The devilish mask
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | The devilish mask |
| Original title | The Mask / Eyes of Hell |
| Country of production | Canada |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1961 |
| length | approx. 83 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Julian Roffman |
| script |
Franklin Delessert , Sandy Haver , Frank Taubes , Slavko Vorkapich |
| production | Julian Roffman, Nat Taylor |
| music | Louis Applebaum |
| camera | Herbert S. Alpert |
| cut | Stephen Timar |
| occupation | |
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The devilish mask (original title: The Mask , even Eyes of Light ) is a Canadian low-budget - horror film in 3D by director Julian Roffman from the year 1961. The film was the first Canadian film of a so-called "Major Company" was released in the United States ( Warner Bros. ), and it was the only 3D movie made in Canada towards the end of the 3D movie heyday. The cinema release in Germany was on June 29, 1962.
action
The young history professor Michael Radin comes into possession of an old ritual mask of a mysterious Aztec tribe . Whenever he puts on this mask, he is overcome by disturbing visions that become more cruel and violent from time to time. After killing a young girl influenced by the visions, he trusts the psychologist Dr. To Allen Barnes, who cannot help him. Frustrated, Radin packages the mask, sends it to Barnes, and then commits suicide.
Barnes wants to find out what the mask is all about, puts it on too and also experiences terrible visions that slowly drive him crazy too. He turns to his old university professor Dr. Quincey, who is supposed to examine the mask with him in a scientific experiment. The experiment gets out of hand and Barnes flees the professor's house.
background
The film The Devilish Mask is mainly known for its seemingly surreal 3D sequences, which only appear three times for a few minutes during the film. The rest of the film can be seen "normally" without 3D glasses . Every time Barnes puts on the mask, a deep voice can be heard from the screen, asking: "Put-the-mask-on!", Which meant for the viewer, the red / green 3D glasses received at the entrance also to put on, which was designed like the mask in the film at the premiere (in German cinemas only conventional red / green glasses were used). The 3D sequences were underlaid with early electronic music, which was advertised as Electro Magic Sound in the rental material. The special effects are from James B. Gordon , who also worked for higher budget films as one of the first Cinemascope films The Robe ( The Robe , 1953), Journey to the Center of the Earth ( Journey to the Center of the Earth , 1959) or Sunken World ( The Lost World , 1960).
criticism
The lexicon of international films wrote that the film was a "second-rate horror adventure".
media
The film was released in the United States on VHS video and laser disc . The 3D quality of the anaglyph red / green sequences was praised for broadcasts on US cable TV channels .
Web links
- The devilish mask in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Film Review (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ The devilish mask. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .