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In 1939, a [[B movies (Hollywood Golden Age)|Hollywood B movie]] titled ''[[Torture Ship]] |
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>https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0002870/2014</ref> It later screened at the Trash Film Festival in Vȁraždīn, Croatia in 2016.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.trash.hr/?page_id=2596 |title=Archived copy |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> |
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>https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0002870/2014</ref> It later screened at the Trash Film Festival in Vȁraždīn, Croatia in 2016.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.trash.hr/?page_id=2596 |title=Archived copy |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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Revision as of 23:48, 15 November 2021
| "A Thousand Deaths" | |
|---|---|
| Short story by Jack London | |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Short story |
| Publication | |
| 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
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 Vȁraždīn, Croatia in 2016.[4]
See also
References
- ^ "The Black Cat". 1916.
- ^ "Torture Ship". American Film Institute. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
- ^ https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0002870/2014
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-10-19. Retrieved 2016-10-18.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
External links
A Thousand Deaths public domain audiobook at LibriVox- A Thousand Deaths at GASLIGHT
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