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Röntgenkatsemies

Original title: X
  • 19631963
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 19m
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6.6/10
7.3K
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Ray Milland and Diana Van der Vlis in Röntgenkatsemies (1963)
A doctor uses special eye drops to give himself x-ray vision, but the new power has disastrous consequences.
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A doctor uses special eye drops to give himself x-ray vision, but the new power has disastrous consequences.A doctor uses special eye drops to give himself x-ray vision, but the new power has disastrous consequences.A doctor uses special eye drops to give himself x-ray vision, but the new power has disastrous consequences.

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  • Director
    • Roger Corman
  • Writers
    • Robert Dillon(screenplay)
    • Ray Russell(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Ray Milland
    • Diana Van der Vlis
    • Harold J. Stone
  • Director
    • Roger Corman
  • Writers
    • Robert Dillon(screenplay)
    • Ray Russell(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Ray Milland
    • Diana Van der Vlis
    • Harold J. Stone
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 97User reviews
    • 93Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 2 nominations

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    Ray Milland in Röntgenkatsemies (1963)
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    Lorrie Summers in Röntgenkatsemies (1963)
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    Ray Milland and Diana Van der Vlis in Röntgenkatsemies (1963)

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    Ray Milland
    Ray Milland
    • Dr. James Xavier
    Diana Van der Vlis
    Diana Van der Vlis
    • Dr. Diane Fairfax
    • (as Diana van der Vlis)
    Harold J. Stone
    Harold J. Stone
    • Dr. Sam Brant
    John Hoyt
    John Hoyt
    • Dr. Willard Benson
    Don Rickles
    Don Rickles
    • Crane
    Leon Alton
    Leon Alton
    • Casino Patron
    • (uncredited)
    Morris Ankrum
    Morris Ankrum
    • Mr. Bowhead
    • (uncredited)
    Benjie Bancroft
    • Dealer
    • (uncredited)
    George DeNormand
    George DeNormand
    • Medical Board Member
    • (uncredited)
    John Dierkes
    John Dierkes
    • Preacher
    • (uncredited)
    Bobby Gilbert
    • Man Outside Office
    • (uncredited)
    Stuart Hall
    Stuart Hall
    • Casino Patron
    • (uncredited)
    Kathryn Hart
    • Mrs. Mart
    • (uncredited)
    Ed Haskett
    • Casino Patron
    • (uncredited)
    Jonathan Haze
    Jonathan Haze
    • Heckler
    • (uncredited)
    Harvey Jacobson
    • Casino Boss
    • (uncredited)
    Vicki Lee
    • Young Girl Patient
    • (uncredited)
    Mathew McCue
    Mathew McCue
    • Patient
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Roger Corman
    • Writers
      • Robert Dillon(screenplay)
      • Ray Russell(screenplay) (story)
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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      To create the effect of being able to see through a building, the director filmed the building while it was under construction.
    • Goofs
      After the accident with the 1963 light blue Lincoln Continental with suicide doors, the car shown upside down is either a Mercury or Ford of a similar color but without suicide doors and without whitewall tires.
    • Quotes

      Dr. James Xavier: I'm blind to all but a tenth of the universe.

      Dr. Sam Brant: My dear friend, only the gods see everything.

      Dr. James Xavier: My dear doctor, I'm closing in on the gods.

    • Alternate versions
      Through an apparent lab error, some of the 16mm U.S. television syndication prints had the ending credits in Spanish.
    • Connections
      Featured in Aweful Movies with Deadly Earnest: X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes (1972)

    User reviews97

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    7/10
    Classic Roger Corman picture with disturbing images and slick direction
    Dr Xavier (Ray Milland) thirst of knowledge experiments with a formula on his owns eyes which will allow to see through solid material. As he can read a closed book , making diagnosis ills , and seeing naked people. He can literally observe through things , watching beyond of visible lights and turning into a rarefied figure as mad doctor. Then the staff intends to cut off his funds for further research . But an accident takes place , dieing a medic (Harlod J Stone), as he flees and the newspapers publicize , as the Angeles Daily Sun : ¨Doctor falls to death¨, ¨Physician murdered¨ and the Angeles Chronicle : ¨Doctor killer flees¨. Later on , Xavier wearing dark glasses works at a sideshow (ruled by Don Rickles) as fortune teller and finally as psychic consultant. Such increased powers of perception and knowledge bring him neither happiness nor strengthening but transform him an outcast, unsettling person.

    A stylish and first-rate film , confidently realized and plenty of eye-popping moments referred to the visions. The basic opposition between blindness and vision is a central key of this interesting work. Good performances from Ray Milland as doctor who gains power to see beyond, Harold J Stone as unfortunate medic who accidentally falls and Don Rickles as ambitious manager . Appears uncredited notorious secondary cast as Morris Ankrum, John Hoyt, and John Dierkes as preacher. Furthermore unbilled actors of the Corman factory as Dick Miller and Jonathan Haze. It packs not withstanding and weak special effects made by date means. Rare musical score by Lex Baxter and colorful cinematography by Floyd Crosby, booth of whom are habitual of Roger Corman.

    After his period realizing poverty-budget horror movies as ¨Swamp woman, The beast with a million of eyes, Attack of the crab monsters , Undead¨, then came the cycle of tales of terror based on Poe as ¨ House of Usher, Pit and pendulum, The raven , Tales of terror, The masque of the red death ¨ , and Corman made this undisputed masterpiece , X , that won the Golden Asteroid in the Trieste Festival of Science Fiction Films in 1963. Rating : Above average, definitively wholesome watching , Corman's achievement to have bent the Sci-Fi genre with splendid results.
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    • Release date
      • September 19, 1963 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Man with the X-Ray Eyes
    • Filming locations
      • Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Alta Vista Productions
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    • Budget
      • $250,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 19 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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