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November 1966 (France) morePlot:
On a strange island inhabited by demons and spirits, a man battles the forces of evil. full summary | add synopsisUser Comments:
Uncanny moreCast
(Complete credited cast)| William Shatner | ... | Marc | |
| Allyson Ames | ... | Kia | |
| Eloise Hardt | ... | Amael | |
| Robert Fortier | ... | Olin | |
| Ann Atmar | ... | Arndis | |
| Milos Milos | ... | Incubus |
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78 minCountry:
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EsperantoColor:
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1.85 : 1 moreSound Mix:
MonoCertification:
USA:UnratedFun Stuff
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All the spoken dialogue was in Esperanto. moreGoofs:
Crew or equipment visible: During the long fight between Kia and the goat, the shadow of the camera is clearly visible several different times. moreQuotes:
Amael: I warn you, Kia, that quiet, modest man, who seeks no honors, no rewards, that gentle person who seeks only peace, that man is a hero!Kia: He is a mortal man!
Amael: A great hero, Kia... great and good.
Kia: Then he has a soul worth fighting for! There are no heroes burning in the fires of Hell! No Martyrs and no Saints! Don't try to stop me, Amael.
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It is correct to compare this independent, low-budget, black-and-white atmospheric horror film with others of its decade, such as "Carnival of Souls" and "Night Tide," and it's also correct to compare it with Bergman, since there is clearly a touch of "Seventh Seal" here and possibly a bit of "Virgin Spring" and "The Devil's Eye." But I'd like to point this out: the most obvious comparison people make is with "Persona" because of the strikingly composed "sister" shots, which evoke the famous profile compositions of Bergman's movie, yet "Persona" was made a year later, in 1966! ("Hour of the Wolf" was made three years later, in 1968.) Therefore, while we can say Leslie Stevens and Conrad Hall were influenced by Bergman, it's also reasonable to suppose that since this film played at the Venice Film Festival, Bergman might have been influenced by "Incubus"!
The awkward moments--I'm thinking especially of the last scene--create a rare accident that only occurs in low-budget films. The effects are so obvious and ludicrous that you're half-inclined to ridicule the scene with an "Oh, come on!" Yet at the same time, what it's trying to get across is so inherently disturbing that you also feel the frisson of real horror. It's a kind of accidental alienation effect. This state of conflict in the viewer's mind--half pitched out of the spell and rejecting what we see for what we know, and half shocked into ghastly conviction--this frame of mind is where is the uncanny takes effect.