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The Last Man on Earth

1964 · 87 min

A lonely, grim trudge through a dead world, punctuated by sudden violence and a deep, aching sadness.

Genres
Science fiction, Drama, Horror
Tagline
Do you dare imagine what it would be like to be...The last man on earth...Or the last woman.
Overview
When a disease turns all of humanity into the living dead, the last man on earth becomes a reluctant vampire hunter.

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Science fiction, Drama, Horror
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Tone
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • isolation
  • survival
  • grief
  • loneliness
  • death
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
near-future
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror6
Humour1
Realism6
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness8
Complexity5
Emotional weight8

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Genres
science fiction, drama, horror
Directed by
Sidney Salkow, Ubaldo Ragona
Written by
Furio M. Monetti, Richard Matheson, Ubaldo Ragona, William F. Leicester
Starring
Vincent Price, Franca Bettoia, Emma Danieli, Giacomo Rossi Stuart, Umberto Raho, Christi Courtland, Antonio Corevi, Ettore Ribotta
Music
Bert Shefter, Paul Sawtell
Cinematography
Franco Delli Colli
Runtime
87 min
Country
United States of America, Italy
Languages
English, Italian

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