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Zotz!
Sign in to saveZotz! is a 1962 American fantasy comedy film produced and directed by William Castle, and starring Tom Poston, Julia Meade, Jim Backus, Fred Clark, and Cecil Kellaway. It is about a man obtaining magical powers from a god of an ancient civilization. It is based on Walter Karig's 1947 novel.
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It is catalogued under topics including 1960s fantasy comedy films, 1960s spy comedy films and 1962 American films.
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5.5Jonathan Jones, a professor of ancient languages, comes into possession of an ancient coin. He translates its inscription, which gives him three powers: to inflict pain, slow down time or kill. Soon, he's pursued by enemy spies who have learned about the magic coin.
Cast
- Tom Poston as Jonathan Jones
- Julia Meade as Virginia Fenster
- Jim Backus as Horatio Kellgore
- Fred Clark as General Bullivar
- Cecil Kellaway as Joshua Updike
- Zeme North as Cynthia Jones
Themes
- based on novel or book
- espionage
- magic
- professor
- coin
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- spy film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- William Castle
- Cast member
- Albert Glasser
- Producer
- William Castle
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- publication date
- 1962-01-01
- distributed by
- Columbia Pictures
- title
- Zotz!
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Zotz! is a 1962 American fantasy comedy film produced and directed by William Castle, and starring Tom Poston, Julia Meade, Jim Backus, Fred Clark, and Cecil Kellaway. It is about a man obtaining magical powers from a god of an ancient civilization. It is based on Walter Karig's 1947 novel.
==Plot== A brilliant but peculiar professor of Ancient Eastern languages, Jonathan Jones, finds that an amulet sent to his niece Cynthia by a boyfriend from an archeological dig has magical powers.
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