The Last Man on Earth (1964)

When a disease turns all of humanity into the living dead, the last man on earth becomes a reluctant vampire hunter.

Directors:

Ubaldo Ragona (as Ubaldo B. Ragona) , Sidney Salkow (uncredited)

Writers:

William F. Leicester (screenplay), Richard Matheson (screenplay),

Stars:

Vincent Price, Franca Bettoia, Emma Danieli

1 nomination.

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Vincent Price	...	Dr. Robert Morgan
Franca Bettoia	...	Ruth Collins
Emma Danieli	...	Virginia Morgan
Giacomo Rossi-Stuart	...	Ben Cortman
Umberto Raho	...	Dr. Mercer (as Umberto Rau)
Christi Courtland	...	Kathy Morgan
Antonio Corevi	...	Governor (as Tony Corevi)
Ettore Ribotta	...	TV Reporter (as Hector Ribotta)

Storyline

When a plague devastated life on Earth, the population died or became a sort of zombie living in the dark. Dr. Robert Morgan is the unique healthy survivor on the planet, having a routine life for his own survival: he kills the night creatures along the day and maintains the safety of his house, to be protected along the night. He misses his beloved wife and daughter, consumed by the outbreak, and he fights against his loneliness to maintain mentally sane. When Dr. Morgan finds the contaminated Ruth Collins, he uses his blood to heal her and he becomes the last hope on Earth to help the other contaminated survivors. But the order of this new society is scary.

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Plot Keywords:

vampire | mutant | post apocalypse | virus | based on novel | 

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Taglines:

Alive among the lifeless... alone among the crawling creatures of evil that make the night hideous with their inhuman craving!

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Genres:

Horror | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

PG

Details

Country:

Italy USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

8 March 1964 (USA)

Also Known As:

Vento di morte

Filming Locations:

E.U.R., Rome, Lazio, Italy

Company Credits

Production Co:

Produzioni La Regina, Associated Producers (API)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

86 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Established by many reviewers (including director George A. Romero himself) as a graphic blueprint for Night of the Living Dead (1968).

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Goofs

The newspaper headline has an apostrophe typo: "Is Europes' disease carried on the wind?" Correction: The end of proper plural nouns that end in 'S' receive the apostrophe after, not before, the 'S'. as in: The countries' laws.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Robert Morgan: Another day to live through. Better get started.

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Connections

Featured in Stir of Echoes (1999)

User Reviews

"I am the last...man."

The Last Man on Earth is a great film to watch alone. Horror veteran Vincent Price plays Dr. Robert Morgan, a desperate and lonely man who's left alone in an apocalyptic world; A world ruled by zombie-like vampires as a result of a widespread plague. These vampire zombies are highly reminiscent of George Romero's walking dead in Night of the Living Dead. Price does a remarkable job interacting with practically nothing. He's alone throughout the majority of the film. His performance largely carries this low budgeter. When you watch the movie alone, you really feel where his character is coming from and a sense of hopelessness is established. The Last Man on Earth is really a thought-provoking, creepy classic. I recommend it be watched with Charlton Heston's The Omega Man to see another take on the same story (both were based on Richard Matheson's "I Am Legend").