Incubus (1966)

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Incubus (1966)
Incubus (1966) Directed by Leslie Stevens Written by Leslie Stevens
Incubus (1966)
On September 16, 1963, these words were uttered on TV for the first time... "There is nothing wrong with your television set. Do not attempt to adjust the picture. We are controlling transmission. If we wish to make it louder, we will bring up the volume. If we wish to make it softer, we will tune it to a whisper. We will control the horizontal. We will control the vertical. We can roll the image, make it flutter. We can change the focus to a soft blur, or sharpen it to crystal clarity. For the next hour, sit quietly and we will control all that you see and hear. We repeat: There is nothing wrong with your television set. You are about to participate in a great adventure. You are about to experience the awe and mystery which reaches from the inner mind to... The Outer Limits." Like The Twilight Zone, which premiered in 1959, the Outer Limits was a fantasy/science fiction anthology series. The first episode titled "Galaxy Being", was written and directed by series creator Leslie Stevens.
Stills from Leslie Stevens’ Incubus, a 1966 horror film starring a pre-Star Trek William Shatner. The film was written entirely in the artificial constructed language Esperanto, intended to create an “eerie, other-worldly feeling”.
The film was criticized for the actors' poor pronunciation of Esperanto words, and marred by the tragedy of actor Milos Milos (seen in third still behind Shatner) taking his own life and that of his girlfriend before release.
Yesterday's Movies is put to sleep by Incubus.
Incubus. Daystar Productions 1966.
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Segundo largometraje con diálogos completamente en esperanto, despues de la pelicula "Angoroj" de 1964. Dirigida por Leslie Stevens, quien fue el co-creador, director y escritor de la serie de antología de ciencia ficción de la década de 1960, "The Outer Limits" que se transmitió desde 1963 a 1965. La película Incubus está protagonizado por William Shatner, quien interpretó al capitán James T. Kirk en Star Trek.
En un extraño pueblo llamado Nomen Tuum existe un antiguo pozo que contiene agua mágica donde la gente va en busca de curación, de juventud y de belleza. En el pueblo habitan demonios, sucubos que se encargan de atraer a las almas para ofrecer sus almas al infierno, al Dios de la oscuridad. Kia (Allyson Ames), una mujer joven sucubo cansada de su labor, de la rutina de llevar a los pecadores al infierno, tiene una ambición, se propone obtener un alma noble, tentarlo y corrompirlo. Y le confiesa a su hermana mayor, Amael (Eloise Hardt): "Quiero encontrar un santo y segarle la vida, destruirle, colocar mi pie sobre su bendito cuello y hacerle gritar para oír sus alaridos, su llanto y entonces empujarlo derecho al infierno... ¡Entonces yo seré un demonio, seré la hija favorita de Dios!". Kia encuentra una víctima, Marc (William Shatner), un joven soldado que junto a su hermana Arndis (Ann Atmar) acude al pozo de agua mágica para curar su heridas.
DIRECCIÓN Y GUIÓN: Leslie Stevens.
GÉNERO: Terror, Fantasia.
MÚSICA: Dominic Frontiere.
FOTOGRAFÍA: Conrad L. Hall, William A. Fraker.
REPARTO
- William Shatner: Marc.
- Allyson Ames: Kia.
- Eloise Hardt: Amael.
- Robert Portier: Olin.
- Ann Atmar: Arndis.
- Milos Milos: Incubus.
- Paolo Cossa: Narrador.
FECHA DE ESTRENO
- 26 de octubre de 1966 (San Francisco Film Festival, USA).
- Noviembre de 1966 (Francia).