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The Fly

1958 · 94 min

A slow-burning, tragic sci-fi horror that unsettles with its quiet domestic dread and a haunting final image.

Directed by
Kurt Neumann
Genres
Science fiction, Horror, Drama
Starring
David Hedison, Patricia Owens, Vincent Price
Tagline
If she looked upon the horror her husband had become...She would scream for the rest of her life!
Overview
Industrialist François Delambre is called late at night by his sister-in-law, Helene, who tells him that she has just killed her husband. Reluctant at first, she eventually explains to the police that he invented a matter transportation apparatus and, while experimenting on himself, a fly entered the chamber.

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Directed by
Kurt Neumann
Genres
Science fiction, Horror, Drama
Starring
David Hedison, Patricia Owens, Vincent Price
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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • obsession
  • identity
  • grief
  • family
  • science
Places
  • single country house
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • nonlinear
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror6
Humour2
Realism5
Romance3
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
science fiction, horror, drama
Directed by
Kurt Neumann
Written by
James Clavell
Starring
David Hedison, Patricia Owens, Vincent Price, Herbert Marshall, Kathleen Freeman, Betty Lou Gerson, Charles Herbert, Eugene Borden
Music
Paul Sawtell
Cinematography
Karl Struss
Runtime
94 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
French, English

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