Rentals include 30 days to start watching this video and 48 hours to finish once started. More space alien madness from the secret files of the 2am theater. Yes, its another one of those a movie which, when viewed as a young dr. In the opening scene of the film the lead female character, played by janet munro, becomes entranced when she sees the trollenberg mountain. The alpine village of trollenberg has been plagued by a series of fatal accidents on the towns namesake mountain. Ultimately, the crawling eye is a film that presents a story with enough suspense and style to hold the audience for the majority of the picture. Oct 20, 2011 a remote mountain resort in switzerland is invaded by horrible alien creatures that like to decapitate humans. The crawling eye actually titled the trollenberg terror is one of the 1950s horror movies that is difficult for me to rate. The trollenberg terror the crawling eye stanley black. The final production to be filmed at the long forgotten southall studios borrowed a formula from hammer films quatermass in adapting a successful bbc scifi. Rentals include 30 days to start watching this video and 48 hours to finish once. Whatever the age, and even given graphics and monsters a generation back from what can be produced now, the film is splendid for the tenseness and it it is gripping through to the end. Nostalgic doublefeature theater programs you will find them all in this free movie loft. After the release of the quatermass xperiment, the feature film version of the original quatermass series, tempean decided to make a feature based on their own series.
The image dvd european edition sports a gorgeous anamorphic widescreen print but the extras are really weak. The travel posters in the trollenberg train station depict the matterhorn probably as seen from zermatt, switzerland. A series of decapitations on a swiss mountainside appear to be connected to a mysterious radioactive cloud. Quentin lawrence would later work on the 1958 film version which was scripted by jimmy sangster of this forgotten atv serial. Later, there was a film version which i could not see because it had been given an x certificate.
Having viewed the crawling eye the trollenberg terror as a youngster and at a time when production values were the norm, i can tell you that this is a fun movie, and a guilty pleasure. The only known swiss daikaiju giant monster, these creatures originated from an unknown dimension. The trollenberg terror 1958 scorethefilms movie blog. With forrest tucker, laurence payne, jennifer jayne, janet munro. The trollenberg terror 1956 synopsis, characteristics. Forrest tucker didnt make a lot of horror films, but oddly enough, he made two crawling ones. I loved it for its atmosphere and very unspecial effects enhanced by black and white, and as for jennifer jayne as stunning a brunette as she was a blonde in the william tell series of the late 50s. The crawling eye dvd, 2001, widescreen european edition. Images dvd of the crawling eye is a great treat, as it presents the first watchable version of the movie since its short theatrical run in 1958. They prefer intense cold, and are constantly surrounded by a freezing mist.
Trollenberg, however is actually located in germanys black forest, nearly 400 km away. In the swiss mountain village of trollenberg climbers are mysteriously disappearing on the mountainside. We plunge into a tunnel and out from the darkness careens the title of the film. Once in new york, however, i was able to watch it on afternoon television under the title the crawling eye. Unexplained and gruesome deaths among climbers of the trollenberg are investigated. Tucker worked as a vaudeville straight man at the age of only fifteen years old. Since it was the first film given the mst3k treatment, that probably accounts for it. Many who see this film might compare its special effects against todays standards, and that would be a mistake.
At the remote alpine village of trollenberg, someone or something is killing off mountain climbers. This glitchfree print is much sharper and clearer than the existing ia copy. Numerous climbers have mysteriously vanished without a trace, and the only one who was found had been beheaded. The trollenberg terror was retitled the crawling eye when it was released in the u. You get the fullscreen theatrical trailer as the crawling eye and a stills gallery consisting of three fullscreen images taken directly from the film and thats it.
A scientist, alan brooks forrest tucker arrives at the small alpine village of trollenberg to investigate the decapitation of a mountaineer. Now, viewed many years later, the crawling eye holds up passably well, unlike many other such films, which have only become laughable with the passing years although it should be mentioned that this was the inaugural film for mystery science theater 3000. After the release of the quatermass xperiment, the feature film version of the original quatermass series, tempean decided to. This movie has the distinction of being the first film to be skewered on mystery science theater 3000 once they made the leap to a national audience, but i honestly think this is a significant cut above the standard mst3k fare. A remote mountain resort in switzerland is invaded by horrible alien creatures that like to decapitate humans. Meanwhile an observatory detects a cloud on the mountainside which gives off radioactive readings and never moves. Just film that and you have the special effects for this film.
Something sinister lurks within the perpetual cloud masking the trollenberg peak, decapitating mountaineers and posing an even deadlier menace to everyone else below. Trollenberg terror the crawling eye 1958 video dailymotion. The crawling eye 1958 british creature feature youtube. A mountaineer is taken over by a malign force on the slopes of the trollenberg mountain in the alps. You may want to ask in ask the tropers about whether its safe to recreate. Unless someone is intending to write an indepth article on the tv series, this article should probably cover both the film and the tv version, as it did originally. Cast and crew credits for trollenberg terror, the, 1958, directed by quentin lawrence, with forrest tucker, laurence payne, jennifer jayne, at turner classic movies. The crawling eye page 16 classic horror film board. Trollenberg starred laurence payne, sarah lawson and rosemary miller of emergencyward 10 fame and was shown on saturday evenings.
In the 50s, societal fear of the atomic bomb was projected back at us through the use of metaphorical figures such as giant lizards, oversized seacreatures, and warped representations of nature too often taken for granted. The trollenberg terror, large and unequivocal, like the creature. The suspense created by the mysterious mist, which is itself generated by a simple application of dry ice, is surprisingly effective. The trollenberg terror, authored by peter key and directed by quentin lawrence, started life on british television as a sixpart installment of itvs saturday serial in late 1956 and early 1957. A static, radioactive cloud near the peak is the common denominator in the deaths and mitchell, believing alien forces are involved, has summoned colleague tucker to help. As the bodies start to pile up and various climbers go missing on the mountain, the united nations send a boffin to help the local scientists to hopefully solve the mystery. The trollenberg terror aka the crawling eye, creature from another world, the creeping eye, and the flying eye is a 1958 film about a series of decapitations on a. The crawling eye in the united states is a 1958 independently made british blackandwhite science fiction monster film drama, produced by robert s. I rewatched the opening scene of my mill springs 50 greatest scifi dvd with the crawling eye under the uk title, the trollenberg terror, late last night, or early this morning, and it had an approval certificate of the bbfc, as an x rated film, no one under 16. Not quite on the level of a quatermass entry, but still a decent film, with good taut direction from lawrence, and some fine performances, especially mitchell. The closest rail station access to trollenberg is in lo. Besides the crawling eye, he was also in a film called the crawling terror, but other than that he was mostly noted for being in tv westerns. This movie isnt that bad but the monster creatures are so poorly done, they are truly cheesy and the ending reminds me of when i was a boy and used to light plastic army men on fire in the backyard and watch them melt. The trollenberg terror tv series 1956 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Cheesy and some laughable acting in this 1958 horror movie. A chilling anthology series featuring stories of people in terrifying situations inspired by true historical events. Forrest meredith tucker was an american actor in both movies and television who appeared in nearly a hundred films. Having viewed the crawling eye the trollenberg terror as a youngster and at a time when production values were the norm, i can.
Find video, photos, forums, blogs and shop for some of the best movies ever made only at tcm. Action tv received an email from ric cooper in january 2006 which shed some intreesting details on the writing of the series. Then in the trollenberg terror huge eyeballs from outer space decide to. The crawling eye 1958 is a bad movie but its the good kind of bad, with not a meanspirited bone in its gelatinous, pimpleshaped, tentacled, oneeyed body. And then theres fun fare like the crawling eye 1958, which posits that visitors. Usprkos toga, na dio fanova zanra je ostavio dobar dojam te stekao svojevrsni kult status. Soon after, we learn that she is telepathic part of a mindreading act with her sister.
Logic lapses and the inevitable letdown when the eye creatures appear prevent it from being a complete success. Id seen it on television throughout the 60s in splicy, murky prints that always started with the trollenberg valley out of focus, and with a big tear in the first shot. Its standard on wp rightly or wrongly that novels and their film adaptations share a page too. I wanted to watch this more for my interest in janet munro, who was terrific in the early 60s scifi the day the earth caught fire. Shortly after the original quatermass series ran, tempean studios produced their own 6episode serial, built along similar lines, called the trollenberg terror. With sarah lawson, rosemary miller, ronan ocasey, laurence payne. Digital graphic illustrations in story form of horror movie classics. The bigscreen version, was adapted by jimmy sangster, who compressed most of the best horrific and mystery elements of the original into an under90. The films opening credits flash onto the screen when the passenger train rolls into the darkness of a. Other abilities include mind control and four deadly tentacles. A splendid watch for those with a bit of a yen for horror films of times gone past. Baker and monty berman, directed by quentin lawrence, that stars forrest tucker, laurence payne, jennifer jayne, and janet munro. Blimps and baronets in a british afeature comedy with strong production values and a capraesque conclusion.
When he drops by switzerlands trollenberg institute for contaminated cheese development to see his old equipmentabusing buddy professor crevette and his lab assistants, all of whom are named beaker and his recalcitrant computer with its stateof the art windows 58 os, he becomes swept up in a whirlwind of addled psychic doublemint twins. The crawling eye the trollenberg terror 1958 rotten tomatoes. The trollenberg terror, koji je uz rezisera preuzeo i dio glumaca iz originalne serije, je od kasnijih kriticara dobivao zamjerke zbog losih specijalnih efekata. The crawling eye dvd, 2001, widescreen european edition for. Graphic illustrated horror movie classics home facebook. The film has unfortunately fallen into obscurity despite its interesting creature effects, topnotch acting and its twilight zoneesque brand of atmosphere and storytelling. The beings are also in telepathic communication with people and inhabit a mysterious, radioactive cloud at the base of the trollenberg mountain.
There were rockin clubs and cafes with cool jukeboxes, teen poolside parties with local bands, sometimes it was a seedy bar with a sleazy torch singer, a beatnik coffeehouse, maybe dancing somewhere in outer space. The crawling eye 1958 posters the movie database tmdb. Image entertainment presents the crawling eye the trollenberg terror 1958 if only we could see into the cloud, at least wed know what were dealing with. Scripted by hammer stalwart jimmy sangster and starring forrest tucker, this british chiller was based on a popular tv series. This film is real nostalgic nonesense and a treat for fans of the great british scary b movie era. The nostalgia factor goes beyond ones fondness for otherworldly monsters and vintage black and white film. Peter key, credited as the writer, was in fact a team of three. Find video, photos, forums, blogs and shop for some of. This classic bmovie is more commonly sold under its official title the trollenberg terror but obviously nobody calls it that. Graphic illustrated horror movie classics, cradley, west midlands.
The crawling eye the trollenberg terror 1958 rotten. When he drops by switzerlands trollenberg institute for contaminated cheese development to see his old equipmentabusing buddy professor crevette and his lab assistants, all of whom are named beaker and his recalcitrant computer with its stateoftheart windows 58 os, he becomes swept up in a whirlwind of addled psychic doublemint twins. Action is set in trollenberg, switzerland and concerns a creature from outer space that has taken residence in a radioactive cloud atop of the trollenberg mountain. Based on a british television serial by the name the trollenberg terror, the story moves along at a pretty engaging clip, though it does have a tendency to get talky at times. Turner classic movies presents the greatest motion pictures of all time from one of the largest film libraries in the world. I have no memory of the television series being shown during the 1950s when this was the era of bbcs quatermass. This film is not currently playing on mubi but 30 other great films are. Horror, science fiction, fantasy, spy, superhero, jd, thriller and noir films, thats what we like, and a recurring theme in a lot of those kinds of movies has always been music. The film version made in 1958 by eros productions increased the gore quota considerably and is also known as the crawling eye in america. So, it was good to seize the opportunity of watching the film version which, although dated, is very entertaining, especially for movie buffs like myself who get a lot of enjoyment watching these oldie bmovies from those far off days. Laurence payne, jennifer jayne, warren mitchell, andrew faulds. So, my childhood fears are dissipated 50 years later and it is great that this old film has been released recently on dvd. The trollenberg terror is a 1958 independently made british blackandwhite science fiction monster film drama, produced by robert s.