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The Man Who Could Cheat Death (1959 England)

 
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PostPosted: Tue May 12, 2015 10:43 pm    Post subject: The Man Who Could Cheat Death (1959 England) Reply with quote



Slick Hammer Studios remake of "The Man in Half-Moon Street".

Anton Diffring plays a sculptor who, despite being one hundred years old, looks young because of periodic gland transplants that require victim-donors.

He develops a fascination for pretty Hazel Court ("Devil Girl from Mars") and forces her boyfriend, a doctor (Christopher Lee), to assist him in his gruesome rejuvenation process.

Directed by Hammer veteran Terence Fisher from a script by the prolific Jimmy Sangster.

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PostPosted: Fri Dec 04, 2015 4:30 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I was dozing off while watching this, so I may have missed it. Was there an explanation given for the bust sculptures?
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PostPosted: Fri Dec 04, 2015 12:00 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Saw the trailer to this one at another movie when I was just a kid.

Thought it was terrifying at the time.

Years later I tried to recall the title of the film but never could.
Hunted for it on my pc but to no avail.

Only recently discovered it! Felt like I solved a big mystery in my life.
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PostPosted: Fri Dec 04, 2015 12:18 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

You got me, pal. I've never seen it.

I wrote that review (and many of the 688 I composed just for fun back in the 1990s) based on info from several reference books. Over time I've added all 688 to All Sci-Fi — rewriting each one a little or a lot, depending on what they needed.

I looked for a download of this one, but it doesn't seem to be available.

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PostPosted: Fri Dec 04, 2015 1:34 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I rented it on DVD from Netflix.
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PostPosted: Thu Dec 24, 2015 12:24 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

So, did it turn out to be good?
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PostPosted: Thu Dec 24, 2015 1:35 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

As I say, I dozed off.
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PostPosted: Thu Dec 24, 2015 12:44 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

orzel-w wrote:
As I say, I dozed off.

Ah-ha. Silly me, I somehow thought you'd rented it to give it another try after the time you dozed off.
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PostPosted: Sun Oct 22, 2023 12:30 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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By gum, the trailer makes this one look pretty good!


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