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The Fool Killer

  • 1965
  • 1 Std. 39 Min.
IMDb-BEWERTUNG
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The Fool Killer (1965)
AbenteuerDrama

Füge eine Handlung in deiner Sprache hinzuAfter the Civil War, a Southern boy aged 12 runs away from his foster home, wanders the countryside and meets various odd characters along the way.After the Civil War, a Southern boy aged 12 runs away from his foster home, wanders the countryside and meets various odd characters along the way.After the Civil War, a Southern boy aged 12 runs away from his foster home, wanders the countryside and meets various odd characters along the way.

  • Regie
    • Servando González
  • Drehbuch
    • Morton S. Fine
    • David Friedkin
    • Helen Eustis
  • Hauptbesetzung
    • Anthony Perkins
    • Edward Albert
    • Henry Hull
  • Siehe Produktionsinformationen bei IMDbPro
  • IMDb-BEWERTUNG
    6,8/10
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    • Regie
      • Servando González
    • Drehbuch
      • Morton S. Fine
      • David Friedkin
      • Helen Eustis
    • Hauptbesetzung
      • Anthony Perkins
      • Edward Albert
      • Henry Hull
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    Anthony Perkins
    Anthony Perkins
    • Milo Bogardus
    Edward Albert
    Edward Albert
    • George Mellish
    Henry Hull
    Henry Hull
    • Dirty Jim Jelliman
    Salome Jens
    Salome Jens
    • Mrs. Dodd
    Dana Elcar
    Dana Elcar
    • Mr. Dodd
    Charlotte Jones
    • Mrs. Ova Fanshawe
    Arnold Moss
    Arnold Moss
    • Reverend Spotts
    Sindee Ann Richards
    • Blessing Angeline Fanshawe
    Frances Gaar
    • Old Crab
    • (Nicht genannt)
    Yvonne Gilbert
    • Janet
    • (Nicht genannt)
    Curtis Haymore
    • Various
    • (Nicht genannt)
    Wendell K. Phillips
    • Old Man
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    Lana Wood
    Lana Wood
    • Alice
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    • Regie
      • Servando González
    • Drehbuch
      • Morton S. Fine
      • David Friedkin
      • Helen Eustis
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    7SnoopyStyle

    solid kid

    It is the post-Civil War south. 12-year-old orphan George Mellish (Edward Albert) runs away from his brutal foster home. His is first befriended by poor Dirty Jim Helliman who tells many tales including "The Fool Killer". He encounters many characters and one is war veteran Milo Bogardus (Anthony Perkins) who lost his memories.

    First of all, the kid is pretty good for his debut. Child actors can be a lottery at this time. This is a string of encounters and adventures. Perkins is one of them and he has his oddness on full display. His shadowed climax is a little on the nose. I like the little girl and I like Dirty Jim. Maybe they should rearrange the sequencing.
    8bornilon

    huck finn meets norman bates...?

    The Fool Killer is not for all tastes, but the current high cachet for no-budget indy efforts does give it a certain charm that its original (small) audiences may have overlooked. The rather uneven tale of a wandering orphan (Edward Albert) who crosses paths with a disturbed Civil War vet (Anthony Perkins in undisguised "Psycho" mode), the movie has a hard time deciding whether to emphasize its suspenseful overtones, its elegiac coming-of-age elements, or its somewhat loopy character vignettes (by pros like Salome Jens and Henry Hull, who has a field day as a--very literally-- dirty old man).

    Young Albert (son of actor Eddie) is fine and surprisingly natural as the clueless kid, and while Tony Perkins does seem very much on Norman Bates auto-pilot here (almost certainly by request), he is still eerily sympathetic as a mysterious drifter with severe post-traumatic issues.

    Even though the whole is something less than the sum of its parts, this film is by no means a loser. It's full of rich vignettes (take a look at the tent-revival scene!) and colorful characters, and these for the most part outweigh its moments of pretentiousness and occasional murkiness of motivation. No, it's not "Night of the Hunter"--but on the other hand, it's not "Night of the Lepus" either!
    8boblipton

    Just Looking For A Home

    Orphaned Edward Albert (in his first credited screen performance) rooms away from his foster home and meets an assortment of odd people: Henry Hull in full Old Coot mode; amnesiac, paranoid Civil War veteran Antony Perkins; fire-and-brimstone revival preacher Arnold Moss; and kindly married storekeepers Dana Elcar and Salome Jens.

    With a definite air of director Servando Gonzalez having seen NIGHT OF THE HUNTER, giving free rein to his actors Albert gives a remarkable performance at the age of 14 as the protagonist. By the time he encounters Elcar and Miss Jens, the array of over-the-top performances makes their deliberately restrained choices seem outlandish, and perhaps cunning. You're left wondering, after the malign and malicious encounters can they really be what they seem to be.
    9preach68

    A very good movie to watch for young and old alike

    I was a part of the filming of this movie.I appeared in at least one scene as an "extra" and was there for the filming of many other scenes.It was filmed on location in Knox County and Blount County in Tennessee in 1963 and premiered at Tennessee Theater in Knoxville TN in April 1965.The outside of Dirty Jim's house was filmed at my home place at Concord Tennessee.The cast did an excellent job.My rating is high for the cast.The plot is good but could have been handled a bit better in my opinion.Overall,this movie is worth seeing.This movie portrays a young boy befriending people while he is on his own and shows a scared but loving kid.
    8adamsandel

    A forgotten gem

    This beautifully crafted film was unfortunately buried in an extremely limited release at the time, but it deserves to be viewed and celebrated.

    The story, which could have been written by William Faulkner, follows the travels and coming of age of an orphan in the post Civil War era.

    Played beautifully by the pre-teen Edward Albert, long before his star-making role in "Butterflies Are Free," George is a young hero who demands the viewer's attention and sympathy in every scene.

    Anthony Perkins leads the strong supporting cast as the Civil War veteran suffering from PTSD, who may or may not be dangerous, who develops a strong bond with the boy.

    The film may have suffered from its lack of a clear cut sense of good and bad or right and wrong, but it is certain to resonate with viewers who appreciate the subtleties of good literature.

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      A tie-in song "The Fool Killer" was written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David and recorded by Gene Pitney but not used on the soundtrack.
    • Alternative Versionen
      Re-edited in 1969 for rerelease.
    • Verbindungen
      Featured in Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror (2021)
    • Soundtracks
      Glory To The Lamb
      (uncredited)

      Written by David Mook, Arnold Goland, Jimmy Radcliffe

      (Plays during tent revival scene)

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    • Erscheinungsdatum
      • 9. November 1967 (Mexiko)
    • Herkunftsländer
      • Mexiko
      • Vereinigte Staaten
    • Sprache
      • Englisch
    • Auch bekannt als
      • El asesino de tontos
    • Drehorte
      • Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
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      • Landau
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      1 Stunde 39 Minuten
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      • Black and White
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      • Mono
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