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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?
 Starring:
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 |