Terror Is a Man
by Gerardo de Leon
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Actor: Francis Lederer, Greta Thyssen, Lilio Duran, Oscar Keesee Jr., Richard DerrDirector: Gerardo de Leon
Brand: Genius
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), Unknown; English (Original Language), Unknown
Format: Black & White, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 89 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2003-09-09
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Fox Lorber
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- William Fitzgerald (Richard Derr), the sole survivor of a shipwrecked freighter, washes ashore onto the strange and mysterious "Blood Island." Near death, he is rescued by Dr. Charles Girad (Francis Lederer), a scientist researching the evolutionary link between man and beast. Much to the fear of the natives, Girard's bizarre experiments have successfully transformed a wild panther into human
Movie Reviews of Terror Is a Man
Movie Review: Mad Science At It's Best...
Summary: 5 Stars
TERROR IS A MAN (aka: BLOOD CREATURE) is one of my favorite sci-fi / horror films. Francis Lederer plays a driven scientist trying to speed up evolution through cross-species hybrids. His performance is chilling in it's sincerity. Greta Thyssen is wonderful as Lederer's neglected wife. Richard Derr is an adequate hero (even though he displays all the charisma of stale bread). The tormented creature itself is as sympathetic as it is frightening, giving it more depth than most movie monsters. Highly recommended...
Summary of Terror Is a Man
Studio: Genius Products Inc Release Date: 06/19/2007 Run time: 90 minutes Rating: NrIf you're looking for the finest in horror flicks from the Philippines-- and who isn't?--start your search right here. A blatant low-budget rip-off of H.G. Wells's The Island of Dr. Moreau, Terror Is a Man is nevertheless an unexpectedly evocative little creeper on its own terms. A shipwrecked American (Richard Derr) washes up on the shore of the alarmingly named Isla de Sangre (that would be "Blood Island"), where he meets a scientist (Francis Lederer) engaged in a cruel experiment: turning a panther into a human being. Why wait for evolution, the doctor reasons, to advance a whole new species? Lederer, who starred in Pandora's Box in the silent era, adds a touch of class to the proceedings, while his wife is played by the obligatory blond bombshell--this was 1959, remember--the hourglass-shaped Greta Thyssen. If the doctor really had had an eye for the development of the human species, he might've paid more attention to his neglected wife. Another signature of the era is the precredits note to the audience, warning that a bell will sound just before a particularly gruesome scene comes on the screen (it's a close-up of a surgical incision). While not without its schlock quotient, Terror Is a Man is generally moody and thoughtful; credit goes to two of the Philippines's most resourceful filmmakers, director Gerry De Leon and producer Eddie Romero. In the mid-'60s, this film was retitled Blood Creature and enjoyed a nice run in the U.S., which inspired Romero to churn out a series of Blood-related titles. --Robert Horton
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