Return of the Fly

"Out of the World of Atomic Mutation It Rises - With the Dread Curse of the Father Upon It!"

1959 1h 20m EN

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★6.1TMDB · 275

HorrorScience Fiction

Synopsis

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Fifteen years after his father's experiments with matter transmission fail, Philippe Delambre and his uncle François attempt to create a matter transmission device on their own. However, their experiments have disastrous results, turning Philippe into a horrible half-man, half-fly creature.

“Out of the World of Atomic Mutation It Rises - With the Dread Curse of the Father Upon It!”

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Cast

Vincent Price
Francois Delambre
Brett Halsey
Philippe Delambre
John Sutton
Insp. Beecham
David Frankham
Ronald Holmes, alias Alan Hinds
Dan Seymour
Max Berthold
Danielle De Metz
Cecile Bonnard
Jack Daly
Granville (reporter)
Janine Grandel
Mme. Bonnard

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Edward Bernds
Writers: Edward Bernds, George Langelaan
Languages: English, French
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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

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ERA

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67 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, French.

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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 Edward Bernds, shot by Brydon Baker. 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 Richard C. Meyer 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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Vincent Price and Brett Halsey and John Sutton carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Edward Bernds directs. Brydon Baker behind the camera. Bert Shefter scores. Richard C. Meyer cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English, French.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

180 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
267 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, French.
4Part of the "The Fly Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Directed by Edward Bernds, shot by Brydon Baker. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Bert Shefter. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Richard C. Meyer shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Vincent Price and Brett Halsey and John Sutton carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "Out of the World of Atomic Mutation It Rises - With the Dread Curse of the Father Upon It!".
10IMDB entry: tt0053219 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Classified under 15 themes, including "experiment", "teleportation", "hybrid", "montreal, canada".

The technical file

Cinematography: Brydon Baker
Original score: Bert Shefter
Editing: Richard C. Meyer
Makeup / hair: Hal Lierley
Runtime: 80 min · 1h 20m
Status: Released
Original language: EN
IMDB: Return of the Fly (1959)

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.