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The Fly is a 1958 American horror, science fiction, and mystery film directed by Kurt Neumann. The screenplay was written by George Langelaan and James Clavell, based on a work by Langelaan. The cast includes David Hedison, Patricia Owens, Vincent Price, and Herbert Marshall. The film was produced by 20th Century Studios and Regal Films, with distribution handled by 20th Century Studios and Netflix.
Filming took place in Los Angeles, with the narrative set in Canada. The original languages are English and French. Karl Struss served as the director of photography, and Paul Sawtell composed the music. The runtime is 94 minutes. The film was released on July 16, 1958, and is followed by Return of the Fly.
Financial details include a budget of 700,000 and revenue of 3,000,000. The production cost is listed as 495,000, with a box office total of 3,000,000. The film holds a rating of 7.1 on IMDb and a vote average of 7.043 on TMDb. It is part of The Fly Collection and is available via video on demand.
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7.0Industrialist François Delambre is called late at night by his sister-in-law, Helene, who tells him that she has just killed her husband. Reluctant at first, she eventually explains to the police that he invented a matter transportation apparatus and, while experimenting on himself, a fly entered the chamber.
Cast
- David Hedison as Andre Delambre
- Patricia Owens as Helene Delambre
- Vincent Price as François Delambre
- Herbert Marshall as Insp. Charas
- Kathleen Freeman as Emma
- Betty Lou Gerson as Nurse Andersone
Themes
- experiment
- teleportation
- inventor
- mutation
- hybrid
- montreal, canada
- scientist
- housekeeper
- spider web
- told in flashback
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- mystery film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- French
- Followed by
- Return of the Fly
- Main subject
- mad scientist
- Director
- Kurt Neumann
- Screenwriter
- James Clavell
- Cast member
- Bess Flowers
- Composer
- Paul Sawtell
- Production company
- 20th Century Studios
- Cinematographer
- Karl Struss
- Narrative location
- Canada
- Filming location
- Los Angeles
- Duration
- 94
- FilmAffinity ID
- 197574
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1958-07-16
- title
- The Fly
- after a work by
- George Langelaan
- distributed by
- 20th Century Studios
- box office
- 3000000
- capital cost
- 495000
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- different from
- Mucha
- review score
- 62/100
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