| NR,1hr 23min Released: February 17, 1965 Distributor:Columbia Pictures Synopsis: A small German town falls prey to an unseen monster that turns its victims into lifeless statues in this mid-'60s outing from Hammer Studios. When the girlfriend of bohemian artist Bruno Heitz (Jeremy Longhurst) becomes the latest townsperson to turn up dead, her corpse transformed to stone, Bruno hangs himself, leaving the town to assume his guilt. But when his father, Prof. Heitz (Michael Goodliffe), comes to investigate, he too encounters the Gorgon and turns to stone. Just before dying, the professor ... Full Synopsis
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| Talky and gothic, this atmospheric Hammer entry boasts one of the studio's most offbeat concepts and story lines. Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee are only the most popular of the many vets who enliven the philosophical detective work and occasional flashes of supernatural horror that make up the bulk of the 80-minute running time. Director Terence Fisher keeps the focus on the mob dynamics and pervasive ... Read Review | |
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