Last
Man On Earth, The (1964)
Alive
among the lifeless... alone among the crawling creatures of
evil that make the night hideous with their inhuman craving!
Dr. Robert
Morgan (Vincent Price) is the sole survivor of a
devastating world-wide plague due to a mysterious immunity
he acquired while working in Central America years ago. He
is all alone now...or so it seems. As night falls, plague
victims begin to leave their graves, part of a hellish undead
army that'’s thirsting for his blood.
During
the day, Morgan seaches his abandoned hometown, tracking down
and stalking these zombie vampires, always making sure to
return before nightfall, when the dead rise to assault his
house.
This Italian-made
production is best known for its influence on George Romero's
Night of the Living Dead. While The Last Man
on Earth lacks the dark and gory images that makes Night
of the Living Dead a more memorable experience, the influence
is there. The gothic atmosphere and bleak, documentary-style
camerawork by the directors lend themselves to moments of
intense excitement that can be compared to Romero's film.
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