Der grauenvolle Mr. X

Originaltitel: Tales of Terror

1962
16
1 Std. 29 Min.

IMDb-BEWERTUNG

6,8/10

8713

IHRE BEWERTUNG

Peter Lorre, Vincent Price, Basil Rathbone, and Debra Paget in Der grauenvolle Mr. X (1962)

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Comedy Horror Mystery Thriller

Drei Geschichten des Terrors handeln von einem trauernden Witwer und der Tochter, die er verlassen hat; einem Trunkenbold und der schwarzen Katze seiner Frau; und einem Hypnotiseur, der den ... Alles lesenDrei Geschichten des Terrors handeln von einem trauernden Witwer und der Tochter, die er verlassen hat; einem Trunkenbold und der schwarzen Katze seiner Frau; und einem Hypnotiseur, der den Moment des Todes eines Mannes verlängert.Drei Geschichten des Terrors handeln von einem trauernden Witwer und der Tochter, die er verlassen hat; einem Trunkenbold und der schwarzen Katze seiner Frau; und einem Hypnotiseur, der den Moment des Todes eines Mannes verlängert.

Regie
- Roger Corman
Drehbuch
- Richard Matheson
- Edgar Allan Poe
Hauptbesetzung

Siehe Produktionsinformationen bei IMDbPro

IMDb-BEWERTUNG

6,8/10

8713

IHRE BEWERTUNG

Regie
- Roger Corman
Drehbuch
- Richard Matheson
- Edgar Allan Poe
Hauptbesetzung

Siehe Produktionsinformationen bei IMDbPro

Auszeichnungen
- 2 Nominierungen insgesamt

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The "Black Cat" segment was recycled for "Ruhe Sanft GmbH (1963)" (even the presence of a meddlesome cat). Many of the same actors appear in both films, only here Peter Lorre plays the drunk married to devoted Joyce Jameson, with Vincent Price introduced as the third member of the triangle; in "Comedy of Terrors" Price and Lorre exchange roles, and Jameson essentially repeats her performance. Not only that, but Price's line "What place is this?" from the "M. Valdemar" segment of "Tales of Terror" is recycled as a running gag for Basil Rathbone in "Comedy of Terrors".

Patzer
When Morella takes control of Lenora's body, as Vincent Price walks up the last time before the reveal, you can see a red backstage light in the "window."

Zitate
Montresor Herringbone: Haven't I convinced you of my sincerity yet? I'm genuinely dedicated to your destruction.

Alternative Versionen
The shots of Valdemar 'liquefying' over Carmichael were originally cut from the UK cinema print and later restored for video.

Verbindungen
Featured in Nightwatch Presents Edgar Allan Poe: Tales of Terror (1973)

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Ausgewählte Rezension

7/10

Pretty good

Another of the Roger Corman/Vincent Price films based VERY loosely on three Edgar Allan Poe tales.

The first is "Morella" where a dying girl comes to visit her father (Price) and find out why he abandoned her as a child. It has to do with her mother (Morella) and her death. Well-done but it doesn't make a lot of sense.

"The Black Cat" is about a man (Peter Lorre) finding out his wife is cheating on him with someone else (Price). It's pretty good but Lorre's acting turns it into a comedy more than a horror story.

"The Case of M. Valdemar" has an evil mesmerist (Basil Rathbone) keeping a man's spirit alive while his body wastes away. Well-done with a pretty gruesome ending.

Basically this a good anthology of horror stories. They're well-produced, well-acted and written. Just don't expect them to be anything like the Poe tales (especially "Morella"). GREAT liberties have been taken with the stories--they just use them as a starting point and build on it.

Also try to see it letter-boxed--the pan and scan TV version is pretty terrible.

I give it a 7.