Le messager du diable

Titre original : Die, Monster, Die!

1965
12
1h 20min

NOTE IMDb

5,6/10

3,8 k

MA NOTE

A young man visits his fiancée's estate to discover that her wheelchair-bound scientist father has discovered a meteorite that emits mutating radiation rays that have turned the plants in his greenhouse to giants. When his own wife falls victim to this mysterious power, the old man takes it upon himself to destroy the glowing object with disastrous results.

Lire trailer1:03

1 Video

73 photos

Horror Mystery Sci-Fi Thriller

Un jeune homme se rend dans la propriété de sa fiancée pour découvrir que son père, un scientifique en fauteuil roulant, a découvert une météorite qui émet des radiations mutantes qui ont tr... Tout lireUn jeune homme se rend dans la propriété de sa fiancée pour découvrir que son père, un scientifique en fauteuil roulant, a découvert une météorite qui émet des radiations mutantes qui ont transformé les plantes de sa serre en géants.Un jeune homme se rend dans la propriété de sa fiancée pour découvrir que son père, un scientifique en fauteuil roulant, a découvert une météorite qui émet des radiations mutantes qui ont transformé les plantes de sa serre en géants.

Voir les informations de production sur IMDbPro

NOTE IMDb

5,6/10

3,8 k

MA NOTE

Voir les informations de production sur IMDbPro

Anecdotes
Because of his back problems and his difficulty walking, the screenplay was written so that Boris Karloff could perform his role while seated in a wheelchair.

Gaffes
When the stranger arrives, looking to get to "the Witley Estate", can't get a taxi, hire a car or even a bicycle, several times he asks directions which he never gets, told the only way he'll ever get there is to walk, he wanders off with no directions and yet in the absence of any signposts arrives at a locked front gate which has NO name (no "Witley Manor") but only "Keep Out" signs which he proceeds to get around and into the grounds. The bicycle shop proprietor raises an arm to indicate the direction, but after that there are branched off roads, where either direction could be the correct one, and he even walks across rough ground with no path, but somehow manages to reach the house he's looking for.

Citations
Susan Witley: Father has never allowed me to go on the heath.

Connexions
Edited into FrightMare Theater: Die, Monster, Die (2018)

Avis des utilisateurs78

Commenter

Commentaire à la une

5/10

The (misleading) title is better than the movie

If there is one thing I don't like in horror films (well, it's more than one, but never mind) it's those long, dialogue-free scenes of people-investigating-strange-noises-in-dark-rooms. "Die, Monster, Die!" has more than its share of such scenes, and this results in a draggy pace: the movie runs only 80 minutes but seems much longer than that. However, there are some good things to be said about it: the prologue is funny ("He wants to go to the Witley house. Ha ha ha ha!"), the mansion where most of the action takes place is a marvelously old-fashioned and atmospheric set, and the special effects are pretty good - perhaps even ahead of their time. Of course, Boris Karloff fans will want to see him in any film, and despite his health problems at the time he was still an inimitable actor, but in this film he wasn't given enough juicy dialogue to chew on. For me, the standout in the cast is the sweet Suzan Farmer as Karloff's daughter. (**)