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X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes (1963)
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APPROVED  79 min  -  Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller   -  18 September 1963 (USA)
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A doctor uses special eye drops to give himself x-ray vision, but the new power has disastrous consequences.

Director:

Roger Corman

Writers:

Robert Dillon (screenplay), Ray Russell (screenplay), and 1 more credit »
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Cast

Cast overview:
Ray Milland ...
Diana Van der Vlis Diana Van der Vlis ...
Dr. Diane Fairfax (as Diana van der Vlis)
Harold J. Stone ...
Dr. Sam Brant
John Hoyt John Hoyt ...
Dr. Willard Benson
Don Rickles ...
Crane
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Storyline

Dr. James Xavier is a world renowned scientist experimenting with human eyesight. He devises a drug, that when applied to the eyes, enables the user to see beyond the normal realm of our sight (ultraviolet rays etc.) it also gives the user the power to see through objects. Xavier tests this drug on himself, when his funding is cut off. As he continues to test the drug on himself, Xavier begins to see, not only through walls and clothes, but through the very fabric of reality! Written by Brennan Storr  

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Plot Keywords:

Eye | Funding | Eye Drops | X Ray Vision | Doctor  | See more »

Taglines:

Suddenly he could see through clothes, flesh... and walls!

Genres:

Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Man with the X-Ray Eyes See more »

Filming Locations:

Las Vegas, Nevada, USA See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$250,000 (estimated)
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Company Credits

Production Co:

Alta Vista Productions See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Pathécolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Trivia

To create the effect of being able to see through a building, the director filmed the construction of the building in time lapse, then ran the film backward. See more »

Goofs

Revealing mistakes: In the hospital, Dr. Xavier sees through bandages, but sees his friends dressed. See more »

Quotes

Preacher: Are you a sinner? Do you wish to be saved?
Dr. James Xavier: Saved? No. I've come to tell you what I see. There are great darknesses. Farther than time itself. And beyond the darkness... a light that glows, changes... and in the center of the universe... the eye that sees us all.
[Looks up at the sky]
Dr. James Xavier: No!
Preacher: You see sin and the devil! But the lord has told us what to do about it. Said Matthew in Chapter Five, "If thine eye offends thee... pluck it out!"
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Connections

Referenced in Donnie Darko (2001) See more »