UK, USA, 1965
86m
35mm film, CinemaScope, black and white, 2.35:1
mono, English
A British science fiction/horror film directed by Don Sharp. It was the third in the original trilogy of Fly films and the only one made in the UK.
Plot Summary
The son of the inventor of the troublesome matter transmitter is determined to continue his father’s experiments and perfect the device. But his daughter-in-law discovers the remains of the scientist’s victims…
Credits
Crew
Directed by: Don Sharp
© MCMLXV Lippert Films Ltd
Twentieth Century Fox presents a CinemaScope picture. This film is produced by arrangement with Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation – the registered proprietor of the trademark CinemaScope
Produced by: Robert L. Lippert and Jack Parsons
Written by: Harry Spalding
Director of Photography: Basil Emmott
Supervising Film Editor: Robert Winter
Music Composed by: Bert Shefter
Sound Recordist: Jock May
Make-Up: John O’Gorman
Hairdresser: Barbara Barnard
Special Effects Make-Up: Harold Fletcher
Art Director: Harry White
Made at: Shepperton Studios, Shepperton, England
Cast
Brian Donlevy (Henri Delambre)
George Baker (Martin Delambre)
Carole Gray (Patricia Stanley)
Yvette Rees (Wan)
Rachel Kempson (Madame Fournier)
Bert Kwouk (Tai)
Jeremy Wilkins (Inspector Ronet)
Charles Carson (Inspector Charas)
Mary Manson as Judith
Michael Graham (Albert Delambre)
Warren Stanhope (hotel manager)
Mia Anderson (nurse)
Arnold Bell (hotel porter)
Alternative Titles
Flugans förbannelse – Swedish title
Przeklenstwo muchy – Polish title
Links
Sequel to
The Fly (1958)
Return of the Fly (1959)
See also
The Fly (1986)
The Fly II (1989)
Press
1966
Kine Weekly no.3043 (27 January 1966) p.18
“The story is a mixture of mysteries. The audience is invited to wonder whether Patricia is really mad. and is deliberately kept in the dark as to exactly what the Delambre family is up to. The title, Incidentally, refers to a minor factor – grandfather Delambre got himself crossed with a fly while being disintegrated, and his descendants suffer from a fly’s short life span. The pseudo-scientific mumbo-jumbo is effective, but repeated too often, and there are far too many loose ends. There are, however, some moments of suspense and excitement and the three stars, Brian Donlevy, George Baker and Carole Gray do their best with their mediocre material.” – from an uncredited review
References
Periodicals
- Castle of Frankenstein no.8 p.6
- Castle of Frankenstein no.10 p.33
- Classic Images no.99 (September 1983) p.52 – review
- The Daily Cinema no.9165 (12 January 1966) p.12 – review
- L’Écran Fantastique no.76 (January 1987) p.21 – article
- Fantasy Zone no.1 (October 1989) p.39 – illustrated article (Flying tonight! By John Glenday)
- Film and TV Technician vol.32 no.255 (June 1966) – credits
- Film Review no.671 (Summer 2006) p.115 – illustrated DVD review (The Fly Ultimate Edition by Adrienne Curtis)
- Film Score Monthly vol.7 no.6 (August 2002) p.35 – soundtrack review (Score: reviews of current releases on CD by John Takis)
- Kine Weekly no.3043 (27 January 1966) p.18 – review (author not credited)
- Monthly Film Bulletin vol.33 no.386 (March 1966) p.42 – credits, synopsis, review
- Starburst no.337 (June 2006) p.83 – DVD review (DVD Reviews by David Richardson)
- Monthly Film Bulletin March 1966 p.42 – credits, synopsis, review
Books
- The Aurum Film Encyclopedia: Science Fiction by Phil Hardy (ed) p.238
- English Gothic: A Century of Horror Cinema by Jonathan Rigby pp.131-32, 132, 136, 156, 356
- Feature Films, 1960-1969: A Filmography of English-language and Major Foreign-language United States Releases by Harris M. Lentz III pp.88-89
- Fright Night on Channel 9 by James Arena p.199
- Hoffman’s Guide to SF, Horror and Fantasy Movies 1991-1992 p.86 – credits, review
- Horrorshows: The A-Z of Horror in Film, TV, Radio and Theatre by Gene Wright p.42 – credits, review
- Kine & TV Year Book 1968 p.111
- Reference Guide to Fantastic Films by Walt Lee p.83 – credits
- Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror Film Sequels, Series, and Remakes by Kim R. Holston and Tom Winchester pp.180-181
- Sci-fi Chronicles by Guy Haley (ed.) p.167
- Sixties Shockers by Mark Clark and Bryan Senn pp.121-123
- Uneasy Dreams: The Golden Age of British Horror Films, 1956-1976 by Gary A. Smith p.64
- Unsung Horrors by Eric McNaughton & Darrell Buxton (eds) pp.116-117 – illustrated review (by Tim Mitchell)
- X-Cert: The British Independent Horror Film: 1951-1970 by John Hamilton pp.132-136; 230-231
Other sources
- British National Film Catalogue vol.4 (1966) p.80 – credits
