Unfortunately, the road to general anesthesia is blocked by a ruthless killer christopher lee, as well as boltons devastating addiction to his own chemical experiments. Corridors of blood 1958 stream and watch online moviefone. Regarder corridors of blood 1958 film streaming hd. Thomas bolton painstakingly develops an opiumbased anesthetic, to which he gradually becomes addicted. This finelycrafted minimalist film stars two of the most legendary horror stars of all time, yet it is without any supernatural elements.
Boris karloff pairs with christopher lee and a top cast for an atmospheric period piece whose seriousness belies its lurid title. Rent corridors of blood 1958 on dvd and bluray dvd. In an effort to relieve the suffering of surgery patients, dr. Oct 19, 2009 robert days corridors of blood is a provocative, taut early installment of the medical thriller made popular by contemporary authors such as robin cook and michael crichton. Corridors of blood 1958 full movie free watch online with english subtitles. Corridors of blood 1958 robert day, boris karloff, betta st. John, christopher lee, crime, drama, horror november 21, 2015 in an effort to relieve the suffering of surgery patients, dr.
Boris karloff, as usual, is a joy to watch, as is christopher lee, who was right on the verge of becoming a big star in the hammer films. Agrimorfee yeah, this is one of those why does criterion have this. A mildmannered english doctor boris karloff is experimenting with anesthesia, but his plans go awry when he becomes addicted to. This film is also notable for strongly evoking the grimy atmosphere of those out of theway areas in 1800s england, worthy of comparison to david leans oliver twist 1948. Corridors of blood is a 1958 horror film directed by robert day. Unfortunately, the road to general anesthesia is blocked by a ruthless killer christopher lee, as well as boltons devastating.
The original music score was composed by buxton orr. I suppose it is classified as horror because it is steeped in the creepy atmosphere of a 19th century operating theater and clinic for the poor, and because christopher lee plays a serial killer. Hosts josh and jamie and horror authorfilm critic mike thorn take on 50s bmovie filmmaker william castle with a double feature of the tingler 1959 and. Thomas bolton fights for the use of anesthetic in surgery and uses himself as a guinea pig but soon finds himself addicted. The film was marketed with the tagline tops in terror. Hosts josh and jamie and horror authorfilm critic mike thorn take on 50s bmovie filmmaker william castle with a double feature of the tingler 1959 and corridors of blood 1958.
An 1840s british surgeon, experiments with anesthetic gases in an effort to make surgery painfree. Bolton character boris karloff is based more than just loosely on the reallife horace wells, an american dentist associated with. Corridors of blood 1958 robert day, boris karloff, betta. Corridors of blood 1958 ganzer film deutsch hd filme online.
Corridors of blood 1958 full movie 123movies free watch online with english subtitles,stream free corridors of blood full movie online on marvel. Despite the presence of karloff as a humanitarian doctor of the 1840s whose experiments with anaesthetics lead to drug addiction and involvement. Jan 30, 2016 corridors of blood was put into limited release in the uk late in 1958, and then shelved for nearly four years. Corridors of blood 1958 and you call yourself a scientist. While doing so, his demonstration before a panel of his peers ends in a horrific mishap with his patient.
Corridors of blood on dvd 014381443127 from image ent directed by robert day. Corridors of blood 1958 06051963 us drama, horror, thriller, crime 1h 26m user score. High resolution dvd movie cover image for corridors of blood 1958. Corridors of blood 1958 movie picture download mm52.
Robert days corridors of blood is a provocative, taut early installment of the medical thriller made popular by contemporary authors such as robin cook and michael crichton. Bolton, a physician experimenting with anesthesia in the 1840s. Bolton character boris karloff is based more than just loosely on the reallife horace wells, an american dentist associated with the discovery of anesthesia. Rent corridors of blood 1958 starring boris karloff and betta st. Monsters and madmen the haunted strangler corridors of. John christopher lee 1958 a 19thcentury london doctor boris karloff becomes addicted to anesthesia and makes a deal with grave robbers. Corridors of blood photos view all photos 4 movie info. Thomas bolton boris karloff dares to dream the unthinkable. While doing so, his demonstration before a panel of his peers ends in a horrific mishap with his patient awakening under the knife. Corridors of blood the 1958 movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio. If it was 1958 and i was pulling into a drivein theater to see corridors of blood, and all i got was a lousy medical drama, well, lets just say that im not going to stick around to see the double feature.
Pages in category 1958 horror films the following 45 pages are in this category, out of 45 total. Corridors of blood was put into limited release in the uk late in 1958, and then shelved for nearly four years. Corridors of blood was produced in england in 1958 but wasnt released in the us until 1962, after bit player lee had become a horror. Rent corridors of blood 1958 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. Released 1958, corridors of blood stars boris karloff, betta st. Stream free corridors of blood full movie online on. This period dramas more in line with films like maniathe flesh and the fiends 1959 or bedlam 1946 than more overt horror. Image entertainment has thankfully released another outstanding gordon films title featuring boris karloff in one of his best, yet often overlooked laterday roles. Corridors of blood is a 1958 britishamerican horror film directed by robert day. Basing his mixture on opium, he becomes addicted in the process, which leads to his dismissal from the hospital. Film casting list, boxoffice, free download movie hdposter and buy bluray dvd mm52. Overview of corridors of blood, 1963, directed by robert day, with boris karloff, betta st. John, christopher lee, finlay currie the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 25 min, and received a score of out of 100 on.
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