The norliss tapes wasnt great, but it certainly wasnt bad. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. When he mysteriously disappears while inquiring into reports of a walking dead man, the tapes are all that is left. The norliss tapes 1973, usa tv the norliss tapes, just released on dvd by anchor bay in the us, doles out the undead, vampirism and satanism all in one actionpacked 72 minutes. The norliss tapes must have been a very expensive tv movie. Evoking the essence of the unknown, as well as our human need to try and understand it, the norliss tapes is a quiet, atmospheric nightmare of secret agenda. Films of the united states, 1973 wikimedia commons. That movie was 1973s the norliss tapes and that movie, made a year before curtis turned down kolchak. A more serious version of the night stalker 1972, the norliss tapes 1973 featured roy thinnes as an author who becomes an investigator of supernatural phenomena.
For 25 years, the chfb has been the essential site for classic horror news, research and enthusiasm. The norliss tapes pictures and movie photo gallery check out just released the norliss tapes pics, images, clips, trailers, production photos and more from rotten tomatoes movie pictures archive. Dan norliss is an investigative reporter writing a book about the supernatural. I watched it about three days ago and am having trouble getting all that worked up about it one way or the otheri think i like the norliss tapes more as an idea than the actual product. The norliss tapes dvd 1973 for sale angie dickinson roy thinnes. Norliss is a burned out investigative reporter who is writing a book exposing ghost and seance hoaxes supposedly conjuring paranormal phenomena. This service does not allow download watch movies online, only offers details about films around the world text and poster for tv and internet users. Visit dan norliss is an investigative reporter writing a book about. Vf regarder a voix haute streaming complet streaming vf. The norliss tapes tv movie 1973 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. As norliss and the widow investigate, they unravel a plot involving voodoo and the walking dead. Framed through a series of tapes left behind by the missing norliss, an investigator of the occult, it tells the story of his encounter with a widow and her artist husband who has returned from the dead. Hyde 1968, dracula 1973, frankenstein 1973, the picture of dorian gray 1973, and the turn of the screw 1974.
Staring claude akins, angie dickinson, vonetta mcgee and roy thinnes. The norliss tapes is a 1973 american madefortelevision horror film directed by dan curtis. The norliss tapes page 2 classic horror film board. An investigative reporter stumbles onto an artist that has made a pact to come back after his death to sculpt a statue of a demon using human blood and clay. The norliss tapes is a 1973 american television horror film directed by dan curtis and written by william f. Once the demon is awakened he will be granted immortality. Roy thinnes stars as david norliss in this pilot that first aired in 1972. Shop norliss tapes dvd 1973 region 1 us import ntsc. The zombie mauls a local salesgirl, but while sheriff tom hartley claude akins seeks a rational explanation, ellens sister marsha michele carey summons her friend norliss.
Shot almost completely on location in san francisco and around carmel, this was more fun than many movie movies at the time. Cry of the werewolf 1944 film full movie classic horror. The norliss tapes 1973 david norliss roy thinnes is a reporter hard at work on a book that he hopes will debunk many supposedly supernatural and occult phenomena as hoaxes. In the films opening scenes, david norliss thinnes confides to his publisher that his book debunking fake spiritualists has taken a. The tapes tell the story of that investigation, involving a recent widow whose late husband has been seen working in his private studio. An investigative reporter stumbles onto an artist that has made a pact to.
The norliss tapes had several good things going for it. Thinnes stars as david norliss in this pilot that first aired in 1972. Curtis was producer andor director of a number of television adaptations of classic horror texts including the strange case of dr. A newspaper publisher listens to the personal tapes of investigative reporter david norliss, who has disappeared during an investigation. Norliss tapes, the on dvd 01452594 from starz anchor bay. The norliss tapes was supposed to be a pilot for a postkolchak tv show helmed by dan curtis in 1973 onward, but it was not picked up to series. Norliss tapes consist of his observations when tracking down a report about a. Starring roy thinnes, don porter, angie dickinson, claude akins.
For the norliss tapes, what is utterly lacking, and which made the night stalker so successful, is a sense of humor. The norliss tapes dvd 1973 angie dickinson roy thinnes tv movie. As the killings continue, norliss learns the late sculptor was fascinated by the occult and may have sought immortality by making a pact with the forces of darkness. The night stalker, was originally supposed to be the pilot for a weekly tv series. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. An investigative reporter stumbles onto an artist that has made a pact to come back after his death to sculpt a statue of a demon using human. A sadly underappreciated love note to the fire within the human spirit, curtis inspired treatment of nolans menacing screenplay offers several moments of inspired panic. The production values were first rate, with impressive on location shooting in san franciso and. The rest of the movie is norlisss tape number one, wherein he investigates angie dickensens reanimated dead husband, who seems to have risen from the crypt in order to finish a creepy demonic sculpture. Roy thinnes, angie dickinson, vonetta mcgee, claude akins. With roy thinnes, don porter, angie dickinson, claude akins. Another excellent madefortv movie from the early 1970s. Norliss is a burnt out investigative reporter writing a book exposing supernatural hoaxes and.
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