Terror Is a Man

1959

Horror / Romance / Sci-Fi

4
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 24% · 5 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 24% · 50 ratings
IMDb Rating 5.3/10 10 933 933

mad scientist

Plot summary

A mad scientist transforms a panther into a man-like creature that escapes and goes on a murderous rampage.

Director

Eddie Romero Photo
Eddie Romero

Top cast

Francis Lederer Photo
Francis Lederer as Dr. Charles Girard
Richard Derr Photo
Richard Derr as William Fitzgerald
Greta Thyssen Photo
Greta Thyssen as Frances Girard
Oscar Keesee Photo
Oscar Keesee as Walter Perrera
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826.69 MB
1280*960
English 2.0
NR
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23.976 fps
1 hr 30 min
Seeds 1
1.5 GB
1440*1080
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 30 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by JHC3 6 / 10

An interesting view of the classic H.G. Wells novel

The lone survivor of the sinking of the "Pedro Queen," William Fitzgerald (Derr) washes ashore on a remote Pacific island one thousand miles off the coast of Peru. He is taken in by Dr. Girard (Lederer) and his wife, Frances (Thyssen). Fitzgerald soon learns that the doctor is conducting unusual medical experiments the island, assisted by his wife, who is a nurse, and a few servants. Shortly after Fitzgerald's arrival, he learns that a "panther" is loose on the island and has even killed people. He is puzzled when he learns that the native villagers have fled the island, allegedly because they fear what the doctor might be doing. The mystery deepens when Fitzgerald starts investigating the mystery of the doctor and the creature he is working on."Terror is a Man" is an uncredited adaptation of the H.G. Wells novel "The Island of Doctor Moreau." Whereas the classic 1932 version "Island of Lost Souls" and the 1977 version "The Island of Dr. Moreau" both feature large numbers of "manimals," this film has only one. By excising these creatures, the film loses the interesting cultural aspects of the manimal society and lacks, among other things, the key character known as the Sayer of the Law. The creature in this one is the tormented victim of doctor and is abused by the servant Walter (Oscar Keesee). Despite the differences between this version and the two better known adaptations mentioned above, this film is reasonably well made though somewhat slow-paced. Dedicated horror film fans should probably give this one a chance.
Reviewed by Eegah Guy 5 / 10

Creaky mix of H.G. Wells and FRANKENSTEIN

This is the film that practically started the influx of Filipino exploitation that exploded in the 70s. It's a slow but mediocre version of THE ISLAND OF DR. MOREAU with a cat creature experiment that gets loose and kills a few secondary characters among scientific jabber about the experiment being for the benefit of mankind rather than personal vanity. This is lackluster stuff and is too Americanized. The Blood Island trilogy and women's prison flicks that would come ten years later is the kind of delirious entertainment that Filipino exploitation is remembered for. Worth a look but hardly memorable.
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