Though the film is clearly cheaply made it has been beautifully shot and the swirling fog (even inside the house!) The story is a fable; a man’s greed evoking a terrible curse that is seemingly cured, but not quite. Marek renamed himself "Sardonicus" and hired speech experts to retrain him to speak. Il film detiene attualmente un rating del 38% "Rotten" su pellicola recensione aggregator Rotten Tomatoes , con una valutazione media di 4,6 su 10, sulla base di otto recensioni. Nacque Marek Toleslawski, un contadino come suo padre Henryk ( Vladimir Sokoloff ). Carver. This is classic Castle on a par if not better than anything else he turned his considerable talents to. Il film è basato su un racconto chiamato "Sardonicus" che è stato originariamente pubblicato nel Playboy .

And he tips his hand somewhat in his onscreen appearance, breaking the fourth wall freely, pretending to count the votes himself. Mr. Sardonicus (1961) Cast: Oscar Homulka, Ronald Lewis, Audrey Dalton, Guy Rolfe Director: William Castle Nutshell: deliciously typical macabre fable from Castle’s impressive House of Horrors.

Naturally Mr. Sardonicus wouldn't be complete without one of William Castle's trademark marketing gimmicks. Each movie patron was given a glow-in-the-dark card featuring a hand with the thumb out.

MASKS ARE REQUIRED: You guessed it, at least one character has to wear a mask for the entire movie.

The film was based on a short story called "Sardonicus" that was originally published in Playboy. For the drive-in version, instead of the "Punishment Poll" cards, the audience was asked to flash their headlights to vote on the ending. I was never aware of the folklore surrounding the term "ghoul," which is a word used to describe people who hang out in graveyards and do unsavory things, which is the most essential definition given to William Castle's gimmicky genre entry. Racconta la storia di Sardonicus , un uomo il cui volto diventa congelato in un ghigno terrificante mentre derubando tomba di suo padre per ottenere un biglietto vincente della lotteria.

When Sir Robert arrives at Castle Sardonicus, his fears are quickly justified: he sees Sardonicus' servant Krull (Oskar Homolka) torturing another of the baron's servants with leeches.

I use WIKI 2 every day and almost forgot how the original Wikipedia looks like. During the running of the film,the “Punishment Poll” lets YOU decide the fate of Mr. Sardonicus!

"[3] The alternate "merciful" ending purportedly showed Sardonicus being cured and surviving (although co-star Dalton claims no such ending was ever shot). Castello, con la sua fama di "re di espedienti" per commercializzare i suoi film, costruito il marketing per il film intorno all'idea dei due possibili finali. Il consenso tra gli storici del cinema, tuttavia, sembra essere che nessun altro finali sono stati mai girati. It's definitely the cheapo version of what Hammer was doing around this time, but the masked Sardonicus is genuinely creepy, and the grinning corpse is distinctly hardcore.

It is a letter of some urgency it seems and upon opening it, Dr.

If you dig Castle's other films or Gothic 60's chillers, you can't go wrong with Sardonicus. He tries to force a doctor to cure him, but eventually dies when he can no longer eat or drink. Nutshell: deliciously typical macabre fable from Castle’s impressive House of Horrors. Upon opening the grave, Marek was traumatized by the sight of Henryk's "grinning" skull.

Sardonicus is a mysterious, cruel, tormented, intelligent villain, WAY more complicated than most villains in this genre. Carver is visibly concerned and cancels all his pending appointments in order to dash off to some godforsaken village in Central Europe. Nel 1880, nel paese dell'Europa centrale fittizia di Gorslava, prominente Londra medico Sir Robert Cargrave ( Ronald Lewis ) visita del misterioso Barone Sardonicus ( Guy Rolfe ) su richiesta urgente della ex amore di Cargrave, Maude ( Audrey Dalton ), ora moglie del barone . Castle cited the film in his memoir as one of his favorites to produce.[1]. Mr. Sardonicus (1961) Alternate Versions (2) An alternate version was supplied for drive-ins. A mysterious and rather bumptious character arrives at the surgery to deliver a note, imploring that “his master” insisted that he deliver it by hand to Dr. [5][6] A similar variation was filmed for the drive-in market for Castle's The Tingler,[7] but to date no evidence for any variation of Mr. Sardonicus has come to light. The ticket, of course, proves to be a winner. Sardonicus appears to be an intelligent, cold, and incredibly cruel man who is obsessed only with finding a cure to his dreadful condition. Sardonicus ha perso l'uso della parola ancora una volta, e lui non può aprire la mascella o le labbra. The makeup effects are impressive and the performances were good but it’s a bit of a trudge. Al momento opportuno, votarono tenendo la carta sia con il pollice su o giù sul fatto Sardonicus sarebbe vivere o morire.

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IMDb Review by Evan Pincus: From The Book of Saw ★★★, i’m trying to figure out how to get them to Pokémon Go to the “Mr. Lost Media Archive is a FANDOM TV Community. Sardonicus esige che provare i trattamenti più sperimentali.

On Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 33% based on reviews from 9 critics, with an average rating of 4.6 out of 10.[11].

I really hated the makeup used on Oskar Homolka, his one wonky eye just looked like they piled on some silly putty to obstruct his vision.

Sardonicus” was released in 1961 and was produced and directed by William Castle.

Sir Robert tells Krull that the injection was only water, and that the plant extract would have been lethal even in a small dose. He finds the villagers recoiling in horror at the mere mention of his hosts name – something he doesn’t appear to be too disturbed about as he valiantly continues his quest to find Baron Sardonicus’s castle despite the apprehensions of the villagers who tell him “You would not understand; you are not old enough to have daughters!”. There can be little doubt that William Castle more than deserves his spot on Horror’s Hall of Fame. Sir Robert advises him not to speak until his facial muscles have had time to adjust. London physician Robert Cargrave (Ronald Lewis) has had much success in rehabilitating people with muscle and nerve disorders, even being knighted for his services. Mr. Sardonicus is a 1961 horror film produced and directed by William Castle. Dropping all his patients he immediately heads across Europe to meet with Sardonicus, although his eagerness to do so has more to do with the fact that he is now married to the love of Cargrave's life than any desire to cure the incurable.


Castle's intro and "voting" segment are enjoyable as usual, but the ending itself fell a little flat for the way Castle hypes it just seconds prior. Ma era raramente, se mai, usato." The PTA Magazine described Mr. Sardonicus as an "elaborately produced [film]... that evokes disgust as well as macabre thrills". Marek si è rinominato "Sardonicus" e ha assunto gli esperti del linguaggio di riqualificare lui a parlare. The plot is involving in the way it is delivered; a Gothic horror tale that plays out like Frankenstein or something similar. He was stuck with a beautiful but nagging wife who was of the view that a life of five minutes of being wealthy was still better than years of being poor.

His unveiling is pretty gasp-worthy and I’d imagine gave a lot of people nightmares back in the day.
Ci sono rapporti che una versione separata del "sondaggio" è stato prodotto per il drive-in, in cui è stato chiesto patroni di lampeggiare i fari le loro vetture a votare.

So consumed is Marek by greed that he violates his own father’s grave to retrieve the ticket and claim the enormous jackpot. Henryk bought a ticket for the national lottery but died before the drawing; after his burial, Marek and Elenka discovered that the ticket won but had been buried with Henryk. Ha perso il potere della parola, e il suo volto è stato congelato in un ghigno terrificante. I held my clawed thumb up for mercy! this time he really has come up trumps with a macabre fable that suits his style of filmmaking to a tee. Il finale "punizione" occupa solo tre minuti di film dopo il "sondaggio", ed è stata la conclusione di quella originale racconto Russell.

Sir Robert gli consiglia di non parlare fino a quando i suoi muscoli facciali hanno avuto il tempo di adattarsi. The Columbia exchanges could replace the two William Castle segments to make an existing print suitable for drive-in bookings. Which ending was shown at any given screening supposedly depended upon the results of an instant poll of audience members.

You could also do it yourself at any point in time. A search for a winning lottery ticket in his dead father's grave causes Sardonicus' face to freeze in a horrible grimace, until he forces a doctor to treat his affliction--with even more grotesque results!

All the films from my exploitation lists, bundled into one mega-super-list-to-rule-them-all! Ogni patrono film è stato dato un bagliore-in-the-dark carta con una mano con il pollice fuori.

A search for a winning lottery ticket in his dead father's grave causes Sardonicus' face to freeze in a horrible grimace, until he forces a doctor to treat his affliction--with even more grotesque results! Sardonicus demands he try more experimental treatments.

It also features a good cast, solid pacing, the setting is great, the tension and suspense are well-executed, the make-up effects are truly horrifying and the plot kept me entertained despite the ending being a little deflating. It's the third by Castle that I've seen (though I really need to revisit House on Haunted Hill). He is shown pretending to address the audience, jovially egging them on to choose punishment, and "tallying" the poll results with no break in continuity as the "punishment" ending is pronounced the winner. The acting is impressive all around with Guy Rolfe excelling as Sardonicus and Oscar Homulka doing a brilliantly zany turn as Krull, the one eyed faithful servant.


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