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The Last Man on Earth (1964), Directors: Sidney Salkow, Ubaldo B. Ragona, Not Rated

Do you dare to imagine what it would be like to be... the last man on earth... or the last woman?

Film ClipStarring: Vincent Price, Franca Bettoia, Emma Danieli, Giacomo Rossi-Stuart, Umberto Raho, Christi Courland, Tony Corvi, Hector Ribotta

DML Rating: ★★★★★★★☆☆☆ - good

"December 1965. Is that all it has been since I inherited the world? Only three years? Seems like 100 million." - Robert Morgan

Why watch this? Can one man, the last man, survive constant, lightly zombie attacks?

Plot Summary: Based on Richard Matheson's I Am Legend 1954 novel, this film follows the daily life of one man, Dr. Robert Morgan, who literally is the last human alive after a plague has turned everyone else into slow-moving creatures who fear light, garlic and mirrors. In flashback scenes we learn that Morgan's wife and daughter were were killed, and his wife came back to life and he was forced to kill her with a wooden stake.

Dad's Preview:  For a low-budget film made in Italy, this sci-fi dystopian horror offering is both terrifying and thought-provoking. I will also note that this is one of Vincent Price's best films. Plus it's wonderful to hear his unique voice, as narrator, for most of the film.    


Associated Producers Inc., Porduzioni La Regina; American Int'l Pictures

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