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1958 (Norway)
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If she looked upon the horror her husband had become... she would scream for the rest of her life! more
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A scientist has a horrific accident when he tries to use his newly invented teleportation device. full summary | add synopsis
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1 nomination
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A very entertaining 50's sci-fi classic.
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Cast
(Complete credited cast) | David Hedison | ... | Andre Delambre (as Al Hedison) |
 | Patricia Owens | ... | Helene Delambre |
 | Vincent Price | ... | François Delambre |
| Herbert Marshall | ... | Insp. Charas |
| Kathleen Freeman | ... | Emma (Delambre maid) |
| Betty Lou Gerson | ... | Nurse Andersone |
| Charles Herbert | ... | Philippe Delambre |
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94 min
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2.35 : 1 more
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4-Track Stereo (Westrex Recording System)
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Iceland:16 |
West Germany:12 (f) (re-rated) |
West Germany:16 (nf) (original rating) |
USA:TV-PG (tv rating) |
UK:15 (video rating) |
Argentina:13 |
Australia:M |
Finland:K-16 |
Norway:16 |
Sweden:15 |
UK:X (original rating) |
UK:PG (video re-rating) (2001) |
USA:Unrated
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That is actually David Hedison, not a stuntman, inside the Fly makeup.
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Crew or equipment visible: When the fly is first revealed in the spider's web, when Vincent Price's character is unaware, you see the fly struggling in the web. The string used to make the fly shake is visible.
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Police doctor:
I shall never forget that scream as long as I live...
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Referenced in "Jeopardy!: (#22.39)" (2005)
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Canadian scientist Andre Delambre (Al/David Hedison) is intently working on teleportation. However, when he experiments on himself, he gets his genetic material swapped with that of a fly - the result is a humanoid, man-sized thing with an enormous fly head, and an elusive fly with a teeny-tiny human head and arm.
Although I've seen the David Cronenberg remake first (itself an excellent film, and one of its directors' finest moments), this classic science fiction drama deals with loss and tragedy just as well if not better. It's intelligent, and deeply affecting. Patricia Owens does a good job of drawing me in with her performance, successfully conveying the helplessness of a wife who desperately wants to help her husband but cannot.
Hedison is good in an engaging performance, and continues to elicit sympathy after encased in the unwieldy fly head. Vincent Price is solid in support, playing the loyal and concerned brother who is determined to get to the bottom of his brothers' demise. Also doing good work are Herbert Marshall as the inspector and Kathleen Freeman as the maid.
The film-makers hold off the big reveal as long as possible, so it's all the more effective when it finally does happen. Also helping this film to stick in the memory is its creepy climax ("Help me! Help me!"), and its brief "fly vision" scene. It's deliberately paced, but is worth sticking with. It's got some good sets, a fine music score, and very nice CinemaScope photography. It's a truly remarkable picture that belies its B level nature every step of the way.
A big financial success back in its day, it led to the sequels "Return of the Fly" and "Curse of the Fly", followed many years later by Cronenbergs' remake, itself followed by a sequel.
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