Confessions of an Opium Eater

Confessions of an Opium Eater
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Directed by	Albert Zugsmith
Produced by	Albert Zugsmith
Written by	Thomas De Quincey (book) Robert Hill (film writer)
Starring	Vincent price Linda Ho Richard Loo Philip Ahn
Narrated by	Vincent Price
Music by	Albert Glasser
Cinematography	Joseph F. Biroc
Edited by	Robert S. Eisen Roy V. Livingston
Distributed by	Allied Artists
Release dates	1962
Running time	85 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Confessions of an Opium Eater is a 1962 American film produced and directed by Albert Zugsmith. It is loosely based on the 1822 autobiographical novel, Confessions of an English Opium-Eater, by Thomas De Quincey. After circulating for years as a bootleg, it was released on DVD as part of the Warner Archive Collection in 2012.^[1]^[2]

The film was something of a departure for Price; the prolific actor never performed another role that involved so much physical action.^[3]

Plot

This film stars Vincent Price as Gilbert de Quincey, a nineteenth-century adventurer who becomes involved in a tong war in San Francisco. Price also narrated the film.

Cast

Vincent Price - Gilbert De Quincey
Linda Ho - Ruby Low
Richard Loo - George Wah
June Kyoto Lu - Lotus (as June Kim)
Philip Ahn - Ching Foon
Yvonne Moray - Child
Caroline Kido - Lo Tsen
Terence De Marney - Scrawny Man
Geri Hoo - 2nd Dancing Girl
Gerald Jann - Fat Chinese
Vivianne Mankie - Catatonic Girl

Additional information

This film was also released as:

Evils of Chinatown - UK
L'Orient érotique - Belgium (French title)
Le confessioni di un fumatore d'oppio - Italy
Les confessions d'un mangeur d'opium - France
O Fumador de Ópio - Portugal (imdb display title)
Souls for Sale - USA (reissue title)
Fumadores de Opio - Mexico^[4]

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