The medusa touch is the fantastic story of a middle age english man tormented by the terrifying revelation, he is responsible for the the worlds disasters. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. But the most intriguing of the post white lot is the medusa touch 1978, a film that ups the scale of destruction while offering one of the most misanthropic views. Mar 10, 2014 the medusa touch 1978 march 10th, 2014 by unkle lancifer 9 comments i was at the local thrift shop and i found this vhs tape called the medusa touch 1978 and when i picked it up, its weight felt like a brick in my hand. The medusa touch is a 1978 british supernatural thriller film directed by jack gold.
It stars richard burton, lino ventura, lee remick and harry andrews, with cameos by alan badel, derek jacobi. As usual, this film was shot in hd video high definition widescreen and bluray with dolby digital audio. The medusa touch 1978 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Psychological thriller about a novelist, a telekinetic, who causes disasters simply by thinking about them. Burton, richard films the medusa touch distinguished actor richard burton the other richard burton two faces of evil even swathed in bandages and fighting for his life, celebrated actor richard burton remains the worlds most dangerous man above and tormented by his superhuman. Richard burton went into it hot on the heels of exorcist ii and equus, but it took about a year to follow them into the cinemas, opening in london in june of 1978. The medusa touch is one of several van greenaway books featuring the character inspector cherry of scotland yard. It made little noise upon release in april of 1978, and roger ebert labeling it the worst movie of the year.
The medusa touch is a nearperfect snapshot of the 1970s, effectively capturing the eras attitudes, style, colours, hangups, and wider sociopolitical issues. Not exactly, even if at the end a london cathedral caves in, with many victims trapped underneath the rubble but with the queen of england saved in the nick. From the second shot in jack golds the medusa touch a closeup of a print of edvard munchs painting the scream, in a study where a man is watching a tragedy unfolding on a lunar mission this is one eerie and unsettling movie. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free.
The medusa touch is a 1973 novel by peter van greenaway, which was adapted fairly faithfully into a feature film in 1978 the novel tells the story of a radically disenchanted novelist with highly destructive telekinetic powers. Richard burton gives an unforgetable performance as writer john morlar, who is brutally murdered and. Richard burton, slow burn nihilism, and the medusa touch. In the medusa touch 1978 richard burton plays john morlar, a bitter. The medusa touch 1978 posted on january 17, 2012 by marco trevisiol i have never been a major fan of horror films as a genre but after seeing the 1978 british film the medusa touch i gained a new respect for them. The place where voice to skull, mind control, n3, medusa and other mind control experiments are carried out. Morlar is cursed with a unique telekinesis power that only seems to cause disaster. Theres also a very brief glimpse of ian marter, who shortly before the medusa touch completed his tour of duty on dr who. The medusa touch is a 1978 horrorthriller film based on a book of the same name by peter van greenaway. The uncanny events begin happening shortly after writer john morlar richard burton was hit over the head by an unknown intruder and rendered comatose.
Burton is superb and the film has a great suporting cast of familiar faces and the grim air of old james herbert books. I guess we have to top and wonder if recent events seem as if they are somehow controlled like the puppet master controls a puppet or as the medusa touch turns men into stone even ones who lead us. This new bluray features an excellent transfer and some fascinating behind the scenes footage of the film s climax in westminster abbey. Contributors to threads of a remake of this film are filled with screams against that idea. The subject is mythological referring to the shield from athena which was cunningly used to exploit the the medusa s power to petrify people. The medusa touch 1978 a french detective lino ventura asks a psychiatrist lee remick about an englishman richard burton with the power to cause disaster. The medusa touch works so well because, in many ways, this movie. But the most intriguing of the post white lot is the medusa touch 1978, a film that ups the scale of destruction. Devilish, determined, destructive, manipulative, all these are descriptive of richard burtons character john morlar who killed his parents, nanny and many others apparently by the force of his will. Yes, everyone and everything is fucked, thank you very much.
Peter van greenaway idazlearen 1973ko izenburu berdineko eleberrian oinarritua dago. The medusa touch trailer watch movie the horror is about novelist john morlar who is a psychic with powerful psychokinetic abilities and disgust with the world, resulting in his causing various disasters with his supernatural power. Cultural depictions of medusa and gorgons wikipedia. The screenplay was by john briley, based on the novel the medusa touch by peter van greenaway. The medusa touch is a nearperfect snapshot of the 1970s, effectively. But the most intriguing of the post white lot is the medusa touch 1978, a film that ups the scale of destruction while offering one of the most misanthropic views of humanity in horror from the 70s.
Briskly directed by jack gold, the medusa touch is pure entertainment throughout and plays like a cross between the omen, carrie and a police detective who dunnit. Suffice it to say, i was intrigued enough to find a copy of the book. The medusa touch features some pretty good special effects for its time as morlars disasters grow in scale and magnitude. In george pals 1968 film the power, members of a secret society use telekinetic forces to commit murder and it is a similar premise that forms the plot of the 1978 movie the medusa touch, based on the novel by peter van greenaway and directed by jack gold. Film locations of the medusa touch wikimedia commons. The bluray looks great clean and crisp and the soundtrack matches the eerie feeling of the film quite well. The medusa touch film wikimili, the best wikipedia reader.
It stars richard burton, lino ventura, lee remick and harry andrews. Like a lot of people, i first came to this book because of the film of the same title. Richard burton, lino ventura, lee remick eta harry andrews aktoreek antzeztu zuten, gainera alan badel, derek jacobi, gordon jackson, jeremy brett eta michael hordern aktoreek. It stars richard burton, lino ventura, lee remick and harry andrews, with cameos by alan badel, derek jacobi, gordon jackson, jeremy brett and michael hordern. His role in the film is venomous not least because he is cursed with the ability to make nasty events happen to people both in his personal life and in the world at large but the script for his role is scathing of our society and burton is a master of getting his. Morlar, but a besotted establishment who can cheerfully send a generation to. Feb 16, 2010 the medusa touch has had a most curious history. Perseus, in greek mythology, the slayer of the gorgon medusa and the rescuer of andromeda from a sea monster. With over 7,000 hours of the worlds best dramas, comedies, sports and news programs available on demand, we bring the world to you. This is the completely wrong category, but no it is not a film yet. That tumultuous decade saw extremes of economic boom and bust, a northsouth divide that widened to canyonlike proportions, wild inflation, runaway unemployment, union riots, class war, a threeday week, power cuts, hippy. There is a horrific plane crash scene into a large apartment building eerily similar to 911, and a royal assassination attempt by.
There is a horrific plane crash scene into a large apartment building eerily similar to 911, and a royal assassination attempt by demolishing a major london landmark. The medusa touch is a 1978 thriller starring richard burton as a misanthropic writer, john morlar, who claims to have a strange gift the power to create catastrophe simply by will. Directed by 1 writing credits 2 cast 44 produced by 4 music by 1 cinematography by 1 film editing by 1 casting by 1 art direction by 1 makeup department 4 production management 1 second unit director or assistant director 2. Learn more about the traditional story of perseus in this article. Although a tv movie, it builds slowly and methodically with forethought to a dreaded conclusion. No one really talks about the medusa touch, and im not entirely sure why. The video quality is everything that i hoped it would be and even though the soundtrack is listed as mono, it sounded fine. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The beauty and horror of medusa, an enduring symbol of women. Like the hero of that film, morlar has will and how. The novel tells the story of a radically disenchanted novelist with highly destructive telekinetic powers. More recently, the manic street preachers have referenced the film by. Interestingly the medusa touch, released by network at the same time as the shout, really makes a great pairing with that film, as both movies deal with very similar subject matter and both keep audiences wondering if what theyre being told is the truth or if its just the insane rantings of a madman. Medusa touch, the soundtrack details home explore movies explore composers resource directory forums contact us about us search on.
It stars richard burton, lino ventura, lee remick and harry andrews, with cameos by. In addition to this remarkable lineup of actors, the score by michael j. The medusa touch ist ein mystery thriller des regisseurs jack gold aus dem jahr 1978. An underrated film to my mind with burton playing the angry young man, though hes not so young in this 1977 production. Despite lots of names, a big budget and good notices, it then did what every film of aboveaverage interest is likely to do in. The medusa touch euskaraz medusaren ukitua, 1978ko jack gold britainiar zuzendariaren naturaz gaindiko thriller film bat da.
The medusa is painted on canvas applied to a wooden shield. As they examine the crime scene, brunel discovers the victim is still alive in spite of his severe injuries and has him rushed to hospital. Its dialogue was described in kim newmans book nightmare movies 1988 as incredibly misanthropic. Telekinesis, aka moving stuff with your mind for the nonscientific hoi polloi, blew up big time with brian depalmas carrie 1976. Medusa in classical art now at the metropolitan museum of art draws on around 60 works from the manhattan museums collections to explore the transformation of medusa and other. The medusa touch for the film based on the novel, see the medusa touch film. If you or your organization have a valid on part or all of the contents within please visit the contact page on our. In 1975, he won the pulitzer prize for distinguished criticism. The medusa touch filma wikipedia, entziklopedia askea. This year we give up the trip out of town, but we replace it with a rich breakfast. Perseus was the son of zeus and danae, the daughter of acrisius of argos. This iconography was often used by the medici to represent their military power. We worked hard to enhance your user experience and bring you a modernized version of the premier network for film professionals.
The medusa touch 1978 tt0077921 i have a gift for disaster, says john morlar richard burton. Released 1978, the medusa touch stars richard burton, lino ventura, lee remick, harry andrews the pg movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 50 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic. It starred richard burton, lino ventura, lee remick and harry andrews, with cameos by alan badel, derek jacobi, gordon jackson,jeremy brett and michael hordern. Suspicion falls on a drunken american playboy george hamilton and a murderous gangster cameron mitchell. Monsieur brunel, a french detective on an exchange scheme in london, is assigned to investigate the murder of novelist john morlar. Roger ebert was the film critic of the chicago suntimes from 1967 until his death in 20. The medusa touch 1978 richard burton plays novelist john morlar who seethes with hatred for mankind and uses his telekinetic powers to cause large scale descrution. This film was produced and or financed by incorporated television company itc and coatesgold. Definitions of the medusa touch, synonyms, antonyms, derivatives of the medusa touch, analogical dictionary of the medusa touch english.
A french detective in london tries to unravel the mystery of a hospital patient with telekinetic powers, whose anxieties manifest in actual disasters. In greece, a stewardess is murdered by a masked maniac. The medusa touch is available for region one 1 dvd players. Golds midas touch with prestige tv material here for once transfers to the big screen with a fullblooded approach to the. Briskly directed by jack gold, the medusa touch is pure entertainment throughout and plays like a cross between the omen 1976 and an episode of columbo. Watch the medusa touch 1978 full movie free online. The medusa touch fits as one of those films that certainly deserves to be called a masterpiece that became a well kept secret.
Medusa played by jemima rooper appears in the bbc one series atlantis before she became a gorgon. The medusa touch 1978 richard burton, lee remick trailer horror, scifi film gorillas. I guess we have to top and wonder if recent events seem as if they are somehow controlled like the puppet master controls a puppet or as the medusa touch turns men into stone. If you are a fan of the genre and havent seen it, what a rare find it is. May 01, 2015 in greece, a stewardess is murdered by a masked maniac. Quality is way better than any dvd or vhs i have had of this movie in the past. The medusa touch 1978 stream and watch online moviefone. The zonefeld door is situated in 44 wimpole street corner weymouth street, london. That film though different in some ways to the book is a classic of weird uk cinema, featuring richard burton as a suitably bitchy novelist with a catastrophic chip on his shoulder. I have a connection with this movie as i watched part of it being shot in bristol, england in 1976, the catherdal. But unlike say, french extremist cinema, the medusa touch is so far removed from reality that one watches with bemusement rather than dread. No film with such a cast can be entirely negligible, and so it is with the medusa touch. The myth of the gorgon was the basis for the 1964 hammer horror film, the gorgon, which abandoned the traditional myth entirely and tried to tell a new story.
Absolutely loved seeing this 1970s classic fully restored to blu ray. We have posted this in good faith with the records available to us. In the medusa touch brunel lino ventura, a french detective on temporary assignment with scotland yard, investigates a mysterious series of disasters. It features richard burton as john morlar, a man who believes his life has been surrounded catastrophes of his own making. This film wallows in the despair of mankind through his eyes until the very, very 70s ending. The medusa touch is a 1973 novel by peter van greenaway, which was adapted fairly faithfully into a feature film in 1978. The medusa touch is a 1978 british supernatural thrillerhorror film directed by jack gold.
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