It! (Anger of the Golem)(Curse of the Golem) (1967)
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This silly twist on the silent classic Der Golem stars Roddy McDowall as Arthur Pimm, assistant museum curator and would-be Norman Bates who, among other things, preserves the body of his late mother in his home. When Pimm and museum director Grove (Ernest Clark) discover a grotesque statue left… More This silly twist on the silent classic Der Golem stars Roddy McDowall as Arthur Pimm, assistant museum curator and would-be Norman Bates who, among other things, preserves the body of his late mother in his home. When Pimm and museum director Grove (Ernest Clark) discover a grotesque statue left intact after a fire at one of the museum storehouses, they transport the stone behemoth to the museum for study. After finding Grove mysteriously crushed to death under the statue, Pimm's curiosity is piqued, leading him to investigate its origins. He discovers that the figure is actually the legendary Golem, an indestructible creature of 16th-century Yiddish myth capable of destroying the enemies of any man who becomes its master. Pimm is eventually able to control the monster with his deranged mind, leading it on a rampage of murder and destruction that devastates half of London. Aside from McDowall's typically eccentric performance, this stodgy film is a fairly tedious exercise, shambling along more slowly than the monster itself and punctuated only by occasional over-the-top moments, particularly at the laughable climax. Director Herbert J. Leder's earlier horror film The Frozen Dead is much more enjoyable. ~ Cavett Binion, Rovi
- Directed By
- Herbert J. Leder
- Genres
- Horror, Mystery & Suspense, Science Fiction & Fantasy
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Nov 15, 1967 Wide
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Cast
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Roddy McDowall
as Arthur Pimm
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Jill Haworth
as Ellen Grove
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Paul Maxwell
as Jim Perkins
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Aubrey Richards
as Prof. Weal
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Ernest Clark
as Harold Grove
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Oliver Johnston
as Trimingham
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Noel Trevarthen
as Inspector White
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Ian McCulloch
as Wayne
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Richard Goolden
as Old Man
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Dorothy Frere
as Miss Swanson
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Tom Chatto
as Captain
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Steve Kirby
as Ellis
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Russell Napier
as Boss
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Frank Sieman
as Workman
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Brian Haines
as Joe Hill
- Mark Burns
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Lindsay Campbell
as Policeman
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John Baker
as Guard
- Noel Travarthen
