Faces of death later rereleased as the original faces of death is a 1978 american mondo horror film directed by conan lecilaire and written by alan black. At look at death and accidents including a crematorium and a body being burned, auto crashes, plane wrecks and random terrorist explosions. Faces of death 1978 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Often this film was talked about on the playground,bragging to one another about eating and watching it. Possibly one of the most talked about series of all time, faces of death. Banned in 46 countries is faces of death the most shocking film.
With michael carr, samuel berkowitz, mary ellen brighton, thomas noguchi. Faces of death vi is a directtovideo compilation of the highlights of the earlier films in the faces of death series. Oct 01, 2018 when faces of death hit japanese cinemas in 1978, under the title junk, it was a massive hit. But as with some sequels, the production quality and the level of shock and gore is slightly less than the original but its there nonetheless. Mortuarys, accidents, police work are filmed by tv crews and. Faces of death is lame and nasty, real and fake, controversial and dated, deep and shallow. When faces of death hit japanese cinemas in 1978, under the title junk, it was a massive hit. Its three immediate predecessors in the film series were world war ii spy adventures with holmes and dr. In this one we see many staged and not so staged looking deaths ranging from bungee jumping accidents and magic tricks gone bad. Gross shows scenes of gruesome deaths from around the world both real. Sure to shock, horrify and even repulse, these brutal films are not meant for the faint of. Mar 02, 2017 most every person born in the 70s and 80s will remember seeing at least one of the faces of death films. Making up details that werent even in the movie to other kids which had yet to see it.
Faces of death later rereleased as the original faces of death is a 1978 american mondo horror film written and directed by john alan schwartz, credited under the pseudonyms conan lecilaire and alan black respectively. Faces of death ii 1981 faces of death iii 1985 faces of death iv 1990 faces of death v 1995 movies like faces of death 1978 full movie. Aug 17, 2018 faces of death has now become bigger than the film itself. Made in 1943, it is a loose adaptation of sir arthur conan doyles holmes story the adventure of the musgrave ritual. Faces of death iii is the second sequel to the 1978 mondo film faces of death. The sequel to the original, infamous and highly successful faces of death movie. Graphic content full movie 720p if you want to watch the movie in 1080p. Three decades later, is it hardcore grossout, elaborate hoax or still the ultimate forbidden movie. He is trying to show you the different faces of people while dying. Shudder faces of death the electric chair facebook. In 1983, gordon video released the film with the banner, banned. Unlike its predecessor faces of death, traces of death contains actual footage of deaths, killings, and shocking imagery.
In its opening you see the death of a woman named maritza. Its a product of its time, and deserves a place in history. Although several of the human death scenes and one depicting a monkey being killed are. With damon fox, maritza martin munoz, emilio nunez, james vance. A collection of death scenes, ranging from tv material to homemade super 8 movies. The movies really are good, and they are finally available to the public without them being ripped off, badly dubbed, 20 year old copies. Faces of death the most forbidden film of the 80s youth. It is regarded as one of the most depraved films ever a shockumentary full of autopsies, plane crashes and executions. Faces of death is a mixed bag of qualities and defects, and ends up being a tremendoulsy bad and varied documentary that treats death in several ways. Faces of death also released as the original faces of death is a 1978.
Sure to shock, horrify and even repulse, these brutal films are not meant for the faint of heart. Without the carrot of controversy to draw in viewers, faces of death would have only the stick of unconvincing fauxdocumentary footage. A z film mondo shockumentary about death and killing. Sherlock holmes faces death is the sixth film in the basil rathbonenigel bruce series of sherlock holmes films. Faces of death is a mixed bag of qualities and defects, and ends up being a tremendoulsy bad and varied. In its opening you see the death of a woman named maritza martin, who was gunned down by her exhusband on spanish language television.
The film has been banned at least temporarily in australia, norway, finland, new zealand, and the united kingdom. Traces of death is a collection of archive film and borrowed stock footage, notorious for its pointless exploitative content. Mortuarys, accidents, police work are filmed by tv crews and home video cameras. The bbfc deemed the film to have no journalistic, educational, or other justifying context for the images shown. After its release in 1978, faces of death became one of the most popular cult horror videos in history, and watching it became a rite of passage for young horror fans who had to sneak the tape past their parents. Its a situation that i still cannot justify a man on death row is in a continuous battle with time and bureaucracy when both fall into the proper alignment to condemn those that death will be the result during the final preparations, those of us watching this man could feel the fear of being transmitted some his body even though he had. Graphic content full movie 720p if you want to watch the movie in 1080p, heres the link. Theres simply no escape from the encroaching darkness, and in this film were offered a firsthand glimpse at the many ways. Ask any horror movie fan old enough to remember the genre 30 years ago, and he or she will probably tell you about their first experience with faces of death, arguably one of the first found footage movies ever made. John alan schwartz, susumu saegusa, and 1 more credit.
Scenes show gruesome human and animal deaths, both real and reenacted, around the world. He also appears in one of the segments of the film, as the leader of the alleged flesh eating cult in san francisco and has brief appearances in several. But you have to hear the faces of death song that is on the end of the 4th video. The flesh and blood show 1972 blood feast 1963 zombie island massacre 1984 bloodwood cannibals 2010 blood mania 1970. Despite this, it still manages to maintain its appeal. Making up details that werent even in the movie to other. The movie was written and directed by john alan schwartz credited as alan black for writing and as conan lecilaire for directing. Faces of death is een amerikaanse exploitatiefilmmondofilm uit 1978 van john alan. Faces of death 1978 full movie is part 1 of 5 in the faces of death series. Faces of death is a flawed production, theres no denying that. With michael carr, james brady, mickey crowe, thomas k. Possibly one of the most talked about series of all time, faces of death examines the many guises of death in the extreme closeup. Faces of death was one of the famed video nasties questionable.
Sure to shock, horrify and even repulse, these brutal films are. Though it certainly isnt for everyone, its ambition, as well as its cult status is certainly undeniable. A scene from cult underground movie faces of death screenshot. It features many of the same scenes shown in faces of death 1 and 4, as well as the earlier compilation faces of death v. Some of the material are most likely fake, some not as likely. We always act in good faith when posting any material, however as is the nature of internet communication today, knowing the source of material particularly images can be difficult to ascertain. Delhi woman beats her infant mercilessly, watch cctv footage oneindia news. By clicking on continue you confirm that you are 18 years and over. The secrets of faces of death finally revealed ihorror. Once again, john alan schwartz directed again as conan le cilaire and co wrote as alan black along with co writer veronica lakewood. There are faked scenes of people getting killed intermixed with footage of real accidents. Dec 11, 2014 ask any horror movie fan old enough to remember the genre 30 years ago, and he or she will probably tell you about their first experience with faces of death, arguably one of the first found footage movies ever made. I never saw any of the faces of death movies, 7th grade peerpressure notwithstanding.
Jan 17, 2018 faces of death, one of the most talked about video series of all time, examines the many guises of death in extreme closeup. Faces of death ii 1981 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Follows the same pattern of the other faces of death movies. Warning thread faces of death ii and worst faces of death might contain content that is not suitable for all ages. The many faces of death is committed to complying with u. I was in 5th grade when i saw this for the first time. Faces of death is a 1978 american mondo horror film written and directed by john alan. Faces of death vi is a 1996 directtovideo compilation of the highlights of the earlier films in the faces of death series. But the films real success came a few years later, thanks to a revolutionary new piece of video. We then witness british sas troopers storming the iranian embassy in. Faces of death portrayed itself as a film compilation of real suicides, deaths, and autopsies.
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