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Amicus Est Une Production Cinématographique Britannique Basée À Shepperton Studios En Angleterre Amicus est une production cinématographique britannique basée à Shepperton Studios en Angleterre. Elle a été fondée par le producteur et scénariste américain Milton Subotsky et Max Rosenberg . Amicus est mieux connu pour ces films d’horreurs d’anthologies, bien que leurs deux premiers films étaient des comédies musicales pour le marché des adolescents : C'est Trad, papa! (1962) et Just for Fun (1963). Toutefois, avant la création d'Amicus les deux producteurs avaient collaborés à un film d’horreur de 1960 La Cité des morts. Ces films sont généralement dotés de quatre, parfois cinq histoires d'horreur reliées les unes aux autres par une intrigue globale avec un narrateur et ceux qui écoutent son histoire. Ces films sont invariablement interprétés par des acteurs de renom, chacun d'entre eux jouant de petits rôles dans les différentes histoires. Ainsi on retrouve des stars tels que Peter Cushing , Christopher Lee et Herbert Lom , Amicus fait également appel à des acteurs de la scène britannique classique ( Patrick Magee , Margaret 1 Leighton et même Sir Ralph Richardson ), mais aussi à ( Donald Sutherland , Robert Powell et Tom Baker ), ou d'anciennes gloires comme ( Richard Greene , Robert Hutton , et Terry Thomas ). Certaines, comme Joan Collins , connaissaient une perte de vitesse dans leur carrière quand ils ont signé avec Amicus. Torture Garden et The House That Dripped Blood ont été écrits par Robert Bloch , basé sur ses propres histoires. The Skull était auparavant également basé sur une histoire de Robert Bloch (scénarisé par Milton Subotsky), et Robert Bloch était aussi le scénariste du Psychopathe et l'adaptateur de The Bees Deadly. Les films de la Amicus sont souvent confondus avec la ceux de la firme Hammer , étant très semblables aussi bien au niveau visuel, qu’avec les acteurs qu’ils se partagent dont Peter Cushing et Christopher Lee. Contrairement à la période gothique des films de la Hammer productions Amicus fixent généralement à l'époque actuelle ses histoires (comme le personnage de Vincent Price le dit dans The Monster Club, cela fait un 2 «budget de moins!"). Productions Amicus a également produit un petit nombre de films de science-fiction, avec des adaptations de plusieurs œuvres d' Edgar Rice Burroughs et, dans le années 1960, deux films basés sur la nouvelle série télévisée Doctor Who . Dr. Who contre les Daleks et Daleks - Invasion Earth 2150 AD , le premier (et toujours le seul) à l'écran des adaptations de la longue série, ont été filmés en Technicolor à un moment où la série elle-même était toujours tourné en noir et blanc, Dans ces films, Peter Cushing joue le Docteur Who (un scientifique), la trame de fond de la série TV n’ayant pas du tout été suivi. Bien qu’à la télévision il avait été établi dans la toute première histoire que le docteur était un étranger, les films Amicus ignoreront cette possibilité. 3 4 Milton Subotsky (27 Septembre 1921 au 27 Juin 1991) a été/ producteur et scénariste. En 1964, en Angleterre, il a fondé Amicus Productions avec Max J Rosenberg . Ensemble, ils produiront un certain nombre de films de science fiction et d’horreur à faible budget. Milton Subotsky est né à New York. Au cours de la Seconde Guerre mondiale il a servi dans le Corps des transmissions , où il a écrit des films de formation technique. Après la guerre, il a commencé sa carrière en tant que scénariste / producteur au cours de la "âge d'or» de la télévision dans les années 1950. En 1954, il produit et écrit la série télévisée Junior Science. Il travaillera sur la production de Rock, Rock, Rock , pour lequel il a également composé 9 chansons. En 1960, il s'installe en Angleterre où il a produit son premier film d'horreur Horreur Hôtel à Shepperton Studios . En 1964, avec Max J Rosenberg, Amicus Productions sera été créé et basé à Shepperton Studios en Angleterre. Ensemble ils ont produit quelques films cultes tels que le Dr Terror's House of Horrors (1964), Dr. Terror's House 5 of Horrors (1964), le Dr Who and the Daleks (1965), Torture Garden (1967), Scream and Scream Again (1970), The House That Dripped Blood (1970), Tales from The Crypt (1972), Asylum (1972), From Beyond the Grave (1973), and The Land That Time Forgot (1974). Amicus a éclaté en 1975, mais il continuera de produire En 1980, il co-produit la série télévisée The Martian Chronicles , adapté du livre de Ray Bradbury .Il a également co-produit plusieurs adaptations de romans de Stephen King comme Maximum Overdrive (1986) et They Come Back (1991, TV). Il est mort d’une crise cardiaque en 1991 à l'âge de 69 ans. Max J. Rosenberg (Septembre 13, 1914 - Juin 14, 2004) était un producteur de film américain, dont la carrière 6 cinématographique s'étendra sur six décennies. Il était particulièrement connu pour ses films d'horreur ou évoquant le surnaturel et a remportéune grande partie de son succès en travaillant en Angleterre. En 1945, il entra dans l'industrie du cinéma en devenant distributeur de films étrangers. Bien qu'il ait produit principalement des films d'horreur ou de surnaturel, son premier film Rock, Rock, Rock (1956) sera une comédie musicale. Son partenaire dans ce film sera Milton Subotsky et les deux hommes donneront naissance à la société Amicus Productions en 1964. Au cours de sa carrière, il a produit plus de 50 films, sur certains il ne sera pas crédité. Parmi les films d'horreur il produira des titres tels que Les Contes de la Crypte (1972), The Land that time forgot (1975), et sa suite, The people that time forgot (1977). En 1957, il produit le premier film d'horreur en couleurs, The Curse of Frankenstein . Rosenberg a également produit des films pour enfants Lad, un chien (1962), plusieurs films basés sur les Doctor 7 Who avec comme réalisateur Richard Lester pour son premier film, Il est Trad, papa! (1962). Il sera particulièrement fier d'avoir produit le film en 1968 de Harold Pinter The Birthday Party , avec Robert Shaw et réalisé par William Friedkin . Il travaillera beaucoup dans les années 80. Rosenberg est mort en 2004 à Los Angeles, en Californie à l'âge de 89 ans. 8 LES FILMS 9 LE TRAIN DES EPOUVANTES 10 Réalisé par Freddie Francis Avec Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, Ann Bell, plus Titre original : Dr. Terror's House of Horrors Long-métrage britannique . Genre : Epouvante-horreur Durée : 01h38min Année de production : 1965 A bord d'un train, cinq passagers sont rejoints par un mystérieux savant, le Dr Schreck, qui leur propose de leur tirer les tarots. Tour à tour, se dessine le sombre destin des cinq personnages. Un architecte retourne dans la maison de ses ancêtres pour se venger d'un loup-garou ; un médecin découvre que sa nouvelle femme est un vampire ; les habitants d'une maison sont étouffés par une plante géante ; un musicien de jazz est damné pour avoir volé un air vaudou et enfin un critique d'art prétentieux est poursuivi par la dépouille d'un peintre. 11 LE CRANE MALEFIQUE 12 Réalisé par Freddie Francis Avec Peter Cushing, Patrick Wymark, Michael Gough, plus Titre original : The Skull Long-métrage britannique . Genre : Fantastique Durée : 01h30min Année de production : 1965 Un homme mystérieux vend a Maitland, un collectionneur, un livre sur la vie du marquis de Sade, relie en peau humaine. Plus tard, il revient et lui propose le crane du marquis de Sade. Devant le prix excessif qu'il en demande, Maitland refuse. Une nuit, il est transporte dans la maison de cet homme et a des visions cauchemardesques... 13 DR WHO ET LES DALEKS 14 Réalisé par Gordon Flemyng Avec Peter Cushing, Roy Castle, Jennie Linden, plus Titre original : Dr Who and The Daleks Long-métrage britannique . Genre : Science fiction Durée : 01h23min Année de production : 1965 Synopsis : à remonter dans le temps appelée le Tardis ! Le Dr Who, ses deux petites-filles Barbara et Susan, et enfin Ian, le petit ami de Barbara sont transportés à travers l'espace-temps et se retrouvent sur la planète Skaro. Un endroit où vit paisiblement le peuple des Thals. Le Dr Who essaie de trouver un moyen de repartir mais il est confronté à un problème bien plus grave : les Daleks, des robots mutants d'une autre planète qui menacent d'une attaque atomique la planète Skaro ! 15 POUPEES DE CENDRES 16 Réalisé par Freddie Francis Avec Margaret Johnson, John Standing, Alexander Knox Durée : 1h35 Production : 1966 Titre Original : The psychopath Pays : Etats-Unis Sortie pays d'origine : 19669 66 P Synopsis : Holloway, inspecteur de Scotland Yard, est chargé d'une quadruple enquête : quatre hommes ont été brutalement assassinés dans d'horribles conditions. Y a-t- il un lien entre l'écrasement de Kleimer, l'empoisonnement de Saville, l'incendie où périt Martin Rost et la strangulation dans sa baignoire de Victor Ledoux ? 17 THE TERRORNAUTS NGLAND Titre original : PSYCOPATH (the) Réalisateur : FREDDIE FRANCIS Acteurs: 18 Réalisateur: Montgomery Tully Scénario: John Brunner, Murray Leinster Acteurs: Simon Oates, Zena Marshall and Charles Hawtrey Le Projet "Star Talk" est sur le point d'être annulé lorsqu'un signal provenant de l'Espace se fait enfin entendre. C'est à ce moment précis qu'un vaisseau spatial surgit et kidnappe le petit groupe de scientifiques en emportant le laboratoire entier dans une autre galaxie. Là, ils feront une série de découvertes concernant les extra- terrestres responsables de leur enlèvement, ainsi que le danger qu'encourt la Terre s'ils n'interviennent pas rapidement... 19 THE DEADLY BEES Réalisation:Freddie Francis Scénario: Robert Bloch et H.F.Heard Avec: Suzanna Leigh, Frank Finley, Guy Doleman, Catherine Finn et John Harvey Vicki Robbins est une jeune chanteuse populaire qui souffre d’épuisement professionnel.
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