Pyro... The Thing Without a Face (also known as Wheel of Fire)[1] is a 1964 American horror film directed Julio Coll.
| Pyro... the Thing Without a Face | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Julio Coll |
| Written by | Sidney W. Pink |
| Produced by | Sidney W. Pink Richard C. Meyer |
| Starring | Barry Sullivan Martha Hyer Soledad Miranda Luis Prendes |
| Cinematography | Manuel Berenguer |
| Edited by | Margarita de Ochoa |
| Music by | José Solá |
Production companies | S.W.P. Productions Esamer Films |
| Distributed by | American International Pictures (US) |
Release dates |
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Running time | 90 minutes (Spanish version) 99 minutes (United States version) |
| Countries | United States Spain |
| Language | English |
Plot
editVance Pierson is an engineer with a wife and daughter, who is having an affair with a widow, Laura. He wants to end the affair but Laura gets upset and sets the family home on fire. The fire kills Vance's family and disfigures him. He seeks revenge on his former mistress.
Cast
edit- Barry Sullivan as Vance Pierson
- Martha Hyer as Laura Blanco
- Sherry Moreland as Verna Pierson
- Luis Prendes as Police Inspector
- Fernando Hilbeck as Julio
- Soledad Miranda as Liz Frade
Release
editHome media
editThe film was released for the first time on DVD by Troma on February 27, 2001.[2]
Reception
editTV Guide awarded the film 2/5 stars, criticizing the film's script, dialogue, and over focus on the affair between Hyer and Sullivan. However, they did commend the film's make-up effects, and predictable but well handled ending.[3] On his website Fantastic Movie Musings and Ramblings, Dave Sindelar noted that the film was obvious and straightforward, but commended the film's attention to detail, and strong performances.[4]
References
edit- ^ "WHEEL OF FIRE". Monthly Film Bulletin. London31.360 (Jan 1, 1964): 151.
- ^ "Pyro (1964) - Julio Coll". Allmovie.com. AllMovie. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
- ^ "Pyro - Movie Reviews and Movie Ratings". TV Guide.com. TV Guide. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
- ^ Sindelar, Dave. "Pyro (1964)". Fantastic Movie Musings.com. Dave Sindelar. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
External links
edit- Pyro at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
- Pyro at AllMovie
- Pyro at IMDb
- Pyro at Rotten Tomatoes
- Pyro at the TCM Movie Database
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