I think it is one of the greatest B movies ever made....a classic camp performance from Laughton, a beautiful portrait of a monster, really scary when he's threatening the two lovers....I always thought Stapley and Forrest held their own within the limitations of this film. Re Laughton:sorry,when camp acting is this good it is great acting. And that final scene...terrifying.....a truly underrated movie.
shareYes I saw it on TV a few years ago, and thought it was one of the good ones. Captures that medieval horror suspense atmosphere.
Critics are like Laughton - stuffed full of it. I think they're too spoiled and smug.
I have the DVD. It's simply called 'The Boris Karloff Collection,' but he is NOT the lead character in all of the movies. He "stars" in only one. There was one I couldn't get into at all. Most have low ratings, some of which I disagree. I wonder if the sets in this movie have been used in other movies since they are so elaborate, especially with the waterwheel.
shareIt is one of the movies in the Karloff collection. There is this movie and the Climax on one DVD.
I rented it from netflix
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I agree. This film was a lot of fun. Charles Laughton was deliciously wicked in the lead role, with fine support from Boris Karloff, Sally Forrest, Richard Wyler, and Michael Pate.
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Sorry to disagree, but I thought this was one of the worst written, directed and acted films I've seen in some time.
But, the sets and lighting were terrific.
I'm not dissing this film - I found it quite good! Laughton's performance alone is worth watching in this film.
The DVD? Look for "The Boris Karloff Collection" it has this movie in the set. I've recently acquired the collection and it's really worth it!
"I am invisible, understand, simply because people refuse to see me." ~ The Invisible Man
I was very impressed with "The Boris Karloff Collection" DVD set.
This movie has some marvelous sets in it. The attention to detail of everything from the doors, walls, and floors to the exteriors lent an air of authenticity to the proceedings. Charles Laughton's insane villainy here is on a par with how he'd played Doctor Moreau in The Island of Lost Souls. Boris Karloff's acting was fun to watch as he changed his expressions subtly to convey his loyalties to the disparate characters. It was also a nice surprise to see Alan (Alfred Pennyworth - Bruce Wayne's butler) Napier in a small, but important role.
Altogether it was a nice & thrilling piece of entertainment.
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I've always been repulsed by Charles Laughton but I have to admit he did a good job on this evil character. I would liked to have seen Vincent Price and Roger Corman do this story but they never did Robert Louis Stevenson material.
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