Beast from haunted cave 1959 film completed

Special extended version on dvd 654930301197 from synapse films. Beast from haunted cave is a 1959 horrorgangsterheist film directed by monte hellman and starring michael forest, frank wolff, richard sinatra, and sheila carroll. Beast from haunted cave 1959 monte hellman releases. Beast from haunted cave is a 1959 film about a group of gold thieves who pull off a heist and flee into the snowy wilderness, only to be pursued by a horrible, spiderlike monster directed by monte hellman. The film was expanded to over 70 minutes for television airings, and the complete version is represented on this dvd. This isnt a great film by any means, or even a very memorable one, but it is hard to hate it for what it is. This one snuck up on me and with so many great things being announced, one right after another, it was just a matter of time before something would fall through the cracks. Attack of the giant leeches 1959 roger corman part 22. I think it was just an old mop with cobwebs attached and the sequel was about the janitor who. Beast from haunted cave 1959 directed by monte hellman genres horror, science fiction subgenres creature film, crime thriller run time 75 min. This 1959 film is a quickie produced by roger corman and is the first credit for monte hellman twolane blacktop as. Costikyan film editor anthony carras original music alexander laszlo written by charles b. The black and white film transfer looks great, is presented in an 1. With michael forest, sheila noonan, frank wolff, wally campo.

And an odd little creature feature called beast from haunted cave 1959, 72 minutes plays the shell game with its plot in much the same way. It was a fun experience just waiting for the beast to be shown. A done on the cheap, mindless, old school creature. Starring michael forest atlas, viking women vs the sea serpent and frank wolff the wasp woman, the story tells a genuinely scary tale of a hideous bloodsucking thing from a lonely cave that terrorizes a group of thieves as they. Gold thieves pull of a heist and flee into a snowy wilderness, but their getaway is cut short as they are pursued by a horrible, spiderlike monster. Horror, science fiction, heist film, gangster film. They are chased by a monster spider, which is released in the explosion. Carol appeared in hellmans followup film, ski patrol, but she. Beast from haunted cave 1959 directed by monte hellman.

This was also the first film by the extremely talented, but eccentric director, monte hellman, who went on to direct a pair of existential westerns starring jack nicholson and the. The film was originally released as a double feature with beast from haunted cave. In a skiing station in dakota, a gang of criminals leaded by alexander alex ward plans the heist of golden bars from a small bank. Filmed in south dakota at the same time as ski troop attack, it tells the story of bank robbers fleeing in the snow who run afoul of a giant spiderlike monster that feeds on humans. Beast from haunted cave 1959 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.

Gene corman, roger corman, charles hannawalt director. Films like this one can be approached either as a complete. Four hoods mosey into a sleepy mountain village posing as vacationers looking to do a bit of crosscountry skiing. Beast from haunted cave is a 1959 horrorgangsterheist film. In the late 1960s, chris robinson used to turn up at forrys place occasionally, but i havent seen him in years. Cleverly written, this wellperformed horror yarn is directed by cult favorite monte hellman. It was 1959, when i was a mere seven years old, when i saw it at a local movie theater on a double bill. Director monte hellman who would later direct a young jack nicholson on two lowbudget westerns earned his lowbudget wings on filmgroups bizarre fusion of hostagecrime thriller and bigrubbermonster flick a quirky juxtaposition employed to similar effect 35 years later in from dusk till dawn. Beast from haunted cave 1959 dvd digitally remastered beast. Horror 1950 1959 release year dvds for sale in stock. Staring michael forrest, wally campo, sheila carol and frank wolff. Michael forest, sheila carol, frank wolff, richard sinatra, wally campo writer. The synapse dvd of beast from haunted cave doesnt come with a lot of extras but does include the theatrical trailer and the aforementioned liner notes.

In a skiing station in dakota, a gang of criminals leaded by alexander. These may not be the best looking bluray representations of 1950s horror movies out there, but we certainly found them enjoyable enough. While the lover of alex, gypsy boulet, goes to an isolated cabin with the ski instructor gil jackson, a time bomb explodes a cave to divert the attention of the locals and the gangsters steal the gold. Neither film is overly grainy or overly waxy, but the clarity and detail are satisfactory and beast from haunted caves outdoor scenes impress the most. Expand your home video library from a huge online selection of movies at. Beast from the haunted cave was filmed backtoback with cormans ski troop attack, which utilized the same cast and much of the same crew and snowbound locations. Made in 1959, it is billed as and pretends to be another example of the 50s creaturefeatures, but it largely eschews the standard formatting of those films for a. Gangster alexander ward, his girl friend, gypsy boulet, and two henchmen come to deadwood, south dakota with the idea of stealing a few gold bars. It was 1959, when i was a mere seven years old, when i saw it at a local movie theater on a double bill with roger c o r m a n s the wasp woman. After beast from haunted cave was released theatrically, hellman filmed additional scenes with the original actors for the television broadcast a few years later. Beast from haunted cave was just as i remembered it. Beast from haunted cave the grindhouse cinema database. Griffiths script, a group of bank robbers run into hell itself when they plan a diversion that awakens a big spiderlooking monster from deep within a gold mind. Synapse has done a terrific job with beast from haunted cave.

Beast from haunted cave 1959 the movie database tmdb. Street date march 26, 2002 starring michael forest, sheila carol, frank wolff, richard sinatra, wally campo. Beast from haunted cave movie trailer 1959 director monte hellman release date october 1959. Beast from haunted cave gene corman productions 1959 monster monday with tabonga begins now gene corman takes us to deadwood, south dakota for this little snowbound thriller, a nice break from bronsan canyon and griffith park. Beast from haunted cave movie and vintage film posters. The story begins with a team of gold thieves hiding out in a ski resort cabin after a heist. Were your movie poster source for new releases and vintage movie posters. In reality, theyve concocted an elaborate scheme perhaps too elaborate. Beast from haunted cave 1959 cast and crew moviefone. Beast from haunted cave 1959 cast and crew a gold thief frank wolff and his gang use a skiers michael forest lodge and meet a monster covered with cobwebs. Watch beast from haunted cave 1959 full movie free online. Beast from haunted cave is a 1959 horrorheist film directed by monte hellman and starring michael forest, frank wolff and richard sinatra.

Synapses disc represents the definitive video release of beast, culled from superior source materials, so if you plan on buying the title, this is the edition to get. Get great deals on horror 1950 1959 release year dvds. Created as a project for filmgroup, which was run by bmovie producer kings roger. Legendary cult filmmaker roger corman has directed over 50 films and produced nearly 400 more. Part of the charm of a film like beast from haunted cave is the flat. Beast from haunted cave 1959 associated press file. Regardless the film zips along with an energy that comes from cormans thriftness and execution. But the explosion releases a spiderlike monster and due to a storm, the group becomes trapped in gils cabin and threatened by the creepy beast. This might have been a really good movie if they had left out the left over prop from the monster store room and im not really sure it came from there. Presented as a special extended version, beast from haunted cave contains additional footage hellman shot three years after the film was originally released, and stretch the runtime to a still meager 73 minutes.

I was pleased with the image provided here, as the print looks much cleaner than expected, which is terrific news indeed. It was produced by gene corman, roger cormans brother. A gold thief frank wolff and his gang use a skiers michael forest lodge and meet a monster covered with cobwebs. Finally available on dvd in the uncut extended version containing almost ten minutes of additional footage, beast from haunted cave is a treat for fans of monte hellmans work and. Beast from haunted cave 1959, directed by monte hellman was produced by roger corman in deadwood, south dakota.

Beast from haunted cave movie trailer 1959 youtube. Beast from haunted cave 1959 monte hellman synopsis. Buy beast from haunted cave movie posters from movie poster shop. Written by charles b griffith from his original story. Hellman began his career as an editors apprentice at abc tv, and made his directorial debut with the horror film beast from haunted cave 1959, produced by roger corman he would later gain critical recognition for the westerns the shooting and ride in the whirlwind both 1966. Beast from haunted cave 1959 fantastic movie musings. The plot and dialogues are ridiculous, so is the monster itself. Filmed in south dakota, it tells the story of bank robbers fleeing in the snow who run afoul of a beast that feeds on humans. Beast from haunted cave 1959 article 1818 by dave sindelar viewing date. Hellmans beast from haunted cave is another interesting tale. But the explosion releases a spiderlike monster and due to a.