It was directed by michael anderson, who had previously directed another bigbudget adventure film, around the world in 80 days. Doc and the amazing five battle captain seas and the green death for control of a fabulous resource. The big bronze man was so well put together that the impression was not of size, but of power. And its bold protagonist, who along with having a herculean body is also a surgeon, linguist and inventor, remains determined to do right to all and wrong to no one. It doesnt take a keeneyed comic historian to see traces of doc savage in another popular hero who got his start in the 30s. In his first adventure, having learned his father was murdered, doc and his crew travel to central american and hidalgo to reach the valley of the vanished and battle the feathered serpent. The phantom 1996, elektra 2005, street fighter 1994, conan the barbarian 2011, big trouble in little china 1986. The maniacal captain seas tries to thwart them at every turn as they travel to the country of hidalgo to investigate docs fathers death and uncover a vast horde of incan gold. All 181 books including book covers compiled on one cd in pdf format for you to read on any computer or device which reads pdf. The movie, an adaptation of a 1930s adventure story written, was originally planned to be the jumping off point of a film franchise. The man of bronze is a 1975 american action film starring ron ely as pulp hero doc savage. Much like the avenger, who was written about previously, doc savage really looks the part. I guess because of that and because i was only 7 years old its unsurprising i loved the doc savage film.
This is at a lower resolution than the film or dvd. The stories were not reprinted in chronological order as originally published, though they did begin with the first adventure, the man of bronze. Qualcuno volo sul nido del cuculo one flew over the cuckoos nest, 1975 ellispaul gleason wikipedia. The bulk of his great body was forgotten in the smooth symmetry of a build incredibly powerful. High above the skyscrapers of new york, doc savage engages in deadly combat with the redfingered survivors of an ancient, lost civilization. The man of bronze 1975 was originally only available on an inferior dvd release, but now the warner archive collection has released it through their archive programme and what a joy it is, as i have loved this film ever since i saw it at the cinema and subsequently on the television. Doc savage organized hidalgo trading company and flearun. Nonfree media information and use rationale for doc savage. George pal knew that to make an adventure of this sort with a hero like doc savage that you had to somehow acknowledge the absurdity of it all. Doc savage the man of bronze execrable acting, dopey action sequences, and clumsy attempts at camp humor mark george pals doc savage as the kind of. Doc savage in print and on film compiled by john a. That series quirky tone was deceptively hard to pull off sometimes even the show itself couldnt do it. A latecareer stumble for producer george pal, this hopelessly square and underfunded adaptation of kenneth robesons pulp novel series was intended to inaugurate a bondlike series, but it sank without a trace.
The man of bronze returns as the pulps greatest superman confronts the devil genghis, john sunlight, a mad genius armed with incredible scientific inventions stolen from doc savage. The man of bronze was initially released by warner home video in a clamshell box, at the time denoting a family film, with cover art designed to capitalize on the success of raiders of the lost ark. The man of bronze toggles uneasily between straightforward, prettydecently staged adventure sequences and embarrassingly unfunny subpar camp gags reminiscent of the batman tv series. We join him in progress, with his resident experts in tow, in new york city where a mayan sniper tries to pick the man in bronze off. To the world at large, doc savage is a strange, mysterious figure of glistening bronze skin and golden eyes. The illustrations were by walter baumhofer, paul orban, emery clarke, modest stein, and. The book i have chosen for my book report is the man of bronze, the first book in a series of 190 novels about the adventure hero known as doc savage. You can imagine that being a man of action in the 1930s meant you had to look like one. With ron ely, paul gleason, william lucking, michael miller.
Il pellicola e lottato in guadalupa il 21 aprile 1983 da uncorkd company presso proprio variazione go, lavorato verso settore immagine particolare presso 56. The original unedited opening title sequence to doc savage. The film was also released onto laserdisc and there is a dvd available in germany with german and english language. The man whose name was becoming a byword in the odd corners of the world. Right back from when i discovered and loved the the 1975 movie doc savage. The man of bronze the world met the man of bronze in a novel titled the man of bronze, march1933. Doc savage became known to modern readers when bantam books began reprinting the stories in 1964 with covers by artist james bama and under the byline kenneth robeson. Here are 12 things you need to know about doc savage. The man of bronze official trailer childish film based on the pulp hero of the 1930s, doc savage, played as a centerfold by ely. Though most doc savage stories were written by the author lester dent, there were many others who contributed to the series, including. High adventure, suspense and laughter all compine to make doc savagethe man of bronze a real audience pleaser. Spielberg and lucas reenergized the pulp movie six years later with raiders of the lost ark. Doc learns about the death of his dad from a rare tropical disease. The man of bronze childish film based on the pulp hero of the 1930s, doc savage, played as a centerfold by ely.
Doc doc savage is a fictional character originally published in american pulp magazines during the 1930s and 1940s. Unfortunately, while indiana jones and the rocketeer gave the audience the equivalent of a knowing wink, doc savage s director stopped just an inch short of having doc savage slip on a banana peel. Based on the first of kenneth robesons 181 adventurepacked doc savage books. This was the last film completed by pioneering science fiction producer george pal. To his amazing coadventurers the five greatest brains ever assembled in one group he is a man of superhuman strength and protean genius, whose life is dedicated to the destruction of evildoers. The man of bronze is a doc savage pulp novel by lester dent writing under the house name kenneth robeson. The man of bronze hits the screen with all its geewhiz, gungho. Doc savage is a fictional character originally published in american pulp magazines during the 1930s and 1940s. Adobe acrobat free or any other pdf reader is required. Lester dent with a mysterious black chinaman, doc savage and his amazing crew journey to the jungles of indochina in a desperate gamble to destroy the infamous thousandheaded man. Download doc savage fortress of solitude torrent ext. Luomo di bronzo doc savage superfumetti in film 01cbz.
Reviewed in the united states on january 31, 2010 this edition has the distinction of being the tiein with the 1975 george pal production and has 8 pages of photos from the movie starring ron ely. Before i get into the report on the book itself i want to tell a little about the series and how it has inspired other characters. The rock confirmed to play the man of bronze, doc savage. Doc savage and his iron crew return in two thrilling novels by lester dent writing as kenneth robeson. Half giant and half hurly burly woman fainter, hes pretty much the image of a mans man, but hes also completely tan. Doc savage the man of bronze 1991 millennium comic books. Doc savage has only been adapted once into a film,1975s doc savage. The man of bronze, the first book in a series of 190. Archive collection has released on bluray doc savage. In the fabulous thirties, doc savage and his five amazing adventurers are sucked into the mystery of docs father disappearing in the wilds of south america. He is best known to doc savage fans for his biography of the man of bronze.
The man of bronze hits the screen with all its geewhiz, gungho spirit intact. The film was loosely based on the first novel in the series, the. Based on the first of kenneth robesons 181 adventurepacked doc savage books, doc savage. The man of bronze requires a lot of context to really dig into. The man of bronze, the 1975 scifi epic from wb, produced and coscripted by legendary fantasy movie maker george pal, directed by michael anderson, and starring ron ely, paul gleason, william. The man of bronze starring ron ely, the star of the tarzan tv series from the late 60s, which i also loved. Wwe superstar dwayne the rock johnson has been confirmed to star as pulp hero doc savage in an upcoming film. Kenneth robeson was the house name used by street and smith publications as the author of their popular character doc savage and later the avenger. The nbc primetime schedule for that date was comprised of. The man of bronze first aired on us television on sunday november 27, 1977.
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