Curse of the faceless man is a 1958 independently made american lowbudget blackandwhite horror film, produced by robert e. All critics 3 fresh 1 rotten 2 the faceless man comes alive, mayhem ensues, and audiences realize that, despite its monotony, the film is still easier to take than paul w. The outer limits episodes complete list of original. Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or instore pickup. Curse of the faceless man on dvd 883904245858 from mgm mod.
Archaeology students uncover a prehistoric manster part man, part monster, and all bad attitude with a cheap costume. Wikimedia commons has media related to films of the united states, 1958. 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. Curse of the faceless man 1958 classic horror film board.
Cahns curse of the faceless man 1958 as a kid, in the early 80s, and how much the experience had creeped me out at the time. In particular, the scenes where the faceless mummy rises from its slab in the museum, and slowly marches toward its victims like an unstoppable monolith, left an indelible impression. A petrified pompeiian gladiator is unearthed, and just wants to show his reincarnated love that he doesnt have a heart of stone. Shop curse of the faceless man dvd 1958 at best buy. 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. The film had promise, i feel, but it didnt quite live up to expectations, which is a real shame. The first and foremost rethinking is naturally the faceless man of the title. I found myself slightly in different to film in general. Curse of the faceless man 1958 i watched hours ago. The story begins with a body and a box of jewels being found in the ruins of pompeii. It resurfaced, eventually, on home video, though until now mgms video transfers were washedout and, more alarmingly, incorrectly fullframe masters, resulting in way too. The curse of the faceless man is a rather inconsequential yet enjoyable horror film from the 1950s. Curse of the faceless man 1958 a petrified stone man is discovered in ancient volcanic ruins. A stoneencrusted body is unearthed at pompeii, and people left alone with it.
With richard anderson, elaine edwards, adele mara, luis van rooten. The movie itself is not terrible, but its quite a dull film to watch, even with the short running time. 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. Curse of the faceless man 1958 i criminali della galassia 1966. Rather than being a bandagewrapped denizen of ancient egypt, the titular monster is a etruscan gladiator wrapped in an impenetrable stone covering, the legacy of having been buried in the famous volcanic explosion that devastated pompeii in the year 79 a. Voir curse of the faceless man 1958 film streaming hd.
The head leading lady tina enright played by elaine edwards i thought was about the best thing in film. Fiend without a face is a 1958 independently made british blackandwhite science fiction film from amalgamated productions, released by mgm, produced by. Cahn on allmovie archeologists excavating the ruins of pompeii. With robert loggia, ellen parker, phillip pine, larry kerr. The explorers who discovered the rock encased body, find theres an ancient evil at work. Curse of the faceless man 1958 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Rooney full film movie part 1 of 2 starring john gregson, muriel. Associates programme, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to. 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. Hallen telly savalas is a new york businessman who hires. The films storyline concerns a roman gladiator, buried alive in pompeii during th. A scientist excavates a faceless man of stone from a site at ancient pompeii. Curse of the faceless man bluray kino lorber studio. Richard anderson, elaine edwards, adele mara, luis van rooten taglines.
Read the full synopsis of curse of the faceless man, 1958, directed by edward l. Curse of the faceless man in about a minute duration. The movie remained unreleased until 1975 when the director used the footage in curse of bigfoot. Curse of the faceless man bluray disc, 2016 for sale.
Curse of the faceless man, bluray, horrormonsters, 738329200657. Apr 21, 2017 the outer limits episodes complete list of original series. Entombed for eons turned to stone seeking women, women, women. A strange missile from outer space circles the earth at low altitudes, destroying everything in its path. Dvd compare is a participant in the amazon services llc associates program and the amazon europe s.
Raw deal is a 1948 american film noir crime film directed by anthony mann and shot by cinematographer john alton. The faceless man comes alive, mayhem ensues, and audiences realize that, despite its monotony, the film is still easier to take than paul w. Bob bryant in curse of the faceless man 1958 curse of the faceless man 1958. Curse of the faceless man 1958 was, for many years, one of the harder 50s scifi thrillers to see. It stars richard anderson of the six million dollar man fame. Not without its amusements rather engaging curse of the lifeless script rubble without a. 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.
This film was completed in 1958 but the only theatrical release it received was in the directors hometown. Prison convict joe sullivan dennis okeefe has taken the fall for an unspecified crime. Science fiction fiction film sci fi horror horror movies robots vintage robot monster kubo and the two strings monster costumes sci fi films. A haunting s07e14 curse of the mummy a haunting season 7 ep 14 curse of the mummy. The late late show with james corden recommended for you. Staring elaine edwards, felix locher, luis van rooten and jan arvan. 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 dvd, 2006 for sale online ebay.
Cahn, that stars richard anderson, elaine edwards, adele mara, and luis van rooten. The curse of the faceless man starring richard anderson 1958. Curse of the faceless man dvd, 2011 for sale online ebay. Cahn, with richard anderson, elaine edwards, adele mara, at turner classic movies. Curse of the faceless man was an early creature feature favorite for me while growing up in ny. And i wasnt surprised to see this time around watching it that the movie was. 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. The curse of the faceless man trailer 1958 youtube. Curse of the faceless man 1958 directed by edward l. Curse of the faceless man is a late 1950s snoozefest. Bluray first off the quality of the bluray is very good. Curse of the faceless man 1958 this latefifties fright flick puts a new faceor lack of oneon the triedandtrue mummy movie formula. His body has been encrusted in lava and he is still living after being brought back to complete life by radiation from x rays given to him by the excavating crew.