Faces of Death

"Experience the graphic reality of DEATH, close-up..."

1978 1h 49m EN

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4.6

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★4.6TMDB · 231

Horror

Synopsis

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A collection of death scenes, ranging from TV material to homemade super 8 movies.

“Experience the graphic reality of DEATH, close-up...”

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Cast

Michael Carr
Dr. Frances B. Gröss
Samuel Berkowitz
Samuel Berkowitz
Mary Ellen Brighton
Self - Suicide Victim
Thomas Noguchi
Self - Chief Medical Examiner Coroner
John Alan Schwartz
Leader of Flesh Eating Cult (uncredited)
Adolf Hitler
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Benito Mussolini
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Vern Stierman
Narrator (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: John Alan Schwartz
Writers: John Alan Schwartz
Languages: English, German
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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48 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, German.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Faces of Death Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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ERA

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Directed by John Alan Schwartz, shot by Michael Golden. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Gene Kauer. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Laurl Crushman shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Michael Carr and Samuel Berkowitz and Mary Ellen Brighton carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

John Alan Schwartz directs. Michael Golden behind the camera. Gene Kauer scores. Laurl Crushman cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English, German.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

148 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, German.
3Part of the "Faces of Death Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by John Alan Schwartz, shot by Michael Golden. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Gene Kauer. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Laurl Crushman shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Michael Carr and Samuel Berkowitz and Mary Ellen Brighton carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "Experience the graphic reality of DEATH, close-up...".
10IMDB entry: tt0077533 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Classified under 25 themes, including "dying and death", "suicide", "doomed man", "gore".