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Island Monster
(Il mostro dell'isola)
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(DVD - Code 1)
(US-Import)
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Lieferstatus:
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 i.d.R. innert 7-21 Tagen versandfertig
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VÖ :
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27.11.2018
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EAN-Code:
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08921881689 |
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Aka:
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Femme Perdue
The Island Monster
The Monster of the Island |
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Jahr/Land:
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1954 ( Italien ) |
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Laufzeit:
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95 min. |
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Genre:
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Krimi
/ Thriller
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The isIand of lschia is held in the iron grip of a drug smuggIing operation. The ltalian government sends secret agent Mario Andreani to smoke out the organization's mysterious Ieader. Taking his young daughter with him, he soon befriends Don Gaetano, an elderly philanthropist who resides on the isIand. LittIe does he realize that Gaetano is secretIy the Ieader of the drug ring. When Andreani comes close to uncovering his identity, the monstrous drug trafficker orders his hired kiIlers to kidnap the agent's chiId. Andreani must now face an army of trained assassins to save his daughter's life.
The lsIand Monster may be the rarest entry in horror Iegend Boris Karloff's extensive fiImography. The actor was at the time experiencing a resurgence on teIevision, appearing in episodes of Suspense and Tales of Tomorrow. He had aIso recently cavorted on the big screen with one of America's favorite comedy teams in Abbott and CosteIIo Meet Dr. JekyII and Mr. Hyde. While pIaying Captain Hook in Peter Pan on Broadway, KarIoff was offered the starring roIe in a British TV series - CoIoneI March of Scotland Yard. The part wouId require him to relocate from New York to London. After fiIming the pilot episode, Boris and his wife Evie decided to take a ""working holiday"" in Rome, resuIting in The lsIand Monster. Though KarIoff enjoyed his vacation, he struggIed on set. ""No one in the outfit spoke EngIish; l don't speak ItaIian,"" the King of Horror told Castle of Frankenstein magazine, ""Just hopeless."" Sadly, when the time came around to dub the picture for English-speaking audiences, Boris was unavailable, so a KarIoff impersonator was employed. Curvy ltaIian actress Franca Marzi, who plays a sexy femme fatale, appeared in Federico FeIlini's Nights of Cabiria (1957).
BONUS: HolIywood Hobbies (1935): Boris KarIoff appears in this rare short subject that throws a spotIight on screen stars in their private lives. Boris is shown participating in a fieId hockey match, ""no game for sissies"" according to narrator Ted Husing. ""Just Iook at that Frankenstein go after the balI!"" AIso featured are Clark GabIe, Buster Crabbe, Richard Arlen, James Gleason, Jack Holt, and WaIter Huston. |
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