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The Gorgon (1964)
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In the early 20th century, a Gorgon takes human form and terrorizes a small European village by turning its citizens to stone. Director:Terence Fisher |
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Prof. Karl Meister
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| Peter Cushing | ... |
Dr. Namaroff
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Richard Pasco | ... |
Paul Heitz
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Barbara Shelley | ... |
Carla Hoffman
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| Michael Goodliffe | ... |
Professor Jules Heitz
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Patrick Troughton | ... |
Inspector Kanof
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Joseph O'Conor | ... |
Coroner
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Prudence Hyman | ... |
The Gorgon
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Jack Watson | ... |
Ratoff
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Redmond Phillips | ... |
Hans
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Jeremy Longhurst | ... |
Bruno Heitz
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Toni Gilpin | ... |
Sascha Cass
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Joyce Hemson | ... |
Martha
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Alister Williamson | ... |
Janus Cass
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Michael Peake | ... |
Constable
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Storyline
In early-twentieth-century middle-Europe, villagers are literally becoming petrified. Although the authorities try to hush the matter up, it is apparent that at the full moon, Megaera, a Gorgon, leaves her castle lair and anyone looking on her face is turned to stone. When this fate befalls a visitor, experts from the University of Leipzig arrive to try and get to the bottom of it all. Written by Jeremy Perkins <jwp@aber.ac.uk>
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A Monster With the Power to Turn Living Screaming Flesh Into Stone! See more »Parents Guide:
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UKLanguage:
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(USA) See more »Also Known As:
A Górgona See more »Filming Locations:
Bray Studios, Down Place, Oakley Green, Berkshire, England, UKCompany Credits
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1.66 : 1
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Dr. Namaroff: Pleas...
Professor Jules Heitz: You were once a guest in my house in Berlin. You met both my sons - Bruno. in particular. You talked to him at some length.
Dr. Namaroff: I believe I did.
Professor Jules Heitz: What impression did you form of him?
Dr. Namaroff: Well, I thought he was...
[Pausing to light a match]
Professor Jules Heitz: Normal?
Dr. Namaroff: Why, yes, of course.
Professor Jules Heitz: Yet capable of murder?
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Actress Barbara Shelley, who played the possessed heroine, Carla Hoffmann, wanted to play the part of the gorgon as well for continuity, and suggested to producer Anthony Nelson Keys that she use a special wig with live green garden snakes woven into it for a more realistic effect. Her idea was rejected by Keys due to budget and time considerations. When Keys saw the abysmal gorgon effects in the finished film, he told Shelley that he should have listened to her suggestion. As Christopher Lee quips, "The only thing wrong with "The Gorgon" is the gorgon!" See more »Goofs
Revealing mistakes: In the climactic scene in the castle, during the fight between Namarof and Heitz, Namarof tries to secure his balance by holding on to an iron candlestick which bends, revealing itself to be made out of rubber. See more »Quotes
Professor Jules Heitz: I want to ask you a simple question.Dr. Namaroff: Pleas...
Professor Jules Heitz: You were once a guest in my house in Berlin. You met both my sons - Bruno. in particular. You talked to him at some length.
Dr. Namaroff: I believe I did.
Professor Jules Heitz: What impression did you form of him?
Dr. Namaroff: Well, I thought he was...
[Pausing to light a match]
Professor Jules Heitz: Normal?
Dr. Namaroff: Why, yes, of course.
Professor Jules Heitz: Yet capable of murder?
[...]
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