I thought I would do something a little different and present for your viewing pleasure a guide to the film productions of Amicus in poster form. I imagine the majority of my regular readers are familiar with the output of this Anglo-American independent producer. But for those who arent Amicus was formed by writer/producer Milton Subotksy and resourceful producer Max J. Rosenberg. After a few early attempts at success such as Rock Rock Rock! (1956) under the name Vanguard Productions and The City of the Dead (1960 - aka Horror Hotel) under the name Vulcan Productions the duo emerged in the 1960's as Amicus and soon found their niche: low budget horror and science-fiction films made in Britain. They particularly excelled at the portmanteau or anthology film format, and in the 1960's were serious contenders to the throne which Hammer sat upon.
It's Trad, Dad! (1962 - aka Ring-a-Ding Rhythm!) - Dir Richard Lester
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Just For Fun (1963) - Dir Gordon Flemyng
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Dr. Terror's House of Horrors (1965) - Dir Freddie Francis
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Dr. Who and the Daleks (1965) - Dir Gordon Flemyng
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The Skull (1965) - Dir Freddie Francis
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Daleks Invasion of Earth 2150 AD (1966) - Dir Gordon Flemyng
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The Psychopath (1966) - Dir Freddie Francis
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The Deadly Bees (1967) - Dir Freddie Francis
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Torture Garden (1967) - Dir Freddie Francis
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Danger Route (1967) - Dir Seth Holt
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They Came from Beyond Space (1967) - Dir Freddie Francis
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The Terrornauts (1967) - Dir Montgomery Tully
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The Birthday Party (1968) - Dir William Friedkin
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Scream and Scream Again (1970) - Dir Gordon Hessler
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The Mind of Mr. Soames (1970) - Dir Alan Cooke
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The House that Dripped Blood (1971) - Dir Peter Duffell
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I, Monster (1971) - Dir Stephen Weeks
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What Became of Jack and Jill? (1972) - Dir Bill Bain
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Asylum (1972) - Dir Roy Ward Baker
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Tales from the Crypt (1972) - Dir Freddie Francis
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The Vault of Horror (1973) - Dir Roy Ward Baker
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From Beyond the Grave (1973) - Dir Kevin Connor
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And Now the Screaming Starts! (1973) - Dir Roy Ward Baker
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The Beast Must Die (1974) - Dir Paul Annett
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Madhouse (1974) - Dir Jim Clark
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The Land that Time Forgot (1975) - Dir Kevin Connor
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At the Earth's Core (1976) - Dir Kevin Connor
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The People that Time Forgot (1977) - Dir Kevin Connor
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The Monster Club (1980) - Dir Roy Ward Baker
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Note: I was unable to find a decent poster image for A Touch of Love (1969). If there are any omissions or errors, please let me know!
THE LAND THAT TIME FORGOT is simply one of my favorite movie posters of all time! It's just about everything my pre-STAR WARS mind desired.
ReplyDeleteThanks for commenting Will - it is a very cool poster and the film is great fun too. The most creatively successful of Amicus' three prehistoric adventures I think.
ReplyDeleteReal nice batch of posters Shaun, the one for They Came from Beyo9nd Space looks cool, I am a huge fan of old school horror posters, these are awesome.
ReplyDeleteCheers Franco - very hard to pick a favourite. I like THEY CAME FROM BEYOND SPACE as well, though I've yet to see the film. I've always loved the posters for DR.WHO AND THE DALEKS and SCREAM AND SCREAM AGAIN, so I'd nominate those two.
ReplyDeleteAh God, I love the Amicus anthologies! Especially The House That Dripped Blood (which I saw at the drive-in when I was a kid---my initiation into the world of cinematic horror), and Dr. Terror's House of Horrors.
ReplyDeleteFavorite = The Terrornauts
ReplyDeletesorry it took me so long to get a look at this mate, wow you've realy done your homework here. Theres some I desperatly want to see (the psychopath looks awesome) that are just crying out for a DVD release. It's also a shame that so much of amicus's output is forgotten in favour of their Gothic and anthology pictures
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