Robur, the lord of the seven continents
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Robur, the lord of the seven continents |
| Original title | Master of the World |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1961 |
| length | 102 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 6 |
| Rod | |
| Director | William Witney |
| script | Richard Matheson |
| production |
Samuel Z. Arkoff , James H. Nicholson |
| music | Les Baxter |
| camera | Gill Warrenton |
| cut | Anthony Carras |
| occupation | |
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The retro - Sci-Fi -Adventure Robur, the Lord of the seven continents (Original title: Master of the World ) with Vincent Price as Robur, the Captain Nemo of the air, and Charles Bronson as a US agent John Strock is a film by William Witney from 1961 , Jules Verne's novels Robur the Conqueror and The Lord of the World mixed up.
action
To explore a mysterious crater near Philadelphia , arms manufacturer Prudent takes off in a hot air balloon on a scouting flight. On board are his daughter Dorothy, his assistant Philip Evans and the government agent Strock.
After unsuccessful observation, her balloon is suddenly shot down and falls into the depths. When the four woke up a few hours later from their unconsciousness, they found themselves on board the huge, technically superior airship "Albatros", which is commanded by Captain Robur.
Prudent quickly realizes that the "Albatros" is an instrument of power against which there is no defense. Robur knows that too. Its aim is to fight the war with all violence. He crosses seas and continents to destroy all military weapons in the world. He demonstrated his omnipotence by destroying the British fleet .
Of course, that doesn't suit a weapons manufacturer at all. Together with Strock, Prudent tries to sabotage the "Albatros" .
background
This film is the second, alongside Professor Bondi's Cabinet , in which actors Vincent Price and Charles Bronson play side by side. The film opened in the United States in May 1961 and in Germany on October 5, 1962.
criticism
"Modest, cheap-looking adventure film based on Jules Verne."
“If the figure of Monsieur Robur in Jules Verne's original novel is the prototype of the 'apolitical scientist' who only feels obliged to technical progress and is ignorant of moral concerns (his airship is typically called 'Terror' in the novel), he becomes in Witneys Film adaptation of a quasi-nemo that is driven by an irrational hatred of 'the people' who supposedly can only destroy and destroy "
Web links
- Robur, the Lord of the seven continents in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ World premieres according to IMDb
- ↑ Robur, Lord of the Seven Continents. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .
- ↑ Volume 2, Munich 1997, p. 747