Il padrone del mondo

Titolo originale: Master of the World

1961
Approved
1h 42min

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Vincent Price, Henry Hull, and Mary Webster in Il padrone del mondo (1961)

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Aggiungi una trama nella tua linguaIn 1868, an American scientist and his team become hostages of fanatical pacifist Robur who uses his airship Albatross to destroy military targets on Earth.In 1868, an American scientist and his team become hostages of fanatical pacifist Robur who uses his airship Albatross to destroy military targets on Earth.In 1868, an American scientist and his team become hostages of fanatical pacifist Robur who uses his airship Albatross to destroy military targets on Earth.

Regia
- William Witney
Sceneggiatura
- Richard Matheson
- Jules Verne
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VALUTAZIONE IMDb

5,8/10

3624

LA TUA VALUTAZIONE

Regia
- William Witney
Sceneggiatura
- Richard Matheson
- Jules Verne
Star

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Premi
- 1 candidatura in totale

Topage
(as Vitto Scotti)

Wally Campo

Turner

Don Ames

Man at Balloon Society Meeting
(non citato nei titoli originali)

Peter Besbas

Wilson
(non citato nei titoli originali)

Jimmie Booth

Man at Balloon Society Meeting
(non citato nei titoli originali)

Al Haskell

Man at Balloon Society Meeting
(non citato nei titoli originali)

Michael Jeffers

Man at Balloon Society Meeting
(non citato nei titoli originali)

Gordon Jones

Talkative Morgantown Townsman
(non citato nei titoli originali)

Ray Jones

Man at Balloon Society Meeting
(non citato nei titoli originali)

Steve Masino

Weaver
(non citato nei titoli originali)

Loretta Nicholson

Morgantown Townswoman
(non citato nei titoli originali)

William H. O'Brien

Prudent's Butler
(non citato nei titoli originali)

Regia
- William Witney
Sceneggiatura
- Richard Matheson
- Jules Verne
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American-International Pictures had planned on doing a sequel to this film. Concept drawings and even concept models were reportedly made. The sequel was not produced.

Blooper
The film is set in the 1800s, though as the Albatross flies over London, Robur looks through the scope and sees Elizabethan London, including Shakespeare's Globe Theatre. The shot is stock footage from Enrico V (1944). Soon after, more recent London footage appears, including the 19th century Tower Bridge. The aerial view of Paris is definitely 20th century.

Citazioni
Prudent: You, sir, are mad! Quite, quite mad!
Robur: How like the reasoning of your kind, Mr. Prudent. All well and sane to be the owner of factories, that products of which cause the violent deaths of millions in wartime and in peace. But to kill hundreds or even thousands with the aim of ending such deaths for all time? This is "madness."
Prudent: And do you, sir, consider the man who makes a weapon responsible for the action of the man who buys it?
Robur: Yes, I do, sir! All men are responsible to all other men.

Curiosità sui crediti
Closing credits: "I take my dream with me. But it will not be lost to humanity. It will belong to you the day the world is educated enough to profit by it and wise enough not to abuse it" From Jules Verne's MASTER OF THE WORLD

Versioni alternative
The U.S. 16mm television syndication prints remove the prologue (showing man's early attempt at flight) and the exit music. This brought the running time down to what could be shown in a typical two-hour time frame with little or no editing to the main body of the film.

Connessioni
Edited from Le quattro piume (1939)

Colonne sonore
Master of the World
Music by Les Baxter
Lyrics by Lenny Adelson (as Lenny Addelson)
Sung by Darryl Stevens

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Not the best of Vincent Price on American International

Being a huge Vincent Price fan, I must said that "Master of the World" is not on my top 5 movies of his American International period. The film lacks real excitement, the low budget is clear, and the combination of two different stories by Jules Verne didn't work properly (the comedy touches are completely out of place, and are NOT part of the original novels) But once again, the man is in complete control of his character and delivers a solid performance. Is also good to see Henry Hull (the first werewolf of Hollywood) and a young but convincing Charles Bronson. No matter what, the film deserves a DVD rendition, as many other Vincent Price films like "Shock", "Diary of a Madman" and "The Mad Magician", to name a few.