Escapement

Escapement (1958)

SWEET-FLESHED BEAUTY BECOMES DOCILE OF DEMONIACAL MONSTER!

An insurance investigator tumbles onto a series of similar deaths, by brain hemorrhage, of patients of a psychiatric clinic in France where therapy involves a device which can implant visual imagery in the minds of patients, ostensibly to help them relax.

Date of release
1958-03-04
TMDB
4.9 / 10 (9)
Runtime
1h 20m
Genres
Mystery, Crime, Science Fiction
Director
Montgomery Tully, David Paltenghi

Casting

Interesting facts

Escapement is a 1958 British horror science fiction film directed by Montgomery Tully and David Paltenghi. The screenplay was by Charles Eric Maine based on his 1956 novel of the same title.

Production

Producer Richard Gordon later said there were major problems with the film's special effects. He also said that he had a dispute with Anglo-Amalgamated, who did not want the movie to get an X certificate in England, whereas Gordon wanted more horror for the US. Most of Anglo's films were crime oriented but this had some science fiction aspects.

The film's electronic music soundtrack is credited to Soundrama with John Simmons as consultant and Robert Taylor as music director.

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