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The Undead (1957)

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Release Date: Mar 1, 1957 Wide

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Legendary shlockmeister Roger Corman and long-time collaborator Charles B. Griffith attempted to cash in on the popular 1950s surge in Bridey Murphy reincarnation mania with this confusing and throughly weird thriller. It begins with researcher Richard Garland hypnotizing streetwalker Pamela Duncan in an attempt to record her past-life experiences as a condemned witch in the Dark Ages. After numerous silly attempts by Garland to save her -- including regressing himself into the same period,

Unrated, 1 hr. 15 min.

Drama, Horror, Mystery & Suspense, Classics, Science Fiction & Fantasy

Directed By: Roger Corman

In Theaters: Mar 1, 1957 Wide

Cast

Pamela Duncan
Diana Love, Helene
Richard Garland
Pendragon
Allison Hayes
Livia
Val Dufour
Quintus Ratcliff
Mel Welles
Smokin
Dorothy Neumann
Meg-Maud
Billy Barty
The Imp
Bruno Ve Sota
Scroop
Aaron Saxon
Gobbo
Richard Devon
Satan
Dick Miller
Ernst R. von Theumer
Smolkin

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Not good, but so strange it's mesmerizing.

February 11, 2004 Comment

Ken Hanke

Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

Classic but little-seen B-flick that deserves a modern-day remake. Check out Billy Barty as the evil Imp.

February 3, 2003 Comment

Luke Y. Thompson

New Times

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Corman's time travel / horror movie is fun and entertaining. I liked it.

September 5, 2010

AJ Verser

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hey little buddy! its evil! its all evil! damn the tomato-pickin bastard as well. 9/10 now this was classic. hell anything corman does is fair game in my book. the king of horrible movies.

May 3, 2004

Kaneda !

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