Dementia 13
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Dementia 13 |
| Original title | Dementia 13 |
| Country of production | USA , Ireland |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1963 |
| length | 81 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 16 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Francis Ford Coppola |
| script | Francis Ford Coppola |
| production |
Roger Corman Charles Hannawalt R. Wright Campbell |
| music | Ronald Stein |
| camera | Charles Hannawalt |
| cut |
Morton Tubor Stuart O'Brien |
| occupation | |
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Dementia 13 is an American horror film directed by Francis Ford Coppola from 1963.
The film was newly adapted under the direction of Richard LeMay and was released in US cinemas on October 6, 2017.
action
Once a year the Haloran family meets in front of Kathleen's grave. The Haloran's daughter drowned in the castle pond. Your mother couldn't cope with death and went insane. John Haloran dies of a heart attack on a night boat trip. Since his wife Louise does not inherit anything if John dies in front of the lady of the castle, John's mother, she hides her husband's death.
Meanwhile, the other family members have also arrived. Louise plans to drive Lady Haloran to suicide. However, there is also an ax murderer in the castle. After the funeral for Kathleen, Louise wants to hide some of Kathleen's dolls in the pond. When she is done with the preparations, she meets the ax murderer who kills her.
At a meeting at the pond, the puppets are noticed after all. The lady thinks everything is a sign, the other members of the family, especially the eldest son Richard and the doctor who came along, Dr. Caleb realize that someone is planning something bad here. A servant is the next victim of the murderer, Lady Haloran suffers an accident. The pond is drained and a shrine for Kathleen appears. It turns out that Billy is the ax murderer who feels guilty about his sister's death and who went insane. Dr. Caleb shoots the killer.
background
Coppola was an assistant director on Roger Corman's Fast Cars and Affairs , which was filmed in Ireland . Coppola was allowed to use the same set, the same crew and the same actors (Anders, Campbell and Magee) for his second directorial work.
Reviews
“Conventional horror film, second directing attempt (after 'This is only available in the Wild West', 1961) by the then 24-year-old Francis Coppola. Only the atmospherically dense black-and-white photography can generate interest in the bumpy story, which is narrated in style. "
Web links
- Dementia 13 in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Complete film on archive.org
- Dementia 13 atRotten Tomatoes(English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Trailer for the new edition of Francis Ford Coppola's horror shocker. Retrieved September 13, 2017 .
- ^ Dementia 13. In: Lexicon of the international film . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .