Faces of Death
1978 American mondo horror film / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Faces of Death (later re-released as The Original Faces of Death) is a 1978 American mondo horror film written and directed by John Alan Schwartz, credited under the pseudonyms "Conan Le Cilaire" and "Alan Black" respectively.[3]
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Directed by | John Alan Schwartz |
Written by | John Alan Schwartz |
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Starring | Michael Carr |
Cinematography | Michael Golden |
Edited by | James Roy |
Music by | Gene Kauer Sloter |
Distributed by | Aquarius Releasing |
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Running time | 105 minutes[1] |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $450,000[2] |
Box office | $35 million[2] |
The film, shown in a documentary-like style, centers on pathologist Francis B. Gröss, played by actor Michael Carr. The narrator presents the viewer with a variety of footage showing different gruesome ways of dying from a variety of sources. Some of the most iconic scenes were faked for the film, while most of the film is pre-existing video footage of real deaths or the aftermath of death.
Faces of Death received generally negative reviews, but it was a huge success at the box office, reportedly grossing over $35 million worldwide. It gained a cult following and spawned several sequels, the first of which, Faces of Death II, was released in 1981.