Where the film fails as a narrative - and it fails rather mightily in places - it succeeds as a mood piece.
The Last Man on Earth (1964)
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Reviews Counted:15
Fresh:11
Rotten:4
Average Rating:6.3/10
Runtime: 88 mins
Genre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy
Synopsis: Based on Richard Matheson's SF thriller I AM LEGEND, THE LAST MAN ON EARTH is about a man who survives a global plague only to be stalked nightly by zombielike victims who call out his name.... Based on Richard Matheson's SF thriller I AM LEGEND, THE LAST MAN ON EARTH is about a man who survives a global plague only to be stalked nightly by zombielike victims who call out his name. Vincent Price stars as Robert Morgan, a scientist who tried desperately to come up with a cure for an airborne virus that was killing people around the globe. Although he could not develop a serum in time to save his family, he himself seems to be immune from the disease. Thus, he is left to wander the streets by day, staking zombies, then barricading himself in his house each night as the zombies try to break in and kill him. Price is excellent in the role, going about his horrible business as if it were just another day: waking up and eating breakfast, putting on a suit, calmly staking the zombies, making dinner, listening to records at night. But when he suddenly sees what looks like another living soul out in the daylight, his world is suddenly turned inside out. [More]
Starring: Vincent Price, Franca Bettoya, Emma Danieli, Giacomo "Jack" Rossi-Stuart
Starring: Vincent Price, Franca Bettoya, Emma Danieli, Giacomo "Jack" Rossi-Stuart
Director: Sidney Salkow
Director: Sidney Salkow
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Reviews for The Last Man on Earth
A chilling study of loneliness and an acting tour de force for Price as the last survivor of a dead race, and not exactly the feel-good movie of 1964.
Some would consider this version better than the 1971 remake with Charlton Heston, The Omega Man, but that isn't much of an achievement.
Price retrata com talento a angústia e o cansaço de seu personagem, mas os vampiros ridiculamente estúpidos e a dublagem capenga boicotam seus esforços.
One of Vincent Price most peculiar films, made in Italy, with poor dubbing of the Italian actors and cheesy special effects
This first-ever adaptation of Richard Matheson's novel I Am Legend is easily the most faithful of the three; unfortunately, it is also the least entertaining.
If you are a fan of the way Vincent engages such tacky post-apocalypse fantasy subjects, this one should catch your fancy.
Worth seeing for fans of older genre movies, even though the film's pacing is often a bit too languid for its own good.
Price plays a scientist who is the last survivor on Earth after a plague has turned the rest of the population into vampires.
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April 26, 2006:
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