The film is set in petrified forest national park in arizona. Happy birthday to me 2011 completed black history month. The incredible petrified world 1957 trailer youtube. This film requires an incredible amount of pretending to trick yourself into believing your in the adventure rather than feeling like it. Incredible petrified world alpha on dvd 089218411594 from alpha video. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing the incredible petrified world near you. The motion picture stars leslie howard, bette davis and humphrey bogart. Oct 16, 2017 the incredible petrified world is a 1957 science fiction film directed by jerry warren and starring john carradine. Exiting the diving bell, the party finds themselves in a network of underwater caverns. First came the doublefeature disc, beginning with the lets go to the drivein feature, continuing with complete extra feature films, and now still remaining jampacked with supplements to fill the platter to. Joseph mascelliglauco del marjerry warren something weird videoimage entertainment.
The incredible petrified world manufactured on demand on. The atomic brain 1963love after death 1968the incredible petrified world 1960 directors. The incredible petrified world 1958 cast and crew moviefone. The incredible petrified world 1959 directed by jerry. Theres nothing incredible, it isnt really a world, and the only petrified thing is the audience. Tcmdb archive materials view all archives 0 full synopsis. The direction is somewhat decent, but ive seen other. They suffer the worst critcism anyone can give to any sci fi horror movie. The incredible petrified world dvd jerry warrendir 1960. The screenplay was written by delmer daves and charles kenyon, and adaptations were later performed on radio and television. The incredible petrified world is a 1960 science fiction film directed by jerry warren and starring john carradine and robert clarke.
Staring allen windsor, phyllis coates, george skaff and sheila noonan. The hands of orlac is the 1960 version with christopher lee in another villainous role. The incredible petrified world 1957 the cell 2000 love after death 1968 alien hunter. The incredible petrified world 1959 full adventure, sci. Twenty years ago i got to see the big 70 mm theatrical release. It is the movie in which bogart made his name to become a top hollywood actor. Rent incredible petrified world 1958 on dvd and bluray. Often tagged the incredible petrified movie, this sciencefiction mistake was created by one of the more unsung heroes of bad moviemaking, jerry warren, a hollywood auteur comparable to the legendary edward d. The incredible petrified world 1959 john carradine in the incredible petrified world. I almost wish i could use words like ridiculous or total nonsense but i cant.
The kl studio classics bluray of the vikings is a stunning, colorful encoding of this gem in the united artists library. Brianne murphy who worked as the dialogue director for the film was married at the time to. The incredible petrified world 1959 11181959 us adventure, science fiction 1h 10m user score. John carradine, robert clarke, phyllis coates when a diving bell goes missing along with its crew of four, their expedition gives up hope of finding them alive. Again, the title is a misnomer because theres nothing petrified here other than the deeply bored viewer. Professor millard wyman carradine built a diving bell. The incredible petrified world 1958 rotten tomatoes.
The incredible petrified world 1960 john carradine youtube. Want to watch the incredible petrified world on your tv, phone, or tablet. Jerry warren four adventurers descend to the depths of the ocean when the cable on their underwater diving bell snaps. The mono sound mix is serviceable, given that the finished product was. The incredible petrified world 1959 the incredible. The incredible petrified world is a 1958 science fiction film directed by jerry warren. Horror, science fiction, fantasy, spy, superhero, jd, thriller and noir films, thats what we like, and a recurring theme in a lot of those kinds of movies has always been music. The movie opens with titles and credits shown over an ocean scene of large swells and white caps.
The incredible petrified world starring john carradine robert clarke phyllis coates allen windsor sheila noonan george skaff with maurice bernard joe maierhauser lloyd nelson harry raven milt collion robert carroll lowell hopins jack haffner director of photography. The incredible petrified world 1958 movie moviefone. However, after it was completed, she found out that warren did indeed release the film in california, and she was told by at least one studio executive at columbia that the film was so inferior and shoddy that. But you gotta hand it to jerry he made ed wood look like bernardo bertolucci, but he got these things made and people. For the most part, its 1960 s drivein schlock, and while its certainly terrible. With john carradine, robert clarke, phyllis coates, allen windsor. See women trapped in fantastic caverns at the center of earth.
In the 1950s, in addition to acting in genre films of all types, he is known for having appeared in several classic science fiction films, including the man from planet x 1951, the incredible petrified world 1957, the astounding shemonster 1957, from the earth to the moon 1958, narrator, beyond the time barrier 1960, and the hideous. Uschi digard, anna travers, jane tsentas, linda york, donna young. Four adventurers descend to the depths of the ocean when the cable on their underwater diving bell snaps. Dec 05, 2015 the incredible petrified world classic science fiction adventure movie 1957. The incredibles 1960 1969 release year dvds for sale ebay. It was actually completed by warren in 1957, but remained unreleased until it was distributed in 1960 on a.
The incredible petrified world letterboxd your life in film. Incredible petrified world is not too different from his other films. The petrified forest is a thriller movie made in 1936, directed by archie mayo and starring leslie howard, bette davis, and humphrey bogart. If you were looking for a one word description of the film the incredible petrified world, that word would have to be boring. Though completed in 1946, this film wasnt screened until 1958. Rent incredible petrified world 1958 starring john carradine and robert clarke on dvd and bluray. The film is about four explorers who travel down into the. He was born with a gift of laughter and a sense that the world was mad rafael sabatini. The transfer isnt new, but it is indeed an hd encoding from the same master used for the very good 2002 dvd. The incredible petrified world 1958 four people lowered in a scientists john carradine diving bell are trapped in an underwater cave.
At the time i had already seen the movie at least a dozen times but seeing it up there on a giant movie screen makes you feel like youre watching it for the first time. It was only theatrically released on april 16, 1960, on a double bill with teenage zombies. Woods, jr this time, jerry depicts a group of divers stranded in some underwater caverns when their diving bell malfunctions. Petrified worlds trailer tries its best to make the film look exciting, but id be surprised if anyone bought the hardsell on display here. The undersea world they discover is hardly petrified and certainly not incredible. The film remained unreleased for several years until it was put on the bottom of a packaged double feature with another jerry warren film. Hammer horror 19571976 completed uschi digard needs to have my babies badass charles bronson nunsploitation completed nazisploitation completed 31 days of horror 2011 completed 1968. It was only theatrically released on april 16, 1960, on a double bill with.
The incredible petrified world classic science fiction. The incredible petrified world is a 1957 science fiction film directed by jerry warren and starring john carradine. If that were the case, it might at least have been amusing. Jan 28, 2020 the incredible petrified world is a 1960 science fiction film directed by jerry warren and starring john carradine and robert clarke. The incredible petrified world dvdr 1958 alpha video. The incredible petrified world may be a clever title for this film, and with a snazzy poster, draws you into an average bmovie scifi film. The premise is somewhat believable, but just not enough. The incredible petrified world 1957 full film youtube. The incredible petrified world is a 1957 science fiction film directed by jerry warren and starring john. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Not by any means, but i still didnt hate every second of it. The petrified forest is a 1936 american film directed by archie mayo and based on robert e. The atomic brainlove after deaththe incredible petrified.
The incredible petrified world 1957 the cell 2000 love after death 1968. The introduction to the film was interesting, and they still managed to make a cohesive film with some decent underwater camerawork, even on such a small budget. Tcm messageboards post your comments here add your comment share. The incredible petrified world public domain movies. Its pretty sad to be the worst film on this kind of a compilation, but theres no other way to describe the incredible petrified world 1957, or 1960 as the keepcase has it. Read the full synopsis of the incredible petrified world, 1960, directed by jerry warren, with john carradine, robert clarke, phyllis coates, at turner classic movies.
An overview of other films like the incredible petrified world. A narrator robert carroll tells us, this is the sea, as old as the world itself. Incredible petrified world alpha dvd 1959 dvd empire. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. Searching for a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or watch the jerry warrendirected movie via subscription can. The 1960 drivein cult classic from director jerry warren. The incredible petrified world is a 1960 science fiction movie produced and directed by jerry warren and staring john carradine. There were rockin clubs and cafes with cool jukeboxes, teen poolside parties with local bands, sometimes it was a seedy bar with a sleazy torch singer, a beatnik coffeehouse, maybe dancing somewhere in outer space. It was actually completed by warren in 1957, but remained unreleased until it. Expand your home video library from a huge online selection of movies at. The incredible petrified world is a 1960 science fiction movie produced and. The incredible petrified world, dvd, manufactured on demand, scificlassic, 644827262328.
Introduction for newcomers monthly film bulletin march 1960 vol. The rest of their expedition, believing them to be lost, abandons hope of finding them. The film also stars robert clarke, allen windsor, phyllis coates lois lane, and sheila noonan as the crew of the diving bell. He convinced coates to do it by telling her that the film would not be shown in california. Four people lowered in a scientists john carradine diving bell are trapped in an underwater cave. The incredible petrified world 1959 the movie database. Slaughter of the vampires 1962 scorethefilms movie blog. The simple problem with this film is nothing happens. John carradine, robert clarke, phyllis coates director. The atomic brainlove after deaththe incredible petrified world. The film is about four explorers who travel down into the depths of the sea and get stranded in an underwater cavern. The brain title plays under its original title monstrosity. Apr 14, 2010 four adventurers descend to the depths of the ocean when the cable on their underwater diving bell snaps.