scotts alien, which would be it. A stoneencrusted body is unearthed at pompeii, and people left alone with it keep dying of. This curse of the faceless man 1958 duotone daybill poster, used the mummys face artwork that previously was used on the pharaohs curse 1957 australian daybill. Dupont, and was originally distributed in the united. Curse of the faceless man 1958 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The film s plot focuses around reformers who pass a law to force prostitutes, including hattie fenshaw, out of the red light district. Curse of the faceless man 1958 is little more than a lowbudget rehash of the mummy story set in griffith park observatory doubling as the museo di pompeii and malibu locations doubling as the bay of naples. I got the dvd of this film and its a nice horror film.
Richard anderson, elaine edwards, adele mara director. The faceless man made his bow on home video from mgm via a united artists horror set on laserdisc in the 90s, which was later bootlegged by cheezy flicks avoid at all costs. Curse of the faceless man pictures rotten tomatoes. A surreal, offbeat film about a man who discovers his face has transformed into a mirror and must venture out into the world to reclaim his identity. Actually, 1958s curse of the faceless man 1 is too endearingly simpleminded not to find a warm place in the hearts of monster movie lovers.
On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. Him and the others must avoid the infection in order for their evil plan to work twilight zone episodes the outer limits science fiction series cool monsters anthology series sci fi horror aliens the originals study. Classic horror film board the silver age of horror 50s horror and scifi curse of the faceless man 1958 share. The late late show with james corden recommended for you. Curse of the faceless man 1958 i criminali della galassia 1966. Disney plus will make the simpsons available in original uncropped format in early 2020. It starred robert shayne, richard crane and joyce terry, was directed by e. Richard anderson, elaine edwards, adele mara, luis van rooten taglines. This is an original 27 x 41 inch us onesheet movie poster for the 1957 movie rockabilly baby, starring virginia field, douglas kennedy, les brown and his band of renown this is a 100% authentic original vintage studioissued movie poster from 1957. Such as creature with the atom brain 1955, invasion of the saucer men 1957, curse of the faceless man 1958, or the four skulls of jonathan drake 1959. Curse of the faceless man 1958 music by gerald fried duration.
I found myself slightly in different to film in general. My man is a 1928 black and white parttalkie american comedydrama musical film directed by archie mayo starring fanny brice and featuring guinn big boy williams. Carlo fiorillo, italian archaeologist, speculates the robust body may hold some life. Curse of the faceless man 1958 curse of the faceless man. The story begins with a body and a box of jewels being found in the ruins of pompeii. The film is based on isabelle hollands 1972 novel of the same name. The man inside 1958 anthony newley and sean kelly duration. It was during these years that our planet was invaded by creatures from outer space, attacked by monsters from the deepest depths of the oceans, robotic intelligences rivaled that of mankinds greatest minds, and nuclear warfare engulfed the world more than once. Curse of the faceless man is a 1958 independently made american lowbudget blackandwhite horror film, produced by robert e.
Yet another low budget quickie which is an absolute must for anyone even remotely intrigued by 1950s creature features, curse of the faceless man harkens back to. Curse of the faceless man pictures and photo gallery check out just released curse of the faceless man pics, images, clips, trailers, production photos and more from rotten tomatoes pictures. With richard anderson, elaine edwards, adele mara, luis van rooten. The neanderthal man was not wellreceived by critics in 1953, when it was mentioned at all. The curse of the faceless man starring richard anderson 1958. She was a star in the ziegfeld follies before she started acting in motion pictures. It resurfaced, eventually, on home video, though until now mgms video transfers were washedout and, more alarmingly, incorrectly fullframe masters, resulting in way too. In 2011, an authorized version appeared on mod disc from mgm, taken from a typically open matte transfer that looked awkwardly composed throughout with huge gaps of dead. The film forum in nyc has put together a retrospective of films and documentaries featuring some of lees best work as an actor and director. Curse of the faceless man 1958 a scientists richard anderson girlfriend elaine edwards is kidnapped by a stony etruscan gladiatorslave found near pompeii.