Doctor Blood's Coffin
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| Directed by | Sidney J. Furie |
| Produced by | George Fowler |
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| Based on | original story and screenplay by Nathan Juran (as "Jerry Juran") |
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| Music by | Buxton Orr |
| Cinematography | Stephen Dade |
| Edited by | Antony Gibbs |
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Caralan Productions Ltd.
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| Distributed by | United Artists |
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Running time
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92 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Doctor Blood's Coffin is a 1961 British horror film directed by Sidney J. Furie.[1] Kieron Moore stars as a mad scientist who reanimates the dead.
Plot
Peter Blood (Kieron Moore) is a young doctor who experiments with bringing the dead back to life. His early subject is the deceased husband of Linda Parker (Hazel Court), a woman he is attracted to. Hidden in a Cornish tin mine, he conducts his ghastly experiments using curare to remove living, beating hearts from undeserving people in order to bring the deserving dead back to life.[2]
Cast
- Kieron Moore as Dr. Peter Blood
- Hazel Court as Nurse Linda Parker
- Ian Hunter as Dr. Robert Blood, Peter's Father
- Kenneth J. Warren as Sergeant Cook
- Gerald Lawson as Mr. G. F. Morton
- Fred Johnson as Tregaye
- Paul Hardtmuth as Professor Luckman
- Paul Stockman as Steve Parker, Linda's Husband
- Andy Alston as George Beale, Tunnel Expert
Production
Nathan Juran wrote the script and sold it to Sidney J Furie, who had it rewritten. Furie set up the film at Caralan Productions and signed a distribution deal with United Artists. It was one of the last movies to be shot at Nettleford Film Studios.[3]
The Cornish locations included the town of Zennor and the Carn Galver tin mine near St Just.
Reception
Writing in The Zombie Movie Encyclopedia, academic Peter Dendle identified the film as having one of the first representations of a modern zombie: undead, decaying, and violent.[4] Glenn Kay, who wrote Zombie Movies: The Ultimate Guide, criticized the slow pacing and lack of zombie action. He concluded, "It's all pretty lame stuff."[5]
DVD
Doctor Blood's Coffin was released to DVD by MGM Home Video on 18 October 2011 via MGM's Limited Edition Collection DVD-on-demand service as a Region 1 widescreen DVD.
References
- ↑ Stinson, Charles. 'Dr. Blood's Coffin' Could Well Be Buried. Los Angeles Times (1923-Current File) [Los Angeles, Calif] 29 Apr 1961: 14.
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- ↑ John Hamilton, The British Independent Horror Film 1951-70 Hemlock Books 2013 p 111-115
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