Beast from haunted cave 1959 cast and crew moviefone. Beast from haunted cave is a 1959 horrorheist film directed by monte hellman and starring michael forest, frank wolff and richard sinatra. Retromedia entertainment if offering up this terrific twofer, 2 new thrill shocking hits. Gill michael forest stumbles across a gang of gold smuggling thieves who are using his isolated cabin as a. Beast from haunted cave 1959 monte hellman synopsis. The synapse dvd of beast from haunted cave doesnt come with a lot of extras but does include the theatrical trailer and the aforementioned liner notes. This is a horror film with a crime story background. The contrast rests between the existentialism of monte hellmans direction and the cartooning of charles b. Beast from haunted cave michael forest, sheila noonan. In the late 1960s, chris robinson used to turn up at forrys place occasionally, but i havent seen him in years.
Beast from haunted cave the original schlock classic. A group of gold thieves pull of a heist and flee into the snowy wilderness, only to be pursued by a horrible, spiderlike monster. It was first published in the june 1918 issue of the amateur press journal the vagrant. Horror, science fiction, heist film, gangster film. Released 1959, beast from haunted cave stars michael forest, sheila carroll, frank wolff the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 15 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic, which.
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Kubricks fear and desire has nothing on the shoestring sophocles of this corman production. Jun 15, 20 a group of gold thieves pull of a heist and flee into the snowy wilderness, only to be pursued by a horrible, spiderlike monster. Beast from haunted cave manufactured on demand on tcm shop. Gangster alexander ward, his girl friend, gypsy boulet, and two henchmen come to deadwood, south dakota with the idea of stealing a few gold bars.
Retromedia brings us a bluray double feature of two oldies that redefine the word schlock. Commentary is with actor michael forest and moderatorfilmmaker fred olen ray. Roger corman, monte hellman retromedia entertainment group. Beast from haunted cave 1959 usage public domain topics michael forest, sheila noonan, frank wolff, richard sinatra, wally campo, linne ahlstrand, chris robinson, kay jennings, jaclyn hellman, mystic nights videos. Griffiths screenplay, the setting gives the filmmaker the edgesnowy south dakota slopes stand in admirably for the void of human struggle, the characters navigate its whiteness, rising and. Presented as a special extended version, beast from haunted cave contains additional footage hellman shot three years after the film was originally released, and stretch the runtime to a still meager 73 minutes.
The beast in the cave wikisource, the free online library. The wasp woman 1959 beast from haunted cave 1959 bluray directors. Lovecraft written in 1905, when lovecraft was fourteen. Filmed in south dakota at the same time as ski troop attack, it tells the story of bank robbers fleeing in the snow who run afoul of a giant spiderlike monster that feeds on humans. Do you have any new or corrected filming details to add. Seeing it again all these years was not disappointing. It was 1959, when i was a mere seven years old, when i saw it at a local movie theater on a double bill with roger c o r m a n s the wasp woman. It was produced by gene corman, roger corman s brother. Beast from haunted cave 1959 fantastic movie musings and.
Rare and selected movies from all genres free download. This was also the first film by the extremely talented, but eccentric director, monte hellman, who went on to direct a pair of existential westerns starring jack nicholson and the. The film includes stock footage of characters and scenes from barbarian queen which. Beast from haunted cave dvd 1959 all regions ntsc us. Excerpted from the beast in the cave on wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. And an odd little creature feature called beast from haunted cave 1959, 72 minutes plays the shell game with its plot in much the same way. Jan 07, 2011 beast from haunted cave 1959 is an american monster movie, directed by monte hellman and starring michael forest, frank wolff, richard sinatra, and sheila carroll. Beast from haunted cave is a 1959 film about a group of gold thieves who pull off a heist and flee into the snowy wilderness, only to be pursued by a horrible, spiderlike monster. Nov 26, 2007 the same plot was used again in a tropical setting for creature from the haunted sea, also with a monster, but now it was a comedy. On todays show nic and i will be talking about the 1959 film beast from haunted cave. Beast from haunted cave, dvd, manufactured on demand, horrormonsters, 644827110322. This one snuck up on me and with so many great things being announced, one right after another, it was just a matter of time before something would fall through the cracks.
A group of gold thieves pull of a heist and flee into the snowy. Watch beast from haunted cave the original schlock classic. But the explosion releases a spiderlike monster and due to a storm, the group becomes trapped in gils cabin and threatened by the creepy beast. Beast from haunted cave 1959 associated press file. Beast from haunted cave 1959 changes the movie database. Encountering a ghost in a haunted, abandoned mine summer 20 duration. Four hoods mosey into a sleepy mountain village posing as vacationers looking to do a bit of crosscountry skiing.
Beast from haunted cave is a 1959 horrorgangsterheist film directed by monte hellman and starring michael forest, frank wolff, richard sinatra, and sheila carroll. Beast from haunted cave is a 1959 film about a group of gold thieves who pull off a heist and flee into the snowy wilderness, only to be pursued by a horrible, spiderlike monster directed by monte hellman. In reality, theyve concocted an elaborate scheme perhaps too elaborate. This site is for research, and is not meant to infringe on the rights of the owners of this motion picture. Beast from the haunted cave was filmed backtoback with cormans ski troop attack, which utilized the same cast and much of the same crew and snowbound locations. With michael forest, sheila noonan, frank wolff, wally campo. Buy beast from haunted cave dvd manufactured on demand at. Watch beast from haunted cave online 1959 movie yidio. Poster for beast from haunted cave 1959, usa wrong side. While the lover of alex, gypsy boulet, goes to an isolated cabin with the ski instructor gil jackson, a time bomb explodes a cave. South dakota filming locations deadwood, lawrence county.
In german this place is known as the schwarzwald and has developed a fairy tale persona for its iconic cuckoo clock, worldfamous spas, and numerous monasteries, castles and ruins. Cleverly written, this wellperformed horror yarn is directed by cult favorite monte hellman. Costikyan film editor anthony carras original music alexander laszlo written by charles b. Finland, finnish, flemish, forced to strip, france, french, georgian, german, germany, giallo. Owning this one, horror hounds and goregore girls, is a no brainer. Beast from haunted cave special extended version dvd 1959. A group of gold thieves frank wolff, richard sinatra, wally campo and sheila carol pull of a. It was a fun experience just waiting for the beast to be shown on screen. Beast from haunted cave 1959 the movie database tmdb. A gold thief frank wolff and his gang use a skiers michael forest lodge and meet a monster covered with cobwebs.
Beast from haunted cave 1959 fantastic movie musings. The black and white film transfer looks great, is presented in an 1. It was produced by gene corman, roger cormans brother. Beast from haunted cave manufactured on demand on movies. Created as a project for filmgroup, which was run by bmovie producer kings roger. Beast from haunted cave michael forest sheila carroll frank wolff 1959 a gold thief frank wolff and his gang use a skiers michael forest lodge and meet a monster covered with cobwebs. Griffith and staring michael forest, sheila noonan, frank wolff and richard sinatra. Filmed in south dakota, it tells the story of bank robbers fleeing in the snow who run afoul of a beast that feeds on humans. Griffith and starring david carradine, mel welles and lana clarkson. Television prints back in the 70s were so dark that savant never was able to make it all the way through the movie. Beast from haunted cave special extended version dvd. Filmed in south dakota at the same time as ski troop attack, it tells the story of bank robbers fleeing in the snow who run afoul of a giant spider. Beast from haunted cave 1959 article 1818 by dave sindelar viewing date. Exploring abandoned mines and unusual places recommended for you 3.
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