Curse of the Fly

"Piece by Piece...Atom by Atom...Humans Invisibly Teleported Through Time and Space!!!"

1965 1h 26m EN

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★5.4TMDB · 102

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Synopsis

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The son of the inventor of a matter-transporter, which turned him into a monster when he tried to transport himself along with a tiny housefly, continues to pursue his father's experiment, while his own two sons attempt to extricate him, themselves and the family name from further disaster and scandal.

“Piece by Piece...Atom by Atom...Humans Invisibly Teleported Through Time and Space!!!”

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Cast

Brian Donlevy
Henri Delambre
George Baker
Martin Delambre
Carole Gray
Patricia 'Pat' Stanley
Yvette Rees
Wan
Burt Kwouk
Tai
Charles Carson
Inspector Charas
Rachel Kempson
Madame Fournier
Warren Stanhope
Hotel Manager

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Don Sharp
Writers: Harry Spalding
Languages: English
Countries: United Kingdom

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RUNTIME

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86 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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ERA

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61 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "The Fly Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Don Sharp, shot by Basil Emmott. 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 Bert Shefter. 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 Robert Winter 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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Brian Donlevy and George Baker and Carole Gray carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Piece by Piece...Atom by Atom...Humans Invisibly Teleported Through Time and Space!!!".

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The take

Don Sharp directs. Basil Emmott behind the camera. Bert Shefter scores. Robert Winter cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United Kingdom. Dialogue in English.

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186 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
261 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Part of the "The Fly Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Don Sharp, shot by Basil Emmott. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Bert Shefter. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Robert Winter shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Brian Donlevy and George Baker and Carole Gray carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Piece by Piece...Atom by Atom...Humans Invisibly Teleported Through Time and Space!!!".
9IMDB entry: tt0059076 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 11 themes, including "canada", "experiment", "teleportation", "england".

The technical file

Cinematography: Basil Emmott
Original score: Bert Shefter
Editing: Robert Winter
Makeup / hair: John O'Gorman
Runtime: 86 min · 1h 26m
Status: Released
Original language: EN
IMDB: Curse of the Fly (1965)

Part of

The Fly Collection

An American science-fiction horror film series based on the short story "The Fly" by George Langelaan. It was followed by two sequels, Return of the Fly, and Curse of the Fly.

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CinemaSerf2024-11-20
★ 5/10
"Henri" (Brian Donlevy) is a scientist obsessed with matter transportation. He's got all sorts of gadgets in the basement of his rural home and his son "Martin" (George Baker) to help out. Thing is, his son has already had a bad experience with all of this mad science, and now remarried to "Patricia" (Carole Grey) he wants out. Fat chance thinks his dad - think of your grandad who concocted all of this up in the first place. Also, well think of the previous experiments that are currently occupying some locked rooms elsewhere on the property - and of one occupant in particular. "Patricia" - that's "Patreeshia" to the uninitiated, has an habit of exploring and when she discovers a little too much she begins to question her own sanity. Can she believe what she sees? Husband and father-in-law both tell her she's imagining things. Then the police show up looking for a missing woman. Who is she? Why are they looking there? As the net begins to close in, perhaps it's the teleport than can get them to safety and new lives? Hmmm. Neither Donlevy nor Baker carry this stodgy and over-scripted effort at all well and though there's quite a creepy effort from Yvette Rees, the rest of this is all pretty lacklustre fayre that is dragged out for at least half an hour too long. What visual effects there are are straight from the papier-mâché and glue factory and the story is just too thin.

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