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The Climax

  • 19441944
  • PassedPassed
  • 1h 26m
IMDb RATING
5.4/10
935
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The Climax (1944)
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A demented physician becomes obsessed with a young singer whose voice sounds similar to his late mistress.A demented physician becomes obsessed with a young singer whose voice sounds similar to his late mistress.A demented physician becomes obsessed with a young singer whose voice sounds similar to his late mistress.
IMDb RATING
5.4/10
935
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    • George Waggner
  • Writers
    • Curt Siodmak(screenplay)
    • Lynn Starling(screenplay)
    • Edward Locke(play)
  • Stars
    • Boris Karloff
    • Susanna Foster
    • Turhan Bey
    • George Waggner
  • Writers
    • Curt Siodmak(screenplay)
    • Lynn Starling(screenplay)
    • Edward Locke(play)
  • Stars
    • Boris Karloff
    • Susanna Foster
    • Turhan Bey
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    • 33User reviews
    • 28Critic reviews
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    • Nominated for 1 Oscar

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    Boris Karloff
    Boris Karloff
    • Dr. Friedrich Hohner
    Susanna Foster
    Susanna Foster
    • Angela Klatt
    Turhan Bey
    Turhan Bey
    • Franz Munzer
    Gale Sondergaard
    Gale Sondergaard
    • Luise
    Thomas Gomez
    Thomas Gomez
    • Count Seebruck
    June Vincent
    June Vincent
    • Marcellina
    George Dolenz
    George Dolenz
    • Amato Roselli
    Ludwig Stössel
    Ludwig Stössel
    • Carl Baumann
    Jane Farrar
    Jane Farrar
    • Jarmila Vadek
    Ernö Verebes
    Ernö Verebes
    • Brunn
    • (as Erno Verebes)
    Lotte Stein
    Lotte Stein
    • Mama Hinzl
    Scotty Beckett
    Scotty Beckett
    • The King
    William Edmunds
    • Leon - Theatre Concierge
    Maxwell Hayes
    • Count Romburg - King's Aide
    Dorothy Lawrence
    • Miss Metzger
    Ernie Adams
    Ernie Adams
    • Man in Audience Next to Franz
    • (uncredited)
    Gertrude Astor
    Gertrude Astor
    • Woman in Audience Behind Franz
    • (uncredited)
    Polly Bailey
    • Cleaning Woman
    • (uncredited)
      • George Waggner
    • Writers
      • Curt Siodmak(screenplay) (adaptation)
      • Lynn Starling(screenplay)
      • Edward Locke(play)
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    • Trivia
      This film was shot on the lavish sets created for Phantom of the Opera (1943) in an attempt to recoup the large budget of that film. The opera house set had been built for the original The Phantom of the Opera (1925) starring Lon Chaney, and this extraordinary set still exists on the Universal Studios lot. It is the oldest surviving movie set in the world.
    • Goofs
      In the rehearsal sequence in which Angela loses her voice at the sight of Dr. Hohner, she closes her mouth a split second before the playback of her voice stops.
    • Quotes

      Dr. Hohner: You don't want to ruin that voice, do you? It isn't yours, remember? Now tell me, whose voice is it?... Tell me!

      Angela: Marcellina's!

    • Connections
      Featured in Late Movie 18: The Climax (1979)
    • Soundtracks
      Three Marches Militaires
      (opus 51)

      Composed by Franz Schubert

    User reviews33

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    Final Aria...
    THE CLIMAX stars the one and only Boris Karloff as the quietly unhinged Dr. Friedrich Hohner, who has already disposed of his wife. When a young opera star (Susanna Foster) catches his ear and eye, Hohner sets out to have her under his control at any cost.

    Karloff is a master at playing this type of low-key, seemingly docile character, who has something sinister boiling just beneath the surface. This is difficult to pull off, but he makes it look easy.

    Lovers of opera should enjoy this movie, since it's packed with big musical productions. In fact, it's almost a musical!...
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    • Release date
      • October 20, 1944 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Universal Pictures
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    • 1 hour 26 minutes

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