They also are unable to make it to the home planet of the astronauts who theyve infiltrated. Barry sullivan, norma bengell, angel aranda, evi marandi, fernando villena, stelio candelli. A band of space travelers has just intercepted a distress call from a distant world. In this spooky lowbudget horror outing from mario bava, a team of rescuers head for mars to find missing astronauts and instead find terrifying. Planet of the vampires has accumulated a very positive critical response over the years. Planet of the vampires is a very campy film, most of which is brought on by the acting and cheap looking effects, but it does have several plus points, one of which is its great atmosphere. Like zombies, the dead crew rise and kill off the search team. Two spacecrafts on the same mission land on a strange, misty planet.
Stylish, moody story of a group of astronauts on a mysterious planet who go in search of missing comrades whose minds have been taken over by aliens. This movie was certainly the major influence to at least ridley scotts alien and prometheus that have similar storyline. Planet of the vampires trailer 1965 mario bava youtube. Barry sullivan, norma bengell, angel aranda, evi marandi, mario bava. The release far, far outclasses mgms midnite movies dvd of late 2001, which had good color but was not widescreenenhanced. By 1965, american movies about interplanetary travel had dwindled to a few minor pictures a year. Alien planet of the vampires cinematic and contextual comparison duration. Planet of the vampires 1965 alien derelict sequence italian print the planetoid project artbynyland. While investigating a signal from the planet aura, two ships, the argos and the galliott, are caught in a gravity field and pulled down to the planet. Watch planet of the vampires 1965 full movie online free. Although planet of the vampires predates ridley scotts alien by 14 years, the parallels between the two films are undeniable a spaceship crashes onto an uncharted planet after intercepting a mysterious sos transmission where they find an alien spacecraft and the huge skeletal bodies of the crew inside.
The conclusion shows a great surprise to the viewer. Its no wonder than nearly 35 years after his death, bava is still talked about and his movies celebrated. Planet of the vampires terrore nello spazio was directed by mario bava, and though the english dub is shaky at best, the film is delightful bmovie scifi fare, which over the years has drawn some close comparisons to the alien films, though it definitely lacks a xenomorph, and the body horror that seems to. A spaceship lands on the mysterious planet aura to search for a missing vessel. After landing on the mysterious planet aura, the spaceships astronauts become possessed.
The ship has been damaged, and they cant make it home. This forum will contain spoilers from all stages of the game so browsers beware. Visionary italian filmmaker maria bava was always a favorite of the cineastes at club 57, because he could make something stylish out of very little one of the clubs own aesthetics. They discover the wreckage and realize that the crew members killed each other. Planet of the vampires certainly is schlock and pulp thats been gorgeously rendered by bavas art house sensibilities. They have no choice but to stop at a nearby planet and make repairs. A brief history of planet of the vampires 1965 cinapse. Planet of the vampires 1965 watch online, planet of. The remainder of the movie deals with the astronauts trying to get off the planet. Planet of the vampires 1965 leather compilation youtube.
Planet of the vampires, despite the low budget, is an original, stylish and with a surprising plot point. Our editorinchief nate yapp is proud to have contributed to the new book hidden horror. The screenplay was written by ib melchor and louis m. Below is a little summary about the beginning of the movie so you will have a gist of it. Rent planet of the vampires 1965 starring barry sullivan and norma bengell on dvd and bluray. After landing on a mysterious planet, a team of astronauts begin to turn. Mondo bava two spacecraft land on a deserted mistenshrouded planet. On april 21st, 2010 six astronauts 3 couples i believe are returning home to earth from a five year mission to mars.
Cult classic shocker from mario bava starring barry sullivan as the captain of a spaceship stranded on a strange planet possessed by disembodied aliens, who soon discovers that his crew is being turned into space vampires. Planet of the vampires 1965 directed by mario bava. Vampires, werewolves and other creatures exist within the wod although their presence is largely unknown to the general population as their machinations take place behind the scenes of our every day lives. Terrore nello spazio 1965 terrore nello spazio 1965 terrore nello spazio 1965 terrore nello spazio 1965 the image could not be loaded.
Angels and vampires a christian scifi thriller pdf download. Mario bavas planet of the vampires, one of the most celebrated italian science fiction films, gets the hd bluray treatment courtesy of kino lorber and scorpion releasing. Planet of the vampires aka terrore nello spazio aka demon planet 1965 10,000 years ago, or 10,000 years to come, are they beings of the future or of the past. In planet of the vampires you cant believe all that you. In 1966, castle of frankenstein described the film as beautifully photographed italian sfantasy with excellent sfx and superb color. A crew of space explorers, in nifty leather outfits, arrive on a mysterious, fog filled planet.
Its perhaps as beautiful as a film can be when its dealing with reanimated bodies and soulsucking beings from outer space, but it doesnt come without that signature, underlying bava weirdness that makes it genuinely effective beyond its goriness. The haunted planet the haunted world the outlawed planet the planet of terror the. Planet of the vampires 1965, science fictionhorror trailer for the mario bava directed film which is widely claimed to have inspired ridley. Heyward, based on one night of 21 hours by renato pestrineiro. A celebration of 101 underrated and overlooked fright flicks, edited by aaron christensen. Sporting a neal adams cover and featuring early work by such luminaries as pat broderick, planet of vampires tells the tale of what occurs when a team return from their mission in space to find. The kino lorber bluray of planet of the vampires is a pleasing hd transfer with excellent color. Planet of the vampires, whose title and original american poster are both misleading because there are no vampires in the film which is actually a scaled down zombie variant on the ever popular invasion of the body snatchers theme of aliens possessing humans, is a terrific exercise in eerie atmosphere with some moments that even surprised me.
Is it a desperate cry for help or something more sinister. Planet of the vampires 1965 is an italianspanish science fiction horror movie that is also known in italy as terrore nello spazio 1965. The planet is populated by disembodied beings who need host bodies so they can leave aura and conquer earth. Director mario bava a bay of bld 1971, black sunday 1960, hercules in the haunted world 1961 did a great job with this movie in 1965. We offer patches, files and a strong creative community that has been in existence since for over 10 years. Its us television broadcast trailer also is in this collection under title the demon planet. In bloodlines you play the role of a newly created embraced vampire. One of those films is planet of the vampires from 1965.
The captain determines that the planet is inhabited by advanced minds who have been seeking bodies to take over and escape to another worldturning most of his crew into homicidal zombies. Filmed by the incomparable mario bava, it features stunning cinematography that transforms its bmovie styling into something its hard to tear ones eyes away from. Planet of the vampires is a 1965 italian science fiction horror film, produced by fulvio lucisano, directed by mario bava, that stars barry sullivan and norma. Planet of the vampires mario bava, blood and black lace, bay of blood master of the italian suspense film, tries his hand at science fiction with this stylishly mod twist on the vampire legend. The planet s exterior sequences were filmed on an empty stage obscured by mists. Whether youre a white wolf fan, a fellow gamer, or a wandering soul who lost their way and wound up here, youll find something for everyone. The planets exterior sequences were filmed on an empty stage obscured by mists. A forum for those playing bloodlines to talk about what theyve encountered, compare notes and help each other out with quests etc. The crew members each find themselves overcome by a hostile alien which causes homicidal impulses in each of them.
Planet vampire supports video games based on the white wolf new and old world of darkness. Planet of the vampires 1965, science fictionhorror trailer for the mario bava directed film which is widely claimed to have inspired ridley scotts alien and prometheus. Planet of the vampires has no vampires, but it does have a solid cast and skincrawlingly creepy story especially for those who like their horror and scifi to have a slow, suspenseful burn. Though consigned to the matinee crowd during its release, planet of the vampires which really doesnt have any literal vampires at all has enjoyed a steadily growing reputation both through the increased appreciation of its director and the frequently noted story parallels to 1979s alien, particularly that large skeletal alien astronaut. Planet of the vampires aka terrore nello spazio aka demon. This is not one of his best films by any means, but it might be his most interesting. For planet of the vampires mario bava turned his visual sense to a new genre, the space opera.
With a title like planet of the vampires how could i not love this midnite classic from mario bava. Watch planet of the vampires 1965 full movie online free on 0123movies. Though denied, italian horror maestro mario bavas planet of the vampires would seem to have exerted some influence on dan o bannon and ridley scott when making alien. Planet of the vampires terrore nello spazio 1965, 88m, dcp, italyspain.
But italy was having a miniboom, mostly through the work of prolific director antonio margheriti. Planet of the vampires 1965 posted on april 20, 2018 april 27, 2018 by lindsey. The refurbished encoding is the american cut with english dialogue only, the track that was supervised and partially rewritten by writerdirector ib melchoir. Overview of planet of the vampires, 1965, directed by mario bava, with barry sullivan, norma bengell, angel aranda, at turner classic movies. Planet of the vampires atlas, february 1975 history. As bava would later go on to do in the horror classic.
Planet of the vampires trailer 1965 video detective. Two exceptions were robinson crusoe on mars and first men in the moon. The dead bodies are being used as host bodies for native beings that are sort of energy like beings. With barry sullivan, norma bengell, angel aranda, evi marandi. Ignore the bad dialog and absurd plot and concentrate on mario bravas atmospheric visuals. Rent planet of the vampires 1965 on dvd and bluray.
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