Terror Is a Man
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Director Gerardo de Leon Initial release November 1959 (USA) Screenplay Paul Harber Language English | 5.4/10 IMDb Genre Horror, Sci-Fi Music director Ariston Avelino Duration Country Philippines/USA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Writer Paul Harber (screenplay) Cast Francis Lederer (Dr. Charles Girard), Greta Thyssen (Frances Girard), Richard Derr (William Fitzgerald), Oscar Keesee (Walter Perrera), Lilia Duran (Selene), Peyton Keesee (Tiago - the Boy)Similar movies Bride of Re-Animator , The Curse of Frankenstein , El baúl macabro , Back to the Future , Attack of the Killer Tomatoes! , Braindead Tagline For People With NERVES Of Iron Only! | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Terror Is a Man is a 1959 Filipino/American horror film directed by Gerardo de Leon. The film was also known as Blood Creature when rereleased in the US.
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Plot
A lone survivor of a shipwreck washes up on Blood Island. William Fitzgerald (Richard Derr) is found by Dr. Charles Girard (Francis Lederer), a scientist who has set up a laboratory on the island with his wife, Frances Girard (Greta Thyssen), and assistant Walter Perrera (Oscar Keesee). The island's natives are scared of Dr. Girard, due to his strange ideas about the link between man and animals, and leave the island. The doctor has experimented on a panther, changing it into a half-man/half-panther beast which escapes and goes on a rampage. Fitzgerald and Frances fall in love and have to deal with the escaped creature, the mad Dr. Girard and the sadistic Walter. The creature is recaptured but escapes again, killing Walter and Dr. Girard before falling off a cliff.
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Production
The working titles of the film were Creature from Blood Island, The Gory Creatures, Island of Terror and Gore Creature. According to the onscreen credits, the film was shot entirely in Manila, Philippines.
Release
The film was released in the USA on November 1959. It was re-released on February 5, 1965.
In Mexico, it was released on June 1, 1967.
Reception
Reception for the film has been mostly negative. It currently holds a "Rotten" rating from five reviews on Rotten Tomatoes .
References
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