Atom Age Vampire
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| Atom Age Vampire | |
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 A promotional film poster for "Atom Age Vampire." |
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| Directed by | Anton Giulio Majano |
| Produced by | Mario Bava |
| Written by | Alberto Bevilacqua Gino De Santis Anton Giulio Majano Piero Monviso |
| Starring | Alberto Lupo Susanne Loret Sergio Fantoni |
| Music by | Armando Trovajoli |
| Cinematography | Aldo Giordani |
| Editing by | Gabriele Varriale |
| Distributed by | Manson Distributing Corp |
| Release date(s) | May 29 1963 |
| Running time | 105 mins |
| Country |  |
| Language | Italian |
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Atom Age Vampire (original title Seddok, l'erede di Satana) is a 1963 black-and-white Italian horror/science fiction film directed by Anton Giulio Majano and starring Alberto Lupo.
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[edit] Plot outline
Despite the implication of its American title, the film appears to have no direct connection with the "atom age" of the early 1960s. The title was apparently chosen to indicate to potential audiences the modern-day time period of the story.
When a singer (Susanne Loret) is horribly disfigured in a car accident, a scientist (Alberto Lupo) develops a treatment which can restore her beauty by injecting her with the glands of a murdered woman. While performing the procedure, however, he falls in love with her.
This film is now one of many which are considered to be in public domain and, as such, is freely available to download legally from the Internet.
[edit] Cast
| Actor | Role |
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| Alberto Lupo | Prof. Alberto Levin |
| Susanne Loret | Jeanette Moreneau |
| Sergio Fantoni | Pierre Mornet |
| Franca Parisi | Monique Riviere |
| Andrea Scotti | |
| Rina Franchetti | |
| Roberto Bertea | Sacha |
| Ivo Garrani | |
| Glamor Mora | |
| Gianna Piaz |
[edit] Technical details, premiere dates, running time and DVD release
Atom Age Vampire was filmed in 1.66:1 aspect ratio on 35-millimeter film and was first shown in Los Angeles on May 29, 1963, over two years after its 1960 production and original 1961 premiere in Italy. The running time of the Italian version was 105 minutes, but in its 1963 U.S. theatrical run, the film was shorn of 18 minutes, clocking in at 87 minutes. It lost an additional 15 to 18 minutes by the time it was released on videocassette and DVD, where the timing is generally given as 69 or 72 minutes. This public domain film has had a number of DVD releases, the earliest coming on March 20, 2001, paired with the unrelated U.S. horror/suspense title, Bloodlust!.
[edit] References
- Wingrove, David. (1985). Science Fiction Film Source Book. Longman Group Limited.
[edit] External links
- Seddok, l'erede di Satana at the Internet Movie Database
- Atom Age Vampire at Google Video
- Free Download from the Internet Archive
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