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Faces of Death

  • 19781978
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 45m
IMDb RATING
4.2/10
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Faces of Death (1978)
DocumentaryHorror
A collection of death scenes, ranging from TV material to homemade super 8 movies.A collection of death scenes, ranging from TV material to homemade super 8 movies.A collection of death scenes, ranging from TV material to homemade super 8 movies.
IMDb RATING
4.2/10
7.5K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
819
860
  • Director
    • John Alan Schwartz
  • Writer
    • John Alan Schwartz
  • Stars
    • Michael Carr
    • Samuel Berkowitz
    • Mary Ellen Brighton
  • Director
    • John Alan Schwartz
  • Writer
    • John Alan Schwartz
  • Stars
    • Michael Carr
    • Samuel Berkowitz
    • Mary Ellen Brighton
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 107User reviews
    • 24Critic reviews
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  • Videos1

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    Michael Carr
    Michael Carr
    • Dr. Francis B. Gröss
    Samuel Berkowitz
    Mary Ellen Brighton
    • Self - Suicide Victim
    Thomas Noguchi
    Thomas Noguchi
    • Self - Chief Medical Examiner Coroner
    Adolf Hitler
    Adolf Hitler
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    • (uncredited)
    Benito Mussolini
    Benito Mussolini
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    • (uncredited)
    John Alan Schwartz
    • Leader of Flesh Eating Cult
    • (uncredited)
    Vern Stierman
    • Narrator
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • John Alan Schwartz
    • Writer
      • John Alan Schwartz
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    • Trivia
      In a February 2012 interview with the National Public Radio program "On the Media," the movie's creator, John Alan Schwartz, said that the scene that purports to show real tourists in Egypt killing a monkey and eating its brains was really filmed in a Moroccan restaurant in the US using Schwartz's friends as actors, foam mallets, a model monkey with a prosthetic breakaway head, a trick table, and cauliflower covered in theater blood for the brains.
    • Goofs
      The narrator refers to "the country of Africa". Africa is a continent.
    • Quotes

      Dr. Francis B. Gröss: Perhaps the greatest disaster of all is one that man has created himself.lf nature doesn't destroy the environment, it is very possible that the human being will.

    • Crazy credits
      Exiguous scenes within this motion picture have been reconstructed to document and further clarify their their factual origin.
    • Alternate versions
      The German version omits all footage about the holocaust and the third Reich.
    • Connections
      Edited into Nudo e crudele (1984)
    • Soundtracks
      Faces of Death Theme Part 1
      Written by Gene Kauer

      Performed by Gene Kauer

    User reviews107

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    Brilliant Marketing!
    The movie itself is horrible, but if you look at it from a marketing standpoint it's brilliant! "Faces of Death" is in all of our collective conscience. The infamous "monkey brain scene" has been talked about in this forum ad naseum. Most everyone has seen or at least heard about this movie. It WAS a right of passage from when I was a teenager. "Banned in 46 Countries" made me HAVE to see this as a 15 year old in the late seventies. Look how the country is transfixed by "reality television" of today. This was definitely a precursor. The makers of this movie were not concerned about how the movie looked artistically, they wanted to get your attention, they wanted, no, dared you to watch. I'm sure the people that made this are all retired now and living on private islands with all the money they've made off the FOD series. As well they should! The curiosity of people and the word-of-mouth strategy used worked perfectly for them all over the world (This was well before the internet world we live in today). Masters of marketing they all are. Movie makers today only wish they can get this sort of buzz and interest in a movie. And to all of you that say that the people who watch this are sick and depraved, you know what? They got you too! Your curiosity made you look and watch. That's what the makers of this film wanted all along and you took the bait. It is people's curiosity that got them watching, not their morales. BRILLIANT!
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    • What are the differences between the British BBFC-18 DVD version and the uncut version?

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    • Release date
      • November 10, 1978 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • German
    • Also known as
      • The Original Faces of Death
    • Filming locations
      • 6404 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, California, USA(Office building suicide victim jumps from)
    • Production company
      • F.O.D. Productions
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    • Budget
      • $450,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 45 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono

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