Name: Trailer - Faces of Death - 1978
Uploaded: 2024-03-13T21:04:50+00:00
Duration: 2 min 17 s
Description: Faces of Death (later re-released as The Original Faces of Death) is a 1978 American mondo horror film written and directed by John Alan Schwartz, credited under the pseudonyms "Conan Le Cilaire" and

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Entertainment Film & Movies Faces of Death (later re-released as The Original Faces of Death) is a 1978 American mondo horror film written and directed by John Alan Schwartz credited under the pseudonyms "Conan Le Cilaire" and "Alan Black" respectively.[3] The film shown in a documentary-like style centers on pathologist Francis B. Gröss played by actor Michael Carr. The narrator presents the viewer with a variety of footage showing different gruesome ways of dying from a variety of sources. Some of the most iconic scenes were faked for the film while most of the film is pre-existing video footage of real deaths or the aftermath of death. Faces of Death received generally negative reviews but it was a huge success at the box office reportedly grossing over $35 million worldwide. It gained a cult following was eventually deemed artistically significant to film

Faces of Death (later re-released as The Original Faces of Death) is a 1978 American mondo horror film written and directed by John Alan Schwartz, credited under the pseudonyms "Conan Le Cilaire" and "Alan Black" respectively.[3]

The film, shown in a documentary-like style, centers on pathologist Francis B. Gröss, played by actor Michael Carr. The narrator presents the viewer with a variety of footage showing different gruesome ways of dying from a variety of sources. Some of the most iconic scenes were faked for the film, while most of the film is pre-existing video footage of real deaths or the aftermath of death.

Faces of Death received generally negative reviews, but it was a huge success at the box office, reportedly grossing over $35 million worldwide. It gained a cult following, was eventually deemed artistically significant to film, and it also spawned several sequels, the first of which, Faces of Death II, was released in 1981.

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