Almost the entire film takes place at night on full moons, which gives the film an added frisson of suspense. It was released in 1946, and stars tyrone power, gene tierney, john payne, anne baxter, clifton webb, and herbert marshall, with a supporting cast including lucile watson, frank latimore, and elsa lanchester. Medusa was one of the 3 gorgons, daughters of phorcys and ceto. For the sculpture on the same subject by marqueste, see perseus and the gorgon marqueste.
Percy logan lerman makes the mistake of decapitating a hydra. The mummy 1959 theme hammer peter cushing christopher lee. Just click the edit page button at the bottom of the page or learn more in the release dates submission guide. The mythe is the name of the house but it also the name of the surrounding area, about 4 square miles 10 km 2. The gorgon is a reasonably good reworking of the ancient greek myth, with lee and cushing cushing with the larger role. The gorgon myth does not fit happily into transylvanian surroundings, and there are. With christopher lee, peter cushing, richard pasco, barbara shelley. The gorgon 1964 peter cushing and christopher lee confront. Other sound than the owls voice there was none, save the failing of a fountain into its stone basin. The work achieved a great notoriety throughout the years. Halloween 4 the night he came home full movie duration. The result was not convincing and actually blunted the films effectiveness. Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies, tv series and more.
Partager sur twitter partager sur facebook partager. Nelson keys later apologized to shelley for not using her suggestion. The gorgon is a 1964 british horror film directed by terence fisher for hammer films. O verall the gorgon is an interesting addition to the pantheon of classic monster movies, a sort of tragic gothic love story, the only real let down is the effects and makeup, but it doesnt undermine the brilliance that the brings overall. Reflection tells the tale of the mythological gorgon medusa, where there is no good or eviljust sorrow. When a professor is mysteriously killed by a legendary gorgon in an austrian town, it is up. In the early twentieth century, a gorgon takes human form and terrorizes a small european village by turning its citizens to stone. Brought to a special camp for godsintraining, a 17 yearold boarding school dropout, upon. In ancient greek mythology, medusa is the most famous of three monstrous sisters. The full myth of perseus and medusa begins years before they battled.
Seven gorgonizing deaths have taken place on foggy moonlight nights in the. Once you respawn, you can continue shooting the gorgon and its help will be at the same level you left it last round. It makes a change hammer delving into greek myth for the subject matter. As for the famous decapitation scene at the climax, prints in the u. The mythe is a house built on the top of a hill overlooking the town of tewkesbury, england. She strikes at night under a full moon, and as per hammer legend, turns anyone who meets her gaze into stone. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or. The gaze of the gorgon is a filmpoem created in 1992 by english poet and playwright tony harrison which examines the politics of conflict in the 20th century using the gorgon and her petrifying gaze as a metaphor for the actions of the elites during wars and other crises and the muted response and apathy these traumatic events generate among the masses seemingly petrified by modern gorgons.
Google play sore lets you download and install android. Perseus sam worthington defeats medusa natalia vodianova and takes her head. See complete list of inproduction titles on imdbpro. Cheaply made, the film has no doubt turned some to stonecold hysterics with its campy effects and home movielike makeup of the creature. Films hd, hd movies, movies to watch, movies online, movies and tv shows, movies free. The gorgon bd lime wood media ltd powerhouse films. It looks like we dont have any release dates for this title yet. Combining the gothic flourishes of their hugely popular dracula and frankenstein films, but this time taking inspiration from greek myth, the gorgon concerns a. An angry greek goddess is determined to get revenge.
With marina sirtis, sean patrick flanery, ethan phillips, eve mauro. Apr 25, 2016 medusa is depicted in many movies, some in which she is just alluded to and others. The gorgon 1964 terence fisher, christopher lee, peter cushing trailer. In a late version of the medusa myth, related by the roman poet ovid. It has been said that every legend and myth known to mankind is not entirely. A good nights sleep is essential for keeping our minds and bodies strong. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. Popular peter cushing the complete memoirs peter cushing. The company is best known for the film devil doll 1964 and the faces of death series. Perseus and the gorgon is a 1902 monumental sculpture by camille claudel.
Peter cushing, who often portrays the hero in such hammer film. No trace evidence, no apparent weapon and their suspect is an ancient legend that has killed for centuries. There has been a house on the site for nearly a thousand years. Bruno heitz is painting a seminude portrait of his girlfriend, sascha. Gorgon video is a film production and distribution company focusing on the subgenre of extreme horror and dark documentaries based in spain and the united states. The main road going through it is the a38 or the mythe road. According to the early legends, all three gorgons had snakelike hair, staring eyes, big mouths, tusks of swine, tongues that lolled and, sometimes, short coarse beards. R rasputin 1966, jason and the argonauts 1963, l hammer horrors, greek myths. Explore audibles collection of free sleep and relaxation audio experiences. Even christopher lee later commented, the only thing wrong with the gorgon is the gorgon. Professor heitz visits namaroff and recounts the myth of the gorgons, whose ugliness turns those who see them to stone. She announces shes going to have his baby, so he goes to talk to her father. The gorgon has always troubled fans of hammer horror films.
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