Someone Behind the Door
1971
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Free with ads. TV-PG. YouTube Movies & TV. 180M subscribers. ...more. It's 1868. A mad inventor – known only as Robur (Vincent Price) – kidnaps a team of four people on a government expedition to...
America International Picture's sci-fi fantasy Master of the World is based on the Jules Verne novel Robur the Conqueror and its sequel Master of the World, ...
With Vincent Price, Charles Bronson, Henry Hull, Mary Webster. In 1868, an American scientist and his team become hostages of fanatical pacifist Robur who uses his airship Albatross to destroy military targets on Earth.
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A man known only as Robur shoots down and takes on board his flying ship Prudent, his daughter Dorothy, her fiancé Evans, all of whom were exploring a volcanic crater in their balloon, along with US government agent Strock, who had hired them to look for evidence of an eruption. The supposed eruption was caused by Robur working on his airship; he h...
The opening scene of the movie is in a fictionalized Morgantown, Pennsylvania whereas the novel took place in Morganton, North Carolina.
The film was an attempt by American International Pictures to create a prestigious epic adventure along the lines of Around the World in 80 Days (1956). While it boasted a larger cast and more location work than was the norm for AIP (it was the studio's biggest budget picture to date) the film still utilised footage taken from other films: the reop...
According to Filmfax magazine, a sequel to Master of the World, to have been called Stratofin, was considered by AIP. A concept model of the Terror, Robur's new land-sea-air vehicle, was built (the article included a picture of the model, which did not survive). The film, however, was never made, reportedly due to the manner in which Richard Mathes...
Bibliography
1. Warren, Bill. Keep Watching the Skies: Science Fiction Films of the Fifties (1950–1962), 21st Century Edition. 2009. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company. ISBN 0-89950-032-3.
Master of the World at IMDbMaster of the World at the TCM Movie DatabaseMaster of the World at AllMovieMaster of the World at the American Film Institute Catalog- $1.7 million
- Les Baxter
- May 24, 1961
- James H. Nicholson
Master of the World (1961) - Turner Classic Movies. 1h 44m 1961. Overview. Synopsis. Credits. Photos & Videos. Film Details. Articles & Reviews. Notes. Brief Synopsis. A mad genius tries to bomb the world into peace. Cast & Crew. Read More. William Witney. Director. Vincent Price. Robur. Charles Bronson. Strock. Henry Hull. Prudent. Mary Webster.
Mad inventor Capt. Robur (Vincent Price) kidnaps a team on a government expedition to investigate a mysterious crater in Pennsylvania.
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