The Call of Cthulhu

2005
Not Rated
47 Min.

IMDb-BEWERTUNG

7,1/10

9166

IHRE BEWERTUNG

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2 Videos

8 Fotos

Horror Mystery

Während er die Angelegenheiten seines verstorbenen Onkels ordnet, stolpert ein Mann zufällig über eine Reihe dunkler Geheimnisse, die mit einem uralten Schrecken verbunden sind, der darauf w... Alles lesenWährend er die Angelegenheiten seines verstorbenen Onkels ordnet, stolpert ein Mann zufällig über eine Reihe dunkler Geheimnisse, die mit einem uralten Schrecken verbunden sind, der darauf wartet, befreit zu werden.Während er die Angelegenheiten seines verstorbenen Onkels ordnet, stolpert ein Mann zufällig über eine Reihe dunkler Geheimnisse, die mit einem uralten Schrecken verbunden sind, der darauf wartet, befreit zu werden.

Regie
- Andrew Leman
Drehbuch
- H.P. Lovecraft
- Sean Branney
Hauptbesetzung

Siehe Produktionsinformationen bei IMDbPro

IMDb-BEWERTUNG

7,1/10

9166

IHRE BEWERTUNG

Regie
- Andrew Leman
Drehbuch
- H.P. Lovecraft
- Sean Branney
Hauptbesetzung

Siehe Produktionsinformationen bei IMDbPro

Auszeichnungen
- 2 Gewinne & 1 Nominierung insgesamt

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Fotos8

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Wissenswertes
The book which the Man reads at the bedside of his dying uncle is an actual published work: "The Story of Atlantis & the Lost Lemuria" by W. Scott-Elliott (1894).

Patzer
During the escape from the island by 2nd Mate Johansen and the other sailor (the only two surviving crew), Johansen is seen piloting the vessel, using throttles such as are only used on boats with a bell system, with the vessel responding immediately to the changes he makes in the wheelhouse. However, a bell system necessitates that another person manually throttle the engines from below decks, responding to chimes triggered by the throttles in the wheelhouse. Despite this, both survivors are seen in the wheelhouse at the same time during these changes, and it is indicated that only Johansen and (the corpse of) the other crew member were recovered from the ship.

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The Man: Before his death, my great-uncle asked me to be the executor of his estate... I went through his papers, intending to settle his affairs. My great-uncle had not been one to hold any interest in such non-scientific fancies as dreams. But I discovered his account of a phenomenon that began the First of March, 1925.

Crazy Credits
Violators of HPLHS copyrights may have their eyes plucked out by byakhee as they sleep.

Verbindungen
Featured in The Cine-Masochist: From Beyond (2012)

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8/10

A Classic tale teated in a classic manner

It seems that too many people have little or no appreciation for the art of film making and its history. Being a huge Lovecraft fan and been very disappointed in just about every film adaptation of his works I skeptically found this gem a refreshing change. What could have been its down fall make sit work. Of course those jaded folks who need their horror served up with heaps of blood, guts and slick CGI effects are in for a disappointment. The effects are what they are but even a stop motion of Mighty Cthulhu and classic film tricks don't take away from the challenge, a film adaptation of Lovecraft that is true, this is it. It should appeal to those of high intellect who read the works of Lovecraft in spite of the many short comings in literary style ( I love the themes but how many times can a man us "cyclopean" or "unspeakable, unnamable" "eldritch" "ichor" laden horrors and in every tale?) Better writers then me have noted that his style is ponderous yet his influence and contributions to his genre cannot be missed. Mighty Cthulhu rises from his cold deathless sleep and moves to steal mankind's soul and sanity in a film adaptation that will give a fan of the master a true tale and a good initiation to the novice of the shapes horrors that creep in unnatural geometric chasms between the depths of distant stars gnawing away at the worlds end!! So a silent film made to seem as if it was made in the time of the tale, a vehicle to keep cost down and yet disguise what could be cheesy effects into a subtle nod to the greats such as mighty Kong in all his claymation glory and Harryhausen with all his twisted vision: Cthulhu Lives in this great little treat!!