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"'''A Thousand Deaths'''" is an 1899 short story by [[Jack London]], |
"'''A Thousand Deaths'''" is an 1899 short story by [[Jack London]], his first work to be published. It is about the experimentally induced death and resuscitation/resurrection of the protagonist, by a mad scientist who uses multiple scientific methods for these experiments. It was published in ''[[The Black Cat (US magazine)|Black Cat]]'' magazine.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LD8oAAAAYAAJ&dq=black+gold+robert+mcblair&pg=RA1-PA40|title=The Black Cat|year=1916}}</ref> The story was adapted to film in 1939. |
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==Film adaptation== |
==Film adaptation== |
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In 1939, a [[B movies (Hollywood Golden Age)|Hollywood B movie]] titled ''[[Torture Ship]]'' was loosely based on "A Thousand Deaths".<ref name="afi">{{cite web|url=https://catalog.afi.com/Film/7993-TORTURE-SHIP?sid=aaa50897-2021-49e6-9c36-27f3c1c79cb1&sr=11.400018&cp=1&pos=0|publisher=[[American Film Institute]]|title=Torture Ship|accessdate=April 9, 2020}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | In 2014, writer-director Adam Zanzie released a short film adaptation which premiered at the [[St. Louis Filmmakers Showcase]], where it won awards for Best Actor (John Bratkowski) and Best Sound Design.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0002870/2014 |title = St. Louis Filmmakers Showcase, US (2014) – IMDb| website=[[IMDb]] }}</ref> It later screened at the Trash Film Festival in Varaždin, Croatia, in 2016.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.trash.hr/?page_id=2596 |title=Accepted movies 2016 – Trash Film Festival 11 |access-date=2016-10-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161019004824/http://www.trash.hr/?page_id=2596 |archive-date=2016-10-19 |url-status=dead }}</ref> |
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A feature-film adaptation entitled ''[[Torture Ship]]'', directed by [[Victor Halperin]], was released in 1939.<ref>https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0032047/</ref> |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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*[[Flatliners]] |
*''[[Flatliners]]'' |
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==References== |
==References== |
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== External links == |
== External links == |
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* {{librivox book | title=A Thousand Deaths | author=Jack London}} |
* {{librivox book | title=A Thousand Deaths | author=Jack London}} |
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* [http://gaslight.mtroyal.ab.ca/1000dths.htm A Thousand Deaths at GASLIGHT] |
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070712040129/http://gaslight.mtroyal.ab.ca/1000dths.htm A Thousand Deaths at GASLIGHT] |
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Latest revision as of 18:24, 18 July 2023
| "A Thousand Deaths" | |
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| Short story by Jack London | |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Short story |
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| Publication date | 1899 |
"A Thousand Deaths" is an 1899 short story by Jack London, his first work to be published. It is about the experimentally induced death and resuscitation/resurrection of the protagonist, by a mad scientist who uses multiple scientific methods for these experiments. It was published in Black Cat magazine.[1] The story was adapted to film in 1939.
Film adaptation[edit]
In 1939, a Hollywood B movie titled Torture Ship was loosely based on "A Thousand Deaths".[2]
In 2014, writer-director Adam Zanzie released a short film adaptation which premiered at the St. Louis Filmmakers Showcase, where it won awards for Best Actor (John Bratkowski) and Best Sound Design.[3] It later screened at the Trash Film Festival in Varaždin, Croatia, in 2016.[4]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "The Black Cat". 1916.
- ^ "Torture Ship". American Film Institute. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
- ^ "St. Louis Filmmakers Showcase, US (2014) – IMDb". IMDb.
- ^ "Accepted movies 2016 – Trash Film Festival 11". Archived from the original on 2016-10-19. Retrieved 2016-10-18.
External links[edit]
A Thousand Deaths public domain audiobook at LibriVox- A Thousand Deaths at GASLIGHT
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