Strange illusion / PRC Pictures, Inc presents ; screen play by Adele Comandini ; produced by Leon Fromkess ; directed by Edgar G. Ulmer.

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A young psychotherapy patient is haunted by recurring dreams about his father, who died years before under suspicious circumstances. A low-budget film noir update of William Shakespeare's "Hamlet", set in California in 1945.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Producers' Releasing Corporation
Allday Entertainment (Firm)
Image Entertainment (Firm)
Other Authors: Comandini, Adele
Fromkess, Leon
Ulmer, Edgar G. (Edgar George), 1904-1972
Lydon, James, 1923-2022
Eilers, Sally, 1908-1978
William, Warren, 1895-1948
Toomey, Regis, 1898-1991
Arnt, Charles, 1906-1990
Reed, George, 1866-1952
Hazard, Jayne
Clark, Jimmy, -1972
McLeod, Mary (Actress)
Watkin, Pierre, 1887-1960
Sorel, Sonia
Potel, Victor, 1889-1947
Sherwood, George, 1892-1983
Roth, Gene, 1903-1976
Hamilton, John, 1887-1958
Tannura, Philip, 1897-1973
Pierson, Carl
Erdody, Leo, 1888-1949
Rotter, Fritz
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
Language:English
Language and/or Writing System:
In English.
Published: [Alexandria, Va.] : [Chatsworth, Calif.] : AllDay Entertainment ; Image Entertainment, [2001], ©2001.
Series:Edgar G. Ulmer collection ; vol. 5.
Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:
Psychotherapy patients > Drama.
Dreams > Drama.
Fathers > Death > Drama.
Film noir.
Fiction films.
Feature films.
Drama.
Dreams.
Fathers > Death.
Psychotherapy patients.
Genre:
Drama.
Film noir.
Fiction films.
Feature films.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (85 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: Video DVD
Description
Summary:
A young psychotherapy patient is haunted by recurring dreams about his father, who died years before under suspicious circumstances.
A low-budget film noir update of William Shakespeare's "Hamlet", set in California in 1945.
Note:Based on the story: Strange illusion / by Fritz Rotter.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1945.
Standard format (1.33:1).
Special features: "The king of PRC" featurette (c2001, 17 min.); photo gallery; trailers for 5 Ulmer films ("The man from Planet X", "Daughter of Dr. Jekyll", "The amazing transparent man", "Beyond the time barrier", "The cavern").
Videorecording.
Call Number:AF7 D0004898 VideoDVD
Credits:Director of photography, Philip Tannura ; supervising film editor, Carl Pierson ; music score composed and conducted by Erdody.
System Details:DVD, NTSC; Dolby digital.
Cast:
James Lydon, Sally Eilers, Warren William, Regis Toomey, Charles Arnt, George H. Reed, Jayne Hazard, Jimmy Clark, Mary McLeod, Pierre Watkin, Sonia Sorel, Vic Potel, George Sherwood, Gene Stutenroth, John Hamilton.