The Poe Cinema: A Critical Filmography of Theatrical Releases Based on the Works of Edgar Allan PoeMcFarland & Company, 1999 - 307 Seiten Who can forget haunting tales like The Oblong Box, Murders in the Rue Morgue, The Pit and the Pendulum, and Torture Garden? This is a critical filmography of the 81 features from 13 countries that have adapted the literary works of Edgar Allan Poe. Each entry includes the title of the work, year of release, studio, full cast and credits, running time and a detailed plot synopsis. Production and marketing notes first examine the degree to which the film is faithful to Poe's original work. Pertinent career information for the primary actors and filmmakers, anecdotes and perspectives from the principals, and an overview of the marketing of the movie are next provided. A thorough critical analysis, including contemporary reviews of the film, completes each entry. |
Im Buch
Ergebnisse 1-3 von 8
Seite 151
... Prospero ) , Hazel Court ( Juliana ) , Jane Asher ( Fran- cesca ) , David Weston ( Gino ) , Patrick Magee ( Alfredo ) , Nigel Green ( Ludovica ) , Skip Martin ( Hop Toad ) , John Westbrook ( man in red ) , Gay Brown ( Senora Escobar ) ...
... Prospero ) , Hazel Court ( Juliana ) , Jane Asher ( Fran- cesca ) , David Weston ( Gino ) , Patrick Magee ( Alfredo ) , Nigel Green ( Ludovica ) , Skip Martin ( Hop Toad ) , John Westbrook ( man in red ) , Gay Brown ( Senora Escobar ) ...
Seite 152
... Prospero . Suddenly Prospero's bird of prey swoops upon Juliana and with a flurry of talons , kills her . In explaining her death , Prospero simply remarks that Juliana has married a friend of his . As the masked ball progresses , Hop ...
... Prospero . Suddenly Prospero's bird of prey swoops upon Juliana and with a flurry of talons , kills her . In explaining her death , Prospero simply remarks that Juliana has married a friend of his . As the masked ball progresses , Hop ...
Seite 249
... Prospero's fa- ther ruled on the strength of wealth and property , not virtue . In the opening scenes , Prospero has a dream in which Machiavel tells young Prospero that " Not even death . can look on your father's excesses with ap ...
... Prospero's fa- ther ruled on the strength of wealth and property , not virtue . In the opening scenes , Prospero has a dream in which Machiavel tells young Prospero that " Not even death . can look on your father's excesses with ap ...
Andere Ausgaben - Alle anzeigen
The Poe Cinema: A Critical Filmography of Theatrical Releases Based on the ... Don G. Smith Keine Leseprobe verfügbar - 2003 |
Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
actor Alex Annabel appears Bela Lugosi Black Cat blood Boris Karloff Brunas buried alive cast castle Cinema cinematography coffin Corman-Poe corpse Crespi critical Critique dead directed director doctor Dracula Dupin Edgar Allan Poe Fall fear film's Frankenstein genre Haunted Palace Hessler horror film House of Usher Ibid John kill killer later leave Lenore Leonard Maltin Levana Lon Chaney Lorre Madeline Manfish Masque Mirakle Morella Murders Mystery narrator night Oval Portrait Pendulum performance Peter Cushing picture play Poe films Poe's story poem police Premature Burial pressbook Production and marketing Prospero Raven Red Death returns Richard Robert Roderick Roger Corman role Rue Morgue says scene scream screen screenplay script star tale Tell-Tale Heart tells Terror theme Tomb of Ligeia torture U.S.A. Credits Valdemar vampire Video Hound's Golden Vincent Price Virginia Vollin wife Witchfinder woman York young