A scientist's thoughts materialize as an army of invisible brain-shaped monsters (complete with spinal-cord tails!) who terrorize an American military base in this nightmarish chiller.A scientist's thoughts materialize as an army of invisible brain-shaped monsters (complete with spinal-cord tails!) who terrorize an American military base in this nightmarish chiller.A scientist's thoughts materialize as an army of invisible brain-shaped monsters (complete with spinal-cord tails!) who terrorize an American military base in this nightmarish chiller.
Terry Kilburn
- Capt. Chester
- (as Terence Kilburn)
E. Kerrigan Prescott
- Atomic Engineer
- (as Kerrigan Prescott)
Meadows White
- Ben Adams
- (as R. Meadows White)
Sheldon Allan
- Sentry
- (uncredited)
Alexander Archdale
- Minister
- (uncredited)
Eddie Boyce
- Jacques Griselle
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
- All cast & crew
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- TriviaIn an interview, star Marshall Thompson recalled that director Arthur Crabtree didn't really want to direct the film--he thought sci-fi was "beneath" him. Crabtree turned up on set on the first day of filming, took one look at the script and informed the cast and crew that he refused to do the film. He walked off set, and the producers needed several days to convince him to return, citing contractual obligations. Thompson says that during those days, Thompson directed the film himself.
- GoofsDestroying the control panel of a nuclear reactor already in meltdown would do nothing to reduce the radiation coming off on it, and might even make it worse.
- Quotes
Prof. R. E. Walgate: What have I unleashed?
- Alternate versionsOriginal UK cinema prints were cut by the BBFC to heavily reduce sounds and shots of gore from the climactic destruction of the creatures. The version shown by BBC as part of the Moviedrome season was the same cut cinema print, and this was later issued on UK DVD in 2003 on the 2 Entertain label.
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Fiend Without A Face is based on a 1930s pulp magazine story called "The Thought Monster". Marshall Thompson is a Major on an air force base in Canada. The military is developing long range radar that uses nuclear power. The local farmers are upset because the jets are noisy and frightening the cows causing them to under-produce milk. But much worse, some of the locals are found dead with their brains sucked out of two small holes in the back of their necks. Eeek!
Thompson investigates Professor Walgate who seems to have something to do with it all.
Fiend is a standard grade-B sci-fi flick from the 50s. I happen to be a sucker for 1950s grade B movies. I actually love them even though they are not very good usually. If you are like me you'll like Fiend. The acting and dialog varies from average to embarrassing and most of the film is pretty boring, but it's short.
The monsters are invisible until the end but they are interesting movie creations. They're done with stop-animation. They should be comical but for some strange reason I've always found them extremely creepy.
If you've seen It The Terror From Beyond Space with Thompson you have an idea of the quality of Fiend.
Thompson investigates Professor Walgate who seems to have something to do with it all.
Fiend is a standard grade-B sci-fi flick from the 50s. I happen to be a sucker for 1950s grade B movies. I actually love them even though they are not very good usually. If you are like me you'll like Fiend. The acting and dialog varies from average to embarrassing and most of the film is pretty boring, but it's short.
The monsters are invisible until the end but they are interesting movie creations. They're done with stop-animation. They should be comical but for some strange reason I've always found them extremely creepy.
If you've seen It The Terror From Beyond Space with Thompson you have an idea of the quality of Fiend.
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- Official site
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- Also known as
- El monstruo sin rostro
- Filming locations
- Black Park, Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, England, UK(forest scenes)
- Production companies
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- Budget
- £50,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 14 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.66 : 1
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