The Strange Awakening ( Female Fiends )

The Strange Awakening (DVD) (*)

$24.99

Alternate Title: Female Fiends
Language Selections:
English ( Mono )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
79 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.66:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Photo Gallery
Scene Access
Trailer(s)
Black & White

Movie filmed in 1958 and produced in:
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
Montgomery Tully

Written By:
J. McLaren Ross
Hugh Wheeler

Actors:
Lex Barker ..... Peter Chance
Carole Mathews ..... Selena Friend
Lisa Gastoni ..... Marny Friend
Nora Swinburne ..... Mrs. Friend
Peter Dyneley ..... Dr. Rene Normand
Joe Robinson ..... Sven
Malou Pantera ..... Isabella
Richard Molinas ..... Louis
John Serret ..... Commissaire Sagain
Stanley Maxted ..... Mr. Moffat
Monica Grey ..... Iris Chance
Yvonne Andre ..... Nun
Raf De La Torre ..... Mr. Petheridge

Synopsis:

Having found global fame as RKO's tenth Tarzan, American actor Lex Barker established a long and successful career in Europe that began in 1957 with this classic tale of greed, deception and murder. Co-starring Italian actress Lisa Gastoni and directed by B-movie stalwart Montgomery Tully, The Strange Awakening casts Barker as a man who loses his memory but gains a large inheritance… along with a sinister new 'family'! Also known as Female Fiends, The Strange Awakening is featured here in a brand-new transfer from the original film elements, in its as-exhibited theatrical aspect ratio. Motoring in the South of France, Peter Chance is attacked and left unconscious. On recovering, he has no memory either of his past or who he is, and is shocked to be told that he is the heir to two million dollars. As he slowly regains his health, his suspicions are aroused by the women who claim to be his mother, sister and wife. When police call to investigate the death of his father, Chance realises that he too is a suspect, and begins his own investigation...

Peter Chance, a motorist, is stopped and attacked by a hitchhiker somewhere in the south of France. He is left unconscious by the roadside with no identification. He regains his senses in a strange room but can not recall anything of his past. The house owner, a Mrs. Friend, tells him he is her son and has had an accident, and also that his father has died and he is heir to two million dollars. When the hitchhiker turns up, Chance begins to suspect something is rotten in the south of France.

A man, awakening with no memory, is told he is an heir to millions, but he suspects he is an heir to trouble instead. Based on Hugh Wheeler's novel 'Puzzle for Fiends.'

This product was added to our catalog on Wednesday 13 April, 2016.