Faces of death can try to chuck its moral messages around all it wants, but its clear theyve simply been shoehorned in there to justify showing the footage. Although, its not necessarily an obscure title, many people have either heard of it, or perhaps have seen in, probably. One of its many bonus features was an eyeopening documentary called the death makers which revealed the many secrets of fod. This monkey has some serious concerns about the faces of death script. Faces of death 1978 full movie is part 1 of 5 in the faces of death series. Faces of death iv is the final real sequel to faces of death, in that it is the last sequel to include any original footage. A collection of death scenes, ranging from tvmaterial to homemade super8 movies. 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. 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. I was in 5th grade when i saw this for the first time. Faces of death 1978 online subtitrat, film full gratis. In fact, these are the very reasons that this film was banned in.
Most everyone has seen or at least heard about this movie. Santiago, with james monroe iglehart, carmen argenziano, leon isaac, at turner classic movies. Making up details that werent even in the movie to other kids which had yet to see it. Gorgon released a 30thanniversary edition of the original faces of death film on dvd.
The simple fact is that regardless of how much of it is fake, the fact that much of it is real footage of humans and animals being killed means this is a film that truly lives up to. In 1983, gordon video released the film with the banner, banned. The movie has been referred to both as a mocumentary and a mondo film, but if nothing else faces of death is an interesting look back into a preinternet world. Iraq beheading videos features a large collection of death photos including suicides, crime scenes, accidents, car wrecks and other gruesome photos of death. A collection of death scenes, ranging from tv material to homemade super 8 movies. Faces of death was released in 1978, a westernized version of the mondo cane pictures put out by the italians in. Faces of death really isnt a convincing film anymore, but its impact on american culture and in many ways, cinematic expression is difficult to overstate. The infamous monkey brain scene has been talked about in this forum ad naseum. The film has been banned at least temporarily in australia, norway, finland, new zealand, and the united kingdom. The producers of the movie marketed it with a slogan. It was directed by john alan schwartz again as conan le cilaire, susumu saegusa and andrew theopolis. Face of death little dog fights back faces of death lit.
It was a right of passage from when i was a teenager. Since film elements of this scene were unavailable for remastering in hd, the bluray disc includes this sequence as a standalone deleted scene, taken from a vhs source. Most of the deaths involving humans in the film are of course staged. Faces of death 3 directed by john alan schwartz 1985 usa imdb umbrella entertainment had a dvd of faces of death 3 banned in december 2007. Banned in 46 countries is faces of death the most shocking film. Most every person born in the 70s and 80s will remember seeing at least one of the faces of death films. All orders are custom made and most ship worldwide within 24 hours. Doin the nasties faces of death 1978 daily grindhouse. Most of the segments are complete fabrications with only a few actual real scenes.
Faces of death not rated 1h 45min documentary, horror 10 november 1978 usa a collection of death scenes, ranging from tv material to homemade super 8 movies. Overview of death force, 1978, directed by cirio h. Faces of death 1978 the most bizarre, grisly, death experiences are now documented in this graphic study of mans greatest fear the fear of death. In the 40 years since its 1978 release, faces of death has earned a. Nestled deep within those gems is that same film that disgusted and disturbed so many viewers decades earlier, only now stored in a cloud instead of a plastic cassette tape.
I never saw any of the faces of death movies, 7th grade. He is trying to show you the different faces of people while dying. 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. Schwartz puts in another cameo appearance, this time as the wounded criminal in front of the drug store. It features many of the same scenes shown in faces of death 1 and 4. Lets take a break from our regular programming and reflect back to the gore of the past. I never saw any of the faces of death movies, 7th grade peerpressure notwithstanding. Shock sites such as and ogrish would eventually find themselves fulfilling a similar function as faces of death for a new generation.
Faces of death is a film that has been condemned in many circles for many reasons. Faces of death is pseudo documentary film which follows dr. Autoplay when autoplay is enabled, a suggested video will automatically play next. This film contains graphic content and explicit scenes. Each volume contains several scenes of violent, actual deaths including gourmets enjoying live monkey brains, an autopsy, a cult religion that eats human organs, a suicide, and many more grisly scenes guaranteed to gross you out. Faces of death movie posters from movie poster shop. Home 1978, en iyi korku filmleri, gerilim filmi izle, korku filmi izle, korku filmleri, yasaklanm. Faces of death is a video nasty and gorehound favourite that is often mislabelled as a snuff movie. The movie is rather dull and tame, and the attempt to tie all these videos into a story is quite a stretch. Faces of death 1 hour s and 45 minutes movie 1978 a mockumentary hosted by dr. Umbrella entertainment intended to release the first four faces of death films in february 2008 as part of a dvd box set. This edition is taken from an hd source and appears to be far more complete than early dvd versions, which, due to print. Faces of death ii is the first sequel to the 1978 mondo film faces of death.
An argument could be made for faces of deaths recognition as more arthouse than grindhouse. Faces of death 1 hours and 45 minutes movie 1978 a mockumentary hosted by dr. A grisly collage of faked reenactments, artificial monkey brains, and some actual, genuine depictions of human beings being killed mostly culled from the never use drawers of local news stations, the 1978 film was americas big contribution to the mondo video craze, complete with a lurid cover including a false claim of being. Gross as he shows us images from his personal stash of death. Faces of death the most forbidden film of the 80s youth. Includes both the original faces of death 1978, 88 min. Well after the film, we were givin certificates that stated that we survived the faces of death film. Met michael carr, samuel berkowitz en thomas noguchi. An illustration of a computer application window wayback machine an illustration of an open book. Two insiders uncover the notsoreal faces of death amc. The 1978 horror movie faces of death proved there was a wide audience of people with a morbid curiosity they were looking to satisfy. Why the hell would you bring a girl to see a film about death. Did governments rampant banning of the film across the world, or the furor it created upon its release in 1978, keep lecilaires crew quiet. All in all, the film may not be great art or even good art, for that matter but it remains a miniature triumph of independent filmmaking none the less.
Blogs two insiders uncover the notsoreal faces of death amc. Get faces of death dvd and bluray release date and movie stats. The 1978 horror movie faces of death proved there was a wide audience of people with. We know that valentine kanehailua had been residing in waianae, honolulu county, hawaii 96792.
I saw one of the faces of deaths in florida at a movie theatre. Buy faces of death movie posters from movie poster shop. There is no escape from death and in this film they show a firsthand glimpse at the many ways of dying. Staged scenes from the original faces of death, 1978. Often this film was talked about on the playground,bragging to one another about eating and watching it. But if we were to point to the most direct line of descent for faces of death, it would have to be in the form of the internet. But that didnt keep me from being traumatized by the descriptions of the films rumored contents real footage of actual deaths which were passed by wordofmouth on the schoolbus, reducing wimpier kids like myself to puddles of pale dread.
High quality faces of death inspired tshirts by independent artists and designers from around the world. Faces of death also released as the original faces of death is a 1978. A collection of real and fictional footage, this pseudodocumentary follows dr. Once again, john alan schwartz directed again as conan le cilaire and co wrote as alan black along with co writer veronica lakewood. Faces of death is in all of our collective conscience. If the brutal and explicit depiction of actual death is upsetting to you, please do not view this film. The director of faces of death has pivoted to selling. The film is a sort of documentary compiling deaths caught on camera. This shocking mockumentary is definitely not for the faintheartedand not for the dinner hour. Were your movie poster source for new releases and vintage movie posters. 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. It starts off with animal deaths such as animals being slaughtered for food, and then moves onto humans being killed, such as death row executions, autopsies and tribal rituals. Faces of death, 1978, horror, film, old movie, old film. Faces of death vi is a directtovideo compilation of the highlights of the earlier films in the faces of death series.
Theres simply no escape from the encroaching darkness, and in this film were offered a firsthand glimpse at the many. The 1978 movie faces of death is one of the original gore compilations that became widely available to public. Documentaire horror film geregisseerd door john alan schwartz. The film is presented as realdealholyfield vignettes of death and stripping out the usual genre safeguards of comic relief and merciful edits during the most brutal moments, effectively fortifying the graphic images onscreen. Original faces of death pt1 full movie experience the.
Or are there even more secrets behind the creation of faces of death that, nearly 40 years later, we have yet to uncover. Like its predecessor, the film was written and directed by john alan schwartz as alan black and conan le cilaire respectively. Valentine died on august 12, 1978 at 50 years of age. The film ends with newsreel footage of people jumping off buildings and major accidents. B banned in 43 countries the original 1978 film faces of death, which has a longstanding cult following makes its way to bluray rather early on the format considering how obscure this title is.
The movie itself is horrible, but if you look at it from a marketing standpoint its brilliant. This mondo film purports to be a documentary that features real footage of real people and animals dying or already in a state of death, hosted by a real pathologist, doctor francis b. Graphic content full movie 720p if you want to watch the movie in 1080p, heres the link. Faces of death iii is the second sequel to the 1978 mondo film faces of death.
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