Ajouter une intrigue dans votre langueAfter one of their storehouses burns down, museum director Grove and his assistant Pimm find that everything, except for one statue, has been destroyed. Not long afterward, Grove is found ly... Tout lireAfter one of their storehouses burns down, museum director Grove and his assistant Pimm find that everything, except for one statue, has been destroyed. Not long afterward, Grove is found lying dead on the ground - killed by the statue? Pimm finds out that the cursed statue was c... Tout lireAfter one of their storehouses burns down, museum director Grove and his assistant Pimm find that everything, except for one statue, has been destroyed. Not long afterward, Grove is found lying dead on the ground - killed by the statue? Pimm finds out that the cursed statue was created by a Rabbi Loew in the 16th century and will withstand every human attempt to destr... Tout lire
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- Scénario
- Casting principal
- Pimm
- (as Roddy MacDowall)
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This unpretentious not scary horror film, sort of silly too, has a strange fascination on me. Roddy McDowall's preserved dead mother on a chair is not original ("Psycho" was first and better by far); the Golem is no big deal as a monster and doesn't even look menacing enough; no frightening situations really; McDowall has done many better jobs in his career and though Jill Haworth is a beautiful woman no doubt she is not quite my type. In fact the only interesting sequence I can rescue out of "It!" is when the stone arms of the Golem appear in different positions between shots at the museum in front of an amazed Arthur Pimm (Mc Dowall).
A great film? not at all; a good film? not in my opinion; a watchable one? I wouldn't say that either. Yet I don't know why I am interested, perhaps because I find it sort of original and really odd. Who knows?
Been many years since I've seen this one - had a chance to see it again recently. It is an odd film, something a bit different from the normal horror films.
The first of the film is how the statue came in to the hands of Arthur Pimm (McDowall) and the museum he works for, then comes some history on the statue of the golem, and after about 40 minutes you will watch Arthur (Roddy McDowall) go mad with power for he controls the golem. But how can the golem be destroyed?
Not a bad film - it's quite fun! BTW it's Roddy McDowall's performance that makes this film good.
7/10
Well-made British horror film is an engaging and unique treat for those that enjoy clever and untraditional genre films. The story is solidly engulfing and nicely paced, pulling the viewer into the mystery of the Golem statue and its deranged master. The late great Roddy McDowall does a splendid performance, as usual, as our lead who's on the verge of madness. The supporting cast isn't half bad either, though they admittedly pale compared to McDowell. The other big star of this film is the Golem statue itself. The makeup work on the imposing statue is quite good and the image of that statue is something that's stayed with me for over 10 years.
All around, a solid genre film that's definitely worth tracking down for both fans of British horror and fans of McDowell.
*** out of ****
Le saviez-vous
- AnecdotesJill Haworth detested this film and only made it for the money, but she enjoyed working with Roddy McDowall. Years later, when she was visited by McDowall, he brought her a poster for this film, took out a pen and wrote "SH" before the title.
- GaffesStar Roddy McDowall is credited as Roddy 'MacDowall' in the opening credits.
- Citations
The Old Rabbi: This is a most rare thing. I don't believe that you got it off some stone as you said. If I translate it for you, will you agree to tell me the truth?
Arthur Pimm: Yes.
The Old Rabbi: He who will find the secret of my life at his feet, him will I serve until beyond time. He who shall evoke me in the 17th century, beware! For I cannot by fire be destroyed. He who shall evoke me in the 18th century, beware! For I cannot by fire or by water be destroyed. He who evokes me in the 19th century, beware! For I cannot by fire or by water or by force be destroyed. He who in the 20th century shall dare evoke me, beware! For neither by fire nor water, nor force, nor anything by man created, can I be destroyed. He who in the 21st century evokes me, must be of God's hand himself, because on this Earth, the person of man existeth no more.
The Old Rabbi: Now, tell me, where did you get this?
Arthur Pimm: I traced if off an old statue that came from Czechoslovakia. Does it have any significance?
The Old Rabbi: Significance? That statue is the Great Golem, believed to have been destroyed centuries ago. If it is still in existence, if, I say, it is probably the most powerful force on Earth today.
Arthur Pimm: More powerful than the H-bomb?
The Old Rabbi: [scoffs] A bomb is finished when it has exploded. But the Golem will go on and on forever, serving or destroying.
Arthur Pimm: What do you mean "serving"?
The Old Rabbi: It will obey whoever places a magic scroll beneath its tongue.
Arthur Pimm: Where does one get this magic scroll?
The Old Rabbi: If I knew that, I would not reveal it to you. Power destroys.
- ConnexionsFeatured in Out of this World Super Shock Show (2007)
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Détails
- Durée1 heure 36 minutes
- Rapport de forme
- 1.85 : 1