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The Shrike is a 1955 American film noir drama film based on Joseph Kramm's play of the same name. José Ferrer directed and starred in Ketti Frings' screenplay adaptation.
Shrikes are medium-sized birds with grey, brown, or black-and-white plumage. Most species are between 16 cm (6.3 in) and 25 cm (9.8 in) in size; however, the genus Corvinella, with its extremely elongated tail-feathers, may reach up to 50 cm (20 in) in length.
The Shrike. The region of the Tombs is also the home of the Shrike, a menacing half-mechanical, half-organic four-armed creature that features prominently in the series. It appears in all four Hyperion Cantos books and is an enigma in the initial two; its purpose is not revealed until the second book, but is still left nebulous.
The Shrike was a roughly humanoid entity three meters in height, with a carapace made entirely of a metal resembling chrome steel. It had four arms, with the lower pair being slightly shorter than the upper pair, and four hands tipped with scalpel-like fingerblades.
The Shrike is the secondary antagonist of the series of Science Fiction novels The Hyperion Cantos by Dan Simmons. It is a mysterious mechanical being of great power, size and cruelty which allegedly serves as the guardian of the planet Hyperion.
The Shrike chronicles the experiences of Jim Downs, a middle-aged man who has been placed in a mental hospital after a failed suicide attempt, brought on by a stalled career in the theater. His severe depression and feelings of hopelessness are alleviated, however, when an opportunity presents itself for Jim to revive his career.
José Ferrer starred and directed The Shrike, an intense and intimate drama that starts with marital difficulties. In the opening scene, Joe has just attempted suicide and his wife lets the hospital put him in the mental ward.
A successful theatrical director is driven to failure by the machinations of his vengeful wife. Eventually, he lands in a mental hospital where both his wife and his new love, a young actress named Charlotte, are waiting to see him.
The Shrike: Directed by José Ferrer. With José Ferrer, June Allyson, Joy Page, Kendall Clark. A successful theatrical director is driven to failure by the machinations of his vengeful wife.
May 26, 1989 · On the world called Hyperion, beyond the law of the Hegemony of Man, there waits the creature called the Shrike. There are those who worship it. There are those who fear it. And there are those who have vowed to destroy it.
