The image is an example of a ticket confirmation email that amc sent you when you purchased your ticket. The crawling eye aka the trollenberg terror 1958 movie. I can remember the original six part tv series of the trollenberg terror, with laurence payne and sarah lawson. Whatever the age, and even given graphics and monsters a generation back from what can be produced now, the film is splendid for the tenseness and it it is gripping through to the end. This movie has the distinction of being the first film to be skewered on mystery science theater 3000 once they made the leap to a national audience, but i honestly think this is a significant cut above the standard mst3k fare.
While i couldnt remember the exact name of it, i did remember the plot and when amazon prime video had it available a while back, i watched it and was so happy to realize it was the movie id tried to find for many years. Dec 28, 2012 the trollenberg terror movie download download the trollenberg terror uploaded by tollyonline on jan 26, 2010 the original movie trailer. The trollenberg terror is a 1958 independently made british blackandwhite science fiction monster film drama, produced by robert s. Of course, the monster is a bit laughable, but the film cleverly conceales it behind some mist most of the time. Later, there was a film version which i could not see because it had been given an x certificate. Sep 02, 2012 regardez 1958 the trollenberg terror aka the crawling eye movie trailer.
The crawling eye 1958 letterboxd your life in film. So, my childhood fears are dissipated 50 years later and it is great that this old film has been released recently on dvd. He began his film career, aged 16, as a clapperboy after service with the raf, he worked as a third assistant director on ealing studios productions, then joined exclusive studios later hammer films in 1949 career. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film. James henry kinmel sangster 2 december 1927 19 august 2011 was a british screenwriter and director, most famous for his work on the initial horror films made by the british company hammer films, including the curse of frankenstein 1957 and dracula 1958. Mar 10, 2012 trailer for 1958s the crawling eye original title. Dec 01, 2017 this movie has the distinction of being the first film to be skewered on mystery science theater 3000 once they made the leap to a national audience, but i honestly think this is a significant cut above the standard mst3k fare.
If downloading is available, you can download the video to two locations. Other abilities include mind control and four deadly tentacles. The son of an estate agent, sangster was born in kimmel bay, north wales and was educated at ewell castle school. The crawling eye 1958 british creature feature youtube. Jan 26, 2010 1958 the trollenberg terror aka the crawling eye movie trailer. They prefer intense cold, and are constantly surrounded by a freezing mist.
The original english version is titled the trollenberg terror. So, it was good to seize the opportunity of watching the film version which, although dated, is very entertaining, especially for movie buffs like myself who get a lot of enjoyment watching these oldie bmovies from those far off days. The film is a quasiremake of hammers 1959 film the stranglers of bombay. The same director made the film version of this called the crawling eye in 1958. The bigscreen version, was adapted by jimmy sangster, who compressed most of the best horrific and mystery elements of the original into an under90. Some new release movies become unavailable for downloading for a limited time due to licensing restrictions. The crawling eye 1958 is a bad movie but its the good kind of bad, with not a meanspirited bone in its gelatinous, pimpleshaped, tentacled, oneeyed body. The trollenberg terror, koji je uz rezisera preuzeo i dio glumaca iz originalne serije, je od kasnijih kriticara dobivao zamjerke zbog losih specijalnih efekata. Host and executive producer jeff probst thinks this celebrity would make the perfect survivor contestant. Trollenberg starred laurence payne, sarah lawson and rosemary miller of emergencyward 10 fame and was shown on saturday evenings.
Unless someone is intending to write an indepth article on the tv series, this article should probably cover both the film and the tv version, as it did originally. Id seen it on television throughout the 60s in splicy, murky prints that always started with the trollenberg valley out of focus, and with a big tear in the first shot. Where to download the trollenberg terror online website of. The movie trailer of a long forgot gem from british sifi, the crawling eye originally titled the trollenberg terror which reveals astonishingly. As the bodies start to pile up and various climbers go missing on the mountain, the united nations send a boffin to help the local scientists to hopefully solve the mystery. Something sinister lurks within the perpetual cloud masking the trollenberg peak, decapitating mountaineers and posing an even deadlier menace to everyone else below. When he drops by switzerlands trollenberg institute for contaminated cheese development to see his old equipmentabusing buddy professor crevette and his lab assistants, all of whom are named beaker and his recalcitrant computer with its stateoftheart windows 58 os, he becomes swept up in a whirlwind of addled psychic doublemint twins. Oct 20, 2011 a remote mountain resort in switzerland is invaded by horrible alien creatures that like to decapitate humans. Whatever the age, and even given graphics and monsters a generation back from what can be produced now, the film is splendid for. While i couldnt remember the exact name of it, i did remember the plot and when amazon prime video had it available a while back, i watched it and was so happy to realize it was the. The crawling eye the trollenberg terror 1958 rotten. The crawling eye 1958 classic scifi and horror movie dvdr. Apr 25, 2020 the trollenberg terror followed a similar path as the quatermass xperiment to the big screen. The film takes its time before showing off the monster in its full glory and is paced fairly well.
Quentin lawrences the crawling eye movie trailer 1958. Images dvd of the crawling eye is a great treat, as it presents the first watchable version of the movie since its short theatrical run in 1958. The beings are also in telepathic communication with people and inhabit a mysterious, radioactive cloud at the base of the trollenberg mountain. Of course, the monster is a bit laughable, but the film cleverly conceales it behind some mist most of. The trollenberg terror we do not own, nor do we make any ownership claims of this trailer nor of the. You may want to ask in ask the tropers about whether its safe to recreate. Dec 01, 2017 i remember seeing this as a child 50 years ago. Trollenberg terror the crawling eye 1958 video dailymotion. A sixpart serial on itv in 1956 led to a a low budget 1958 film with an american leading man, in this case forrest tucker rather than brian donlevy.
Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comic con sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Uploaded by tollyonline on jan 26, 2010 the original movie trailer. This classic bmovie is more commonly sold under its official title the trollenberg terror but obviously nobody calls it that. Shortly after the original quatermass series ran, tempean studios produced their own 6episode serial, built along similar lines, called the trollenberg terror. Jun 26, 2015 the playgirls and the vampire 1960 lultima preda del vampiro original title 70 min horror 1963 usa five beautiful showgirls are trapped by a storm and find refuge in a creepy old castle. Where to download the trollenberg terror online website. The playgirls and the vampire 1960 lultima preda del vampiro original title 70 min horror 1963 usa five beautiful showgirls are trapped by a storm and find refuge in a creepy old castle. Its standard on wp rightly or wrongly that novels and their film adaptations share a page too. Cgi scifi short film hd invasion day scifi short film by isart. It followed on from the original quatermass serials. Nov 18, 2018 o on the swiss mountain trollenberg, one of three student climbers is suddenly killed, his head ripped from his body two sisters, anne munro and sarah pilgrim jayne, a london mindreading act, are travelling by train to geneva when anne faints as the train passes the mountain.
So, it was good to seize the opportunity of watching the film version which, although dated, is very. Regardez 1958 the trollenberg terror aka the crawling eye movie trailer. The crawling eye actually titled the trollenberg terror is one of the 1950s horror movies that is difficult for me to rate. The only known swiss daikaiju giant monster, these creatures originated from an unknown dimension. The trollenberg terror 1956 synopsis, characteristics. A splendid watch for those with a bit of a yen for horror films of times gone past. A remote mountain resort in switzerland is invaded by horrible alien creatures that like to decapitate humans. The trollenberg terror, authored by peter key and directed by quentin lawrence, started life on british television as a sixpart installment of itvs saturday serial in late 1956 and early 1957. Actor forrest tucker jennifer jayne janet munro addeddate 20191029 20.
Where there are mountains, there are always clouds. The son of an estate agent, sangster was born in kimmel bay, north wales and was. Usprkos toga, na dio fanova zanra je ostavio dobar dojam te stekao svojevrsni kult status. The acting is very good by forrest tucker, janet munro, and the rest of the cast. After the release of the quatermass xperiment, the feature film version of the original quatermass series, tempean decided to. Once in new york, however, i was able to watch it on afternoon television under the title the crawling eye. The trollenberg terror followed a similar path as the quatermass xperiment to the big screen. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comic con sundance film festival toronto intl film. The setting is changed to hong kong in 1910 from india in the 19th century but the basic plot of a middleaged, yet youthful hero attempting to uncover the crimes of a secret sect in a british colony, being captured by the sect, and later released, having a personal. It was much scarier than the movie version well, i was only 8 years old at the time. Unexplained and gruesome deaths among climbers of the trollenberg are investigated. The crawling eye or the trollenberg terror is a fun, atmospheric b movie where mountain climbers are winding up either dead or missing in the nearby mountains in trollenberg where a mysterious cloud haunts.
The movie trailer of a long forgot gem from british sifi, the crawling eye originally titled the trollenberg terror which reveals astonishingly suspensful despite its appawling concept. A series of decapitations on a swiss mountainside appear to be connected to a mysterious radioactive cloud. The beings are also in telepathic communication with. The owner of the castle, a strange nobleman, has a secret laboratory in the basement and has his own plans for the girls. The trollenberg terror movie download download the trollenberg terror. I have no memory of the television series being shown during the 1950s when this was the era of bbcs quatermass. This enables you to watch the video without an internet connection. Action is set in trollenberg, switzerland and concerns a creature from outer space that has taken residence in a radioactive cloud atop of the trollenberg mountain. O on the swiss mountain trollenberg, one of three student climbers is suddenly killed, his head ripped from his body two sisters, anne munro and sarah pilgrim jayne, a london mindreading act, are travelling by train to geneva when anne faints as the train passes the mountain. Jan 04, 2014 something sinister lurks within the perpetual cloud masking the trollenberg peak, decapitating mountaineers and posing an even deadlier menace to everyone else below. Apr 16, 2004 trollenberg starred laurence payne, sarah lawson and rosemary miller of emergencyward 10 fame and was shown on saturday evenings.