Carnival of Souls (1962)

Note des utilisateurs:

7.1/10   

Réalisateur:

Herk Harvey

Scénariste:

John Clifford (written by)
(suite)

Release Date:

2 novembre 1962 (Finland)

Genre:

Horror | Mystery

Accroche:

She Was A Stranger Among The Living.

Plot:

After a traumatic accident, a woman becomes drawn to a mysterious abandoned carnival.

Plot Keywords:

Bridge | Spirit | Salt Lake City Utah | Fairground | Death

Avis des utilisateurs:

Semi-Forgotten Classic

Ensemble

Candace Hilligoss	...	Mary Henry
Frances Feist	...	Mrs. Thomas, Landlady
Sidney Berger	...	John Linden
Art Ellison	...	Minister
Stan Levitt	...	Dr. Samuels
Tom McGinnis	...	Organ Factory Boss
Forbes Caldwell	...	Organ Factory Worker
Dan Palmquist	...	Gas Station Attendant
Bill de Jarnette	...	Mechanic (as Bill De Jarnette)
Steve Boozer	...	Chip, Man at Juke Box
Pamela Ballard	...	Dress Sales Lady
Larry Sneegas	...	Drag Racer
Cari Conboy	...	Lake Zombie
Karen Pyles	...	Dress Store Customer
T.C. Adams	...	Dancing Zombie
Sharon Scoville	...	Mary's Girlfriend
Mary Ann Harris	...	Mary's Girlfriend
Peter Schnitzler	...	A Walking Corpse
Bill Sollner	...	Lake Zombie
reste de la distribution par ordre alphabétique:
Reza Badiyi	...	Bus Ticket Customer (uncredited)
Ed Down	...	Man At Bridge (uncredited)
Herk Harvey	...	'The Man' (uncredited)
Wayne Shmille	...	Sheriff At Bridge (uncredited)

Réalisé par
Herk Harvey

Scénaristes (in alphabetical order)
John Clifford		written by
Herk Harvey		story (uncredited)

Produit par
Herk Harvey	....	producer

Musique originale
Gene Moore

Image
Maurice Prather		(director of photography)

Montage
Bill de Jarnette		(as Bill De Jarnette)
Dan Palmquist

Maquillage
George Corn	....	hair stylist

Directeur de production
Lanny Fellers	....	assistant production manager
Larry Sneegas	....	production manager
Richard Walker	....	assistant production manager

Assistant réalisateur
Reza Badiyi	....	assistant director (as Raza Badiyi)

Technicien du son
Ed Down	....	sound
Don Jessup	....	sound

Divers
Dan Fitzgerald	....	title designer

Production Companies

• Harcourt Productions
• Off Color Films

Distributors

• Herts-Lion International Corp. (1962) (USA) (theatrical)
• Filmipojat (1962) (Finland) (theatrical)
• Cinépix Film Properties (CFP) (1990) (Canada) (theatrical) (re-release)
• Harcourt Productions (1987) (USA) (all media)
• Criterion Collection, The (1995) (USA) (VHS)
• Rhino Home Video (1996) (USA) (VHS)
• Criterion Collection, The (2000) (USA) (DVD)
• Image Entertainment (2000) (USA) (DVD)
• Brentwood Home Video (2001) (USA) (DVD)
• Marengo Films (2001) (USA) (DVD)
• BFS Video (2002) (USA) (DVD)
• Rhino Home Video (2002) (USA) (DVD)
• Diamond Entertainment Group (DEG) (2003) (USA) (DVD)
• VidAmerica (1997) (USA) (VHS)
• Alpha Video Distributors (2004) (USA) (DVD)
• Hart Sharp Video (2004) (USA) (DVD) (special edition)
• Reel Media International (2004) (worldwide) (VHS)
• Mill Creek Entertainment (2005) (USA) (DVD)
• Pan Vision Oy (2007) (Finland) (DVD)
• Reel Media International (2007) (worldwide) (all media)
• Clint Hickman Productions (2001-2007) (worldwide) (all media) (3D version)
• Englewood Entertainment (????) (USA) (VHS)
• GoodTimes Home Video (????) (USA) (VHS)
• Image Entertainment (????) (USA) (video) (laserdisc)
• Punto Zero (2008) (Italy) (DVD) (as Enjoy Movies)
• Something Weird Video (SWV) (????) (USA) (VHS)
• VidAmerica (????) (USA) (video) (laserdisc)
• Video Home Library (????) (USA) (VHS)

Other Companies

• Clint Hickman Productions  3D process
• Legend Films  colorization
• Legend Films  restoration

Autre(s) titre(s):

Le carnaval des âmes (France) [fr]

Durée:

78 min | 91 min (original version) | USA:84 min (director's cut)

Pays:

USA

Langue:

Anglais

Couleur:

Noir et Blanc

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Son:

Mono

Classification:

Canada:A (Nova Scotia) (1991) | Canada:AA (Ontario) (1990) | USA:Approved (original rating) | Canada:G (Quebec) (1997) | USA:PG (re-release) (1990) | Canada:R (Manitoba) (2002) | UK:X (original rating) | Finland:(Banned) (original rating) (1962) | Finland:K-18 (re-rating) (1962) | Germany:12 | UK:12 (DVD re-rating) | UK:12 (re-rating) (2009) | Australia:PG | Norway:16 | UK:15 (video rating)

Emplacements De Pelliculage:

Centron Studios - 1621 W 9th Street, Lawrence, Kansas, USA

Company:

Harcourt Productions

Anecdotes:

This film was shot on location in Salt Lake City, Utah, and in Lawrence, Kansas, with interior shots at the Centron Studios in Lawrence. Centron was an industrial film company, producing industrial and educational films and "social guidance" short subjects in the 1950s into the 1960s. Most of this film's technical staff, including director Herk Harvey and screenwriter John Clifford, were Centron employees.

Goofs:

Audio/visual unsynchronized: Mary Henry's footfalls don't match her on-screen steps as she dashes into and through bus depot.

Guillemet:

John Linden: [when Mary does not drink the glass of beer he ordered for her at a bar] What's the matter? Don't you drink?
Mary Henry: Not really.
John Linden: Well, I do. And not only do I drink really, I really drink.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Shock Waves (1977)

Semi-Forgotten Classic

Not many people know of this film, surprisingly--this is one of the most intelligently constructed and atmospheric horror (for lack of a better term) movies of all time. Whenever I do run across someone else who has seen this film, there is an instantaneous, unspoken understanding in regards to the enduring creepiness of this film.

My first viewing of COS occurred when I had inexplicably awoke in the middle of the night as a boy and switched on the TV. I had missed the opening minutes, but was powerfully drawn into the story. I sat transfixed until the shock ending, and think I just stared until after the sign off and following screen static. The next day I was not entirely sure I had actually watched this film or dreamed it--nobody else had ever heard of it and I never did catch the title (for some reason, its never shown much). Needless to say I was creeped out for days! Films that can affect one's sensibilities like this are golden! Find it and watch it in the middle of the night--alone.