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The Fall of the House of Usher

starring: Vincent Price, Mark Damon, Myrna Fahey, Harry Ellerbe, Eleanor LeFaber
directed by: Roger Corman

: The Fall of the House of Usher
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Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Audience Rating: Unrated
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9780792850038
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
ISBN: 0792850033
Label: MGM (Video & DVD)
Manufacturer: MGM (Video & DVD)
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: MGM (Video & DVD)
Region Code: 1
Release Date: June 05, 2001
Running Time: 79 minutes
Sales Rank: 24483
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Theatrical Release Date: June 22, 1960



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Amazon.com:
Vincent Price brings a theatrical flourish to the role of Roderick Usher, a brooding nobleman haunted by the dry rot of madness in his family tree. This being Poe, there's a history of family madness and melancholia, a premature burial, and a sense of doom hanging over this gloomy, crumbling mansion. Roger Corman sold stingy AIP pictures on the concept by claiming 'The house is the monster,' or so goes the oft-told story. True or not, Corman (with the help of his brilliant art director Daniel Haller and legendary cinematographer Floyd Crosby) creates an exaggerated sense of isolation and claustrophobia with the sunless forest and funereal fog that holds the house and its inhabitants prisoner in a land of the dead. It doesn't quite look real (some of the effects are downright phony, notably the apocalyptic climax), and none of the costars can hold a candle to Price's elegant, haunted performance (often speaking in no more than a stage whisper), but it's a triumph of expressionism on a budget. Shot in rich, vivid color and CinemaScope, from a literate script by genre master Richard Matheson, this is stylish gothic horror in a melancholy key. It was such a success that Corman reunited his core group of collaborators for the follow-up The Pit and the Pendulum the very next year. Corman's 'Poe Cycle' was born. MGM's widescreen disc also features commentary by director-producer Corman, his first-ever such contribution. --Sean Axmaker



Customer Reviews
Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Immortal Doom & Gloom
Not a movie it's possible to criticize. We're all dying, but that's life: diseased, mad, servile and ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - A Great Atmospheric Film
The atmosphere in this film is fantastic. The acting grand. While not scary by any means, its got a creepy ... Read More


Rating: 2 out of 5 stars - A rather boring movie/adaptation despite Vincent Price's brilliance.
I simply thought that "The Fall of the House of Usher" was rather boring and I found myself dozing off. I ... Read More


Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - Home Improvement...
Roderick Usher (Vincent Price) has a serious medical condition. He is stricken with a severe heightening of ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Corman, Poe, Price and the American Drive In
After all the years that have passed since the Corman/Price "Poe" series first ran, it is hard to explain just ... Read More

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