Dementia 13 (known in the United Kingdom as The Haunted and the Hunted) is a 1963 independently made black-and-white horror-thriller film, written and directed by Francis Ford Coppola and produced by Roger Corman. It was Francis Coppola's feature film directorial debut.The film stars William Campbell, Patrick Magee, and Luana Anders. It was released in the United States by American International Pictures during the fall of 1963 as the bottom half of a double feature with Corman's X: The Man with the X-ray Eyes. Although Coppola had been involved in at least two sexploitation films previously, Dementia 13 served as his first mainstream "legitimate" directorial effort. Corman offered Coppola the chance to direct a low-budget horror film in Ireland using funds left over from Corman's recently completed The Young Racers, on which Coppola had worked as a sound technician. The producer wanted a cheap Psycho copy, complete with gothic atmosphere and brutal killings, and Coppola quickly wrote a screenplay with Corman's requirements. Although he was given total directorial freedom during production, Coppola found himself at odds with Corman after the film was completed. The producer declared it unreleasable and demanded several changes be made. Corman eventually brought in another director, Jack Hill, to film additional sequences. The film's title appears on a theater marquee in the Coppola-produced film American Graffiti (1973), even though the film was set in 1962, before the theatrical release of Dementia 13. A remake by director Richard LeMay was released on October 6, 2017. While out rowing in the middle of a lake after dark, John Haloran and his young wife Louise argue about his rich mother's will. Louise is upset that everything is currently designated to go to charity in the name of a mysterious "Kathleen." The argument, combined with the exertion of rowing the boat, causes John to have a heart attack. He informs Louise that, should he die before his mother, Louise will receive none of the inheritance, after which he promptly dies. Thinking quickly, the scheming Louise dumps his fresh corpse over the boat's side, where it sinks to the bottom of the lake. Her plan is to pretend that he is still alive so that she can ingratiate her way into the will. She types up a letter to her mother-in-law, Lady Haloran, inviting herself to the family's castle in Ireland while her husband is "away on business." At the castle, she immediately notices that things are a little odd. John's two brothers, Billy, and Richard, take part in a bizarre, ritualistic ceremony with their mother, part of a yearly tribute to their deceased younger sister Kathleen, who died years before in a freak drowning accident. Lady Haloran still mourns for her daughter, and during the ceremony, she faints dead away as she does every year. As Louise helps her mother-in-law into the castle, Lady Haloran tells her that she fainted because one of the fresh flowers she had thrown died as it touched Kathleen's grave. Source and more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dementia_13
Dementia 13
Dementia 13 ist ein US-amerikanischer Horrorfilm des Regisseurs Francis Ford Coppola aus dem Jahr 1963. Unter der Regie von Richard LeMay wurde der Film neu adaptiert und erschien am 6. Oktober 2017 in den US-Kinos. Einmal im Jahr trifft sich die Familie Haloran vor dem Grab von Kathleen. Die Tochter der Halorans ist im Schlossteich ertrunken. Ihre Mutter hat den Tod nicht verkraftet und ist wahnsinnig geworden. Bei einer nächtlichen Bootsfahrt stirbt John Haloran an einem Infarkt. Da seine Frau Louise nichts erbt, wenn John vor der Schlossherrin, Johns Mutter, stirbt, vertuscht sie den Tod ihres Mannes. Mittlerweile sind auch die anderen Familienmitglieder eingetroffen. Louise plant, Lady Haloran in den Selbstmord zu treiben. Allerdings treibt sich auch ein Axtmörder im Schloss herum. Louise will nach der Totenfeier für Kathleen im Teich einige Puppen von Kathleen verstecken. Als sie fertig mit den Vorbereitungen ist, trifft sie auf den Axtmörder, der sie umbringt. Bei einem Treffen am Teich werden die Puppen doch noch bemerkt. Die Lady hält alles für ein Zeichen, die anderen Mitglieder der Familie, besonders der älteste Sohn Richard und der mitgekommene Arzt Dr. Caleb merken, dass hier jemand Böses plant. Ein Bediensteter ist das nächste Opfer des Mörders, Lady Haloran erleidet einen Unfall. Der Teich wird trockengelegt, zum Vorschein kommt ein Schrein für Kathleen. Es kommt heraus, dass Billy der Axtmörder ist, der sich schuldig am Tod seiner Schwester fühlt und wahnsinnig geworden ist. Dr. Caleb erschießt den Mörder. Coppola war Regieassistent bei Roger Cormans Projekt Schnelle Autos und Affären, der in Irland gedreht wurde. Coppola durfte für seine zweite Regiearbeit dasselbe Set, dieselbe Crew und dieselben Schauspieler (Anders, Campbell und Magee) nutzen. Quelle: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dementia_13
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