#Franca Bettoia

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Vincent Price and Franca Bettoia -

The Last Man On Earth (1964)

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The Last Man on Earth (1964)

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On July 22, 1964, The Last Man on Earth debuted in Canada.

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31 Day Horror Challenge:

Day 25: Vincent Price

Now Watching: The Last Man on Earth (1964)

"When a disease turns all of humanity into the living dead, the last man on earth becomes a reluctant vampire hunter"

Happy Halloween!

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Giorno per giorno disperatamente (1961) "Day by Day, Desperately" directed by Alfredo Giannetti. 

"Ma no perché? Gabriele, io non lo so.. parlando con te si ha sempre l'impressione di dover scegliere le parole, pesarle, ma perché?"

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In 1968, Dr Morgan spent his days burning corpses, gathering supplies to survive, and trying to see if there was anyone else who hadn't been turned into a vampire by a strange air borne virus. (The Last Man on Earth flm, based on the novel I Am Legend) Morgan assumed he must have been immune due to an earlier experience in his life when he was bitten by a vampire bat in Peru. Morgan’s attempts at companionship always ended in heartache. When he finally found a dog, their relationship was short as the dog came down with the virus. Later, when he finally met what he thought was a normal woman, he found out she was a spy for a new bread of vampires that were evolving into the new dominant species. The new species planned to kill him and the zombie like vampires off, and create a new world. Morgan discovered his blood could be an antidote to the plague, but was murdered by the new breed before he could let them know. ("The Last Man on Earth"/"I Am Legend", Film/Novel)

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Films Watched in 2023:

53. The Last Man on Earth (1964) - Dir. Sidney Salkow/Ubaldo Ragona

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The Last Man on Earth (1964)

Richard Matheson’s 1954 post-apocalyptic horror novel I Am Legend has received three big-screen adaptations, all of which have certain elements that work and their share of flaws too. This one may not be as slick as the later adaptations but it’s moody and exciting. The combination of Vincent Price as the world-weary hero and the ending cements this as the best version.

In 1965, a plague ravaged mankind. Most died, only to return to life as undead vampire-like creatures who crave blood, cannot stand sunlight, the sight of their own reflection or the smell of garlic. Three years later, the last man on earth is Dr. Robert Morgan (Vincent Price). He defends his home from the creatures at night and goes hunting for them during the day.

Although Vincent Price has no one to speak to for a large chunk of the film (some of it is set in flashback to explain how the world came to this sad state) he narrates his character's thoughts as he goes about his monotonous days checking the defences for weaknesses, addressing the dead bodies he finds around the city and hunting any vampires hiding from the sun so he can take their corpses to a pit and burn them. Price’s voice perfectly sets up the mood. He’s very matter-of-fact about everything, reminding us that he no longer has room in his life for luxuries such as anger. He’s become a shadow of himself; not even looking for a cure as much as a way to eliminate the creatures who have taken over the world that once belonged to his people. Even when signs of hope burst through the hardened soil, it’s not long before it gets stamped out. Maybe if he stumbles upon some kind of breakthrough, he'll suddenly find a greater purpose than daily extermination. More likely, he's going to make a mistake and get taken down by the vampires. The third possibility? He'll grow tired of it all and give up. It’s grim and unsettling.

The film captures the feel of the novel (I’d hope so, as it was written by Matheson under a pseudonym) with a couple of deviations here and there. The scenario is inherently interesting. You want to see where what’s coming next. Even with the mostly unnecessary flashback scenes, your intrigue is peaked. Will these hold the clue to a cure somehow?

The flashback scenes are unfortunately where the film is at its weakest for a few reasons. Firstly, it’s pretty obvious the film was shot in Italian and then dubbed into English. Not helping are the voice actors who recorded the dialogue. Most are pretty bad. Some are even worse.

There’s a strange moment towards the end where Morgan’s actions don’t quite match up with everything we’ve been told about him previously (I attribute it to a culmination of tragic events that come in quick succession) that might rub you the wrong way but it leads to a solid conclusion. The way you see it, the plot can go one of two ways and you just don’t know which we’ll get. It makes things tense up until the very last second. The picture’s final act is the reason you'll overlook the flaws and the low-budget (it looks fine overall but it’s shot in black-and-white, probably the first widescreen film in the public domain I’ve seen like this). I've witnessed so many movies chicken out at the eleventh hour. The Last Man on Earth commits all the way.

For Vincent Price alone, I’d say The Last Man on Earth is worth seeing. This is by no means the definitive adaptation of the novel but so far, it’s the best version we’ve gotten. (On DVD, March 23, 2020)

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Franca Bettoia as Ruth Collins in The Last Man on Earth (1964)

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Vincent Price | Last Man On Earth (1964) | Full Length English Sci-Fi Horror

The Last Man on Earth is a 1964 post-apocalyptic science fiction horror film based on the 1954 novel "I Am Legend" by Richard Matheson. The film was produced by Robert L. Lippert and directed by Ubaldo Ragona and Sidney Salkow, and stars Vincent Price and Franca Bettoia.   Never Miss An Upload, Join the channel. https://www.youtube.com/@nrpsmovieclassics

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Le trésor de Malaisie.

1964.

Réalisation : Luigi Capuano

Scénario : Luigi Capuano et

Arpad DeRiso

Casting : Ray Danton, Guy Madison, Franca Bettoia, Mario Petri, Alberto Farnese, Mino Doro, Giulio Marche, Sandro Moretti, Ferdinando Poggi, Raf Baldassarre, Isarco Ravaioli

Synopsis :

Enfant, Sandokan est témoin du massacre de sa famille par le cruel William Drook. Mais il apprend qu’il est en fait l’héritier du trône de Malaisie. Voulant se venger de Drook, il part en quête de la couronne…

Plaisir de visionnage :

Un film aux senteurs exotiques, mais sans les acteur·trices… les années 60…

Adaptation de Sandokan assez sympa à regarder.

Un peu tchip mais c’est ce qu’on aime dans ces productions.

Note : 3 iguanes

Disponibilité : Existe en DVD.

Disponible sur YT.

Bonus Point Animaux Exotiques

Un tigre et un éléphant.

Note : 3 iguanes

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Vincent Price and Franca Bettoia

THE LAST MAN ON EARTH (1964) dir. Sydney Salkow

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🎥Vincent Price | The Last Man On Earth (1964) | Sci-Fi Horror Film | Movie Classics

The movie, The Last Man on Earth, is a 1964 post-apocalyptic science fiction horror film. The film stars Vincent Price and Franca Bettoia.  It was released in 1964 and has become a movie classic. Never Miss An Upload, Join the channel: cutt.ly/MrPsClassicTV

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On December 30. 2006, Madhouse and The Last Man on Earth were screened as a double-feature on TCM Underground.

Here's some new art inspired by both horror classics!

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(Literary License Podcast)

The Last Man on Earth (1964)

 The Last Man on Earth is a 1964 post-apocalyptic science fiction horror film based on the 1954 novel I Am Legend by Richard Matheson. The film was produced by Robert L. Lippert and directed by Ubaldo Ragona and Sidney Salkow, and stars Vincent Price and Franca Bettoia. The screenplay was written in part by Matheson, but he was dissatisfied with the result and chose to be credited as "Logan Swanson". William Leicester, Furio M. Monetti, and Ubaldo Ragona finished the script.  The Last Man on Earth was filmed in Rome, with scenes being completed at Esposizione Universale Roma. It was released in the United States by American International Pictures. In the 1980s, the film entered the public domain. MGM Home Video, the current owners of the AIP film catalog, released a digitally remastered widescreen version of the film on DVD in September 2005.

 I Am Legend (2007)

 I Am Legend is a 2007 American post-apocalyptic action thriller film loosely based on the 1954 novel of the same name by Richard Matheson. Directed by Francis Lawrence from a screenplay by Akiva Goldsman and Mark Protosevich, the film stars Will Smith as US Army virologist Robert Neville. It is set in New York City after a virus, which was originally created to cure cancer, has wiped out most of mankind, leaving Neville as the last human in New York, other than nocturnal mutants. Neville is immune to the virus, and he works to develop a cure while defending himself against the hostile mutants. It is the third feature-film adaptation of Matheson's novel following 1964's The Last Man on Earth and 1971's The Omega Man.

 Opening Credits; Introduction (.37); Background History (29.11); The Last Man On Earth (1964) Film Trailer (30.43); The Original (33.43); Let's Rate (55.39); Introducing the Double Feature (1:27.22); I Am Legend (2007) Film Trailer (1:30.10); The Attraction (1:32.44); How Many Stars (2:14.10); End Credits (2:322.03); Closing Credits (2:32.41)

 Opening Credits– Epidemic Sound – copyright 2021. All rights reserved

 Closing Credits:  Mr Lonely by Bobby Vinton. Taken from the album Roses are Red. Copyright 1962 Epic Records.

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