| 词条 | Escapement (film) |
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| name = Escapement (a.k.a. The Electronic Monster) | image = "Escapement"_(1958).jpg | image_size = | caption = U.S. lobby card | director = Montgomery Tully David Paltenghi (dream sequences) | producer = Alec C. Snowden Jim O'Connolly Richard Gordon | writer = Charles Eric Maine J. MacLaren-Ross |based on = novel Escapement by Charles Eric Maine | narrator = | starring = Rod Cameron Mary Murphy Meredith Edwards | music = John Simmons (electronic music consultant) Richard Taylor (musical director) | cinematography = Bert Mason Teddy Catford (dream sequences) | editing = Geoffrey Muller | studio = Amalgamated Productions | distributor = Anglo-Amalgamated (UK) Columbia Pictures (USA) | released = 1958 | runtime = | country = United Kingdom | language = English | budget = | gross = | website = | amg_id = }} Escapement (a.k.a. The Electronic Monster in the U.S.) is a 1958 black and white British science fiction film.[1] It was based on the sci-fi novel Escapement by Charles Eric Maine (London, 1956).[2] Original working titles included Zex, the Electronic Fiend. The film was released in England (as Escapement) in 1958, but was only shown in the USA in 1960 on a double bill with either 13 Ghosts or the Japanese sci-fi classic Battle in Outer Space. PlotInquiring into the mysterious death of a Hollywood star, insurance investigator Jeff Keenan uncovers an exclusive psychiatric clinic on the French Riviera. Here, patients who want to escape the stresses of life are hypnotized, then laid out in morgue like drawers and left to dream for several weeks. It turns out that Dr. Zakon, the clinic's ex-Nazi owner, is using a "dream machine" to alter the sleepers dreams, and to impose his will on theirs. Cast
ProductionProducer Richard Gordon later said there were major problems with the film's special effects. He also said that he had a dispute with Anglo Amalgamated, who did not want the movie to get an X Certificate in England whereas Gordon wanted more horror for the US.[3] Critical receptionLeonard Maltin called it a "blah sci-fi programmer" ;[4] while TV Guide noted, "an intriguing feature in that it was among the first to examine the possibilities of psychological manipulation and brainwashing." [5]References1. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/15573/The-Electronic-Monster/overview|title=The-Electronic-Monster - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes - NYTimes.com|work=nytimes.com}} 2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/557295/The-Electronic-Monster/screenplay-info.html|title=The Electronic Monster (1960) - Screenplay Info - TCM.com|work=Turner Classic Movies}} 3. ^Tom Weaver, The Horror Hits of Richard Gordon, Bear Manor Media 2011 p 19 4. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/557295/The-Electronic-Monster/|title=The Electronic Monster (1960) - Overview - TCM.com|work=Turner Classic Movies}} 5. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.tvguide.com/movies/the-electronic-monster-113848/review/|title=The Electronic Monster|work=TVGuide.com}} External links
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