In the excavation site scientists uncover the body of a gladiator from the ruins of pompeii, a stoneencrusted body is found with a bronze medallion bearing a strange etruscan inscription. Curse of the faceless man letterboxd your life in film. Cahn, that stars richard anderson, elaine edwards, adele mara, and luis van rooten. Topics horror, mummies, ancient pompeii, richard anderson, adele mara, elaine edwards, louis van rooten, morris ankrum voice uncredited. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Richard anderson, elaine edwards, adele mara, luis van rooten, gar moore, felix locher, jan arvan, bob bryant et morris ankrum. Let me tell ya skelly, curse of the faceless man is a rock solid picture with a solid foundation. Regarder when a woman meddles 1957 film en streaming. Curse of the faceless man was an early creature feature favorite for me while growing up in ny.
Curse of the faceless man, bluray, horrormonsters, 738329200657. If you would like to participate, you can edit one of the articles mentioned below. 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. Cahn, with richard anderson, elaine edwards, adele mara, at turner classic movies. Curse of the faceless man bluray dvd talk dvd movie.
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. Curse of the faceless man is a 1958 independently made american lowbudget blackandwhite horror film, produced by robert e. Classic horror film board the silver age of horror 50s horror and scifi curse of the faceless man 1958 share. Big golem vs emerald golems minecraft mob battles mo creatures mods. Curse of the faceless man jump to navigation jump to search. Title and credits roll over the eponymous faceless man, a stony relic of the destruction of the city of pompeii in 79 a. The curse of the faceless man starring richard anderson. Paul mallon maria fiorillo film title curse of the faceless man. 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. A petrified gladiator and undying lust in a modern version of the traditional mummy horror. The curse of the faceless man 1958 theatrical trailer starring. A petrified pompeiian gladiator is unearthed, and just wants to show his reincarnated love that he doesnt have a heart of stone. Showdown at boot hill full movie, western, hd, english free full westerns duration. It comes to life, and assumes the films leading lady.
It resurfaced, eventually, on home video, though until now mgms video transfers were washedout and, more alarmingly, incorrectly fullframe masters, resulting in way too much empty head room above the actors. This not scary assessment of course does not count if curse of the faceless man catches you at a susceptible age. The gunfighter best short film ever 1080p hd duration. Curse of the faceless man 1958 classic horror film board. Richard anderson, elaine edwards, adele mara, edward l. When youve reached the point in your life when you drunkenly post stuff on a message board about curse of the faceless man, you probably deserve any trap you fall into. Kent, jerome bixby, richard anderson, elaine edwards, adele mara, edward l.
The film was theatrically released in the us by united artists as a double feature with it. The humans speak in their native tongue, and are translated by interpreter, machine or subtitles. 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. Curse of the faceless man is a 1958 film about stoneencrusted body that is unearthed at pompeii that comes to life. 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. Curse of the faceless man 1958 was, for many years, one of the harder 50s scifi thrillers to see. Curse of the faceless man in about a minute youtube. Born today most popular celebs most popular celebs celebrity news.
Curse of the faceless man bluray kino lorber studio. Horror film trailer the curse of the faceless man 1958. Curse of the faceless man 1958 a scientists richard anderson girlfriend elaine edwards is kidnapped by a stony etruscan gladiatorslave found near pompeii. Overview of curse of the faceless man, 1958, directed by edward l. Curse of the faceless man pictures and movie photo gallery check out just released curse of the faceless man pics, images, clips, trailers, production photos and more from rotten tomatoes. The dogs have been pretranslated it highlights the struggle between man and beast when trying to get them to play fetch. This latefifties fright flick puts a new faceor lack of oneon the triedandtrue mummy movie formula. 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. A haunting s07e14 curse of the mummy a haunting season 7 episode 14 curse of the mummy. Curse of the faceless man pictures rotten tomatoes. Curse of the faceless man 1958 curse of the faceless. 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.
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. It resurfaced, eventually, on home video, though until now mgms video transfers were washedout and, more alarmingly, incorrectly fullframe masters, resulting in way too. Science fiction writer jerome bixby wrote the screenplay. Curse of the faceless man is an unusual variation on the mummy 1932 films.
Most of the film takes place on an island of trash, just off of the coast of megasaki city, kobayashi. Falling in between those two extremes is 1958s the curse of the faceless man, an obscure flick penned by jerome bixby star trek. Otherwise, the tropes of the genre are more or less intact. The opening shot is a scene of the eruption of vesuvius in 79 a. A citizen of pompeii, entrapped by lava during the historic volcanic blast has turned into a solid stone mummy. Richard anderson, elaine edwards please visit our website for more historic archival film titles. Carlo fiorillo, italian archaeologist, speculates the robust body may hold some life. Bluray first off the quality of the bluray is very good. The curse of the faceless man trailer 1958 youtube.
Cahn, sorti en 1958 avec richard anderson, elaine edwards, luis van rooten. Curse of the faceless man 1958 76 minutes shadows bmovie. Instead of a mummy, weve got the body of an etruscan entombed in the ashes of mt. Curse of the faceless man 1958 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
The faceless man comes alive, mayhem ensues, and audiences realize that, despite its monotony, the film is still easier to take than paul w. Watch the curse of the faceless man starring richard anderson 1958 shirley pena on dailymotion. Tos, the man from earth and staring a young richard anderson the six million dollar man. Curse of the faceless man may also be available with public performance rights ppr and digital site licensing dsl for colleges and universities. I was six when i saw the film s trailer, i think at a screening of man of the west i remember only one scene from that, and the red desert color. He is beginning to think there may be something to this whole curse thing, but his daughter is more inclined to believe inspector renaldis idea that the killer is someone.
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