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Titolo originale: Tales of Terror
Regia: Roger Corman |
Anno: 1962
Origine: United States of America |
Generi: Horror Commedia Mistero Thriller
Tag: cat | spider | reincarnation | vase | buried alive | wine | anthology | murder | zombie | corpse | extramarital affair | drunk | hypnotist | tomb |
Cast: Vincent Price | Peter Lorre | Basil Rathbone | Debra Paget | Maggie Pierce | Joyce Jameson | Leona Gage | David Frankham | Lennie Weinrib | Wally Campo | Alan DeWitt | John Hackett | Edmund Cobb | Scott Brown | Benjie Bancroft | Paul Bradley | Kenneth Gibson | Kenner G. Kemp | Jack Kenny | Cosmo Sardo | Jack Tornek |

Tre episodi da E.A. Poe e adattati da Richard Matheson. Il primo (Morella) racconta di una figlia che si sostituisce al corpo mummificato della madre morta; il secondo (Il gatto nero) di un marito tradito che mura vivi la moglie e l'amante; il terzo (Il caso del signor Waldemar) di un ipnotizzatore che rimanda la morte di un amico con esiti macabri. Roger Corman, produttore e regista, utilizza i suoi attori collaudatissimi nel genere horror (Vincent Price soprattutto, presente in tutti e tre gli episodi) per un divertimento nero dai toni allucinati e grotteschi, talvolta (come nel caso del gatto che svela un delitto) non privo di una sottile vena umoristica.

Errori

The Cat in Annabel's hands changes position when arguing with her husband. D
Carmichael says if Dr. James kills him, M. Valdemar will never be released, but Dr. James could thre [...] D
Lenora's hair changes between shots constantly through the tale. D
There is a Spider, motionless, shown on a glass, then there is a shot of the spider moving, in the n [...] D
When Montresor is getting his first wine served in the contest, discontinuity between two continuous [...] D
Locke's position changes on stairs when he is talking with Lenora. His eyes also change. D
Locke's position in the chair changes between two continuous shots. D
Fortunato's face expression changes between 2 shots when shaking hands with the drunk. D
Ernest is still breathing after being dead and rotten. D
In the Black Cat tale, after the police knock open the wall and shows close up of Annabel and the ca [...] D
At around 50 minutes the bucket on the table disappears. D
At around 49 minutes, the cat is on the bucket, then walks away. When the cat is shown again it is b [...] D
When Peter Lorre enters the residence and starts breaking pots,looking for money, one of the pots ha [...] D
Montresor's position on the bed changes from shot before and the shot after he sees a snake. D
When Montresor is asleep and falls from the chair on the floor, he uses hands to protect him from th [...] D
When Morella takes control of Lenora's body, as Vincent Price walks up the last time before the reve [...] D
Annabel is still breathing when we see her dead. D
Lenora's shawl and hands change position between shots while she is walking through the house. D
Montresor's position on the chair at the contest changes between 2 continuous shots. D
Like in all older movies, there a lot of discontinuity throughout the scenes . D
Fortunato starts moving towards Montresor, but in the very next shot, he is still standing and start [...] D