Faces of death later rereleased as the original faces of death is a 1978 american mondo horror film written and directed by john alan schwartz, credited under the pseudonyms conan lecilaire and alan black respectively the film, shown in a documentarylike style, centers around pathologist francis b. Everything wrong with death race 2000 in 14 minutes or less duration. I found this obscurity, and faces of death 2000, in a secondhand video store in the early 2000s, bought them for 99 cents each, have had them for a dozen or so years, but have only now watched them, just for the hell of it, as part of my 31 days of halloween. The flesh and blood show 1972 blood feast 1963 zombie island massacre 1984 bloodwood cannibals 2010 blood mania 1970. The first half of this segment was taken from news footage sourced by the film crew, whilst the second half of the segment depicting the aftermath was staged by the film crew. Unlike the earlier faces of death which included fake deaths and reenactments, traces consists mostly of actual footage depicting death and injury, and consists also of unlicensed and. This site is not for the squeamish or faint of heart. Faces of death, one of the most talked about video series of all time, examines the many guises of death in extreme closeup. Umbrella entertainment intended to release the first four faces of death films in february 2008 as part of a dvd box set. Faces of death 3 directed by john alan schwartz 1985 usa imdb umbrella entertainment had a dvd of faces of death 3 banned in december 2007. Faces of death 1978 full movie is part 1 of 5 in the faces of death series.
The stories mentioned on this site are of real deaths famous or otherwise, and may contain graphic pics, text andor videos. He served from 1971 to 1981 as a member of the pennsylvania state senate representing the states 50th district. Styles, moods, themes and similar movies, as well as information about credits, movie posters and movie trailers are provided by our data provider, rovi. To this day, the name faces of death inspires fear and awe in filmgoers around the world. Unlike its predecessor faces of death, traces of death contains actual footage of deaths, killings, and shocking imagery. This video, which was released only in the united states, contains a compilation of scenes mostly from faces of death 1978 and faces of death iv 1990, is not to be confused with gesichter des todes v 1991, which was released only in germany, and is a compilation of scenes from death faces iv 1988, and inhumanities ii. The teleplay was also written by marvin werlin, mark werlin and duane poole, is a romantic thriller that starred yasmine bleeth, james wilder and robin givens. The 1978 horror movie faces of death proved there was a wide audience of people with a morbid curiosity they were looking to satisfy. This shopping feature will continue to load items when the enter key is pressed. This mondo film purports to be a documentary that features real footage of real people and animals dying or already in a state of death, hosted by a real pathologist, doctor francis b. Faces of death is a video nasty and gorehound favourite that is often mislabelled as a snuff movie.
The bbfc deemed the film to have no journalistic, educational, or other justifying context for the images shown. The film itself is best described as a collection of dramatised vignettes, loosely sewn together with stock footage, and presented in the form of a pseudodocumentary. In 1983, gordon video released the film with the banner, banned. A largely fake video compilation from the 70s and 80s that supposedly shows peoples deaths and other weird shit caught on camera. Graphic content full movie 720p if you want to watch the movie in 1080p, heres the link.
Like, comment, and mostly share out content send us any injuries or accidents you have. This monkey has some serious concerns about the faces of death script. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from faces of death at the discogs marketplace. Murders, carjackings, executions, driveby shootings, gang violence, mob hits, drug slayings, and much more, far too gruesome to be mention. Mortuarys, accidents, police work are filmed by tv crews and home video cameras. Now i have to admit, i recommend faces of death to the cult film aficionado. What we see next is the news crew running towards the suicide victim. The film is a sort of documentary compiling deaths caught on camera. Its not my intention to support illegal film music this is to let people know which film is worth watchingbuying. The film shown here should be removed in 24 hours after downloading. Now im going to smash them with a hammer, and find something worthwhile to watch. In 1993, a copycat film, traces of death, was released. Associates programme, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to.
Released initially as america the violent, then later released in germany as gesichter des todes 2000, which, in english, translates to faces of death 2000 and then someone stateside got hold of gesichter des todes 2000, translated its title into english, and released it as faces of death 2000, not knowing it already had been released in the states under a different title. Gorgon released a 30thanniversary edition of the original faces of death film on dvd. You ready for the worlds best site of faces of death. Yea i know that the movies are gory, but the worst scenes are. Witness firsthand the horrific acts of violence that occur every day. Facez of death 2000 video 1996 facez of death 2000. Death faces is film that was structured as a comedy and mockumentary. Facez of death 2000, part 6 data corrections allmovie. Faces of death ii 1981 faces of death iii 1985 faces of death iv 1990 faces of death v 1995 movies like faces of death 1978 full movie.
Banned by authorities from australia to germany, the sheer brutality and shock value of conan lecilaires mondo classic is both staggering and aweinspiring a true testament to the dark ingenuity of the young director and his stilllost crew. Dvd compare is a participant in the amazon services llc associates program and the amazon europe s. Sure to shock, horrify and even repulse, these brutal films are not meant for the faint of heart. Released only in germany, and made by unknown individuals, it is a collection of mostly unrelated gore scenes from around the world, with no narration, and no onscreen credits, aside from its title. Most every person born in the 70s and 80s will remember seeing at least one of the faces of death films. The secrets of faces of death finally revealed ihorror. Sebastian shock, the listed director is countess victoria bloodhart and steve white, though it is unclear exactly whether or not those are the names of the people involved.
A z film mondo shockumentary about death and killing. In fact, faces of death may have only been banned in a few countries. Faces of death vi is a 1996 directtovideo compilation of the highlights of the earlier films in the faces of death series. Witness first hand the horrific acts of violence that occur everyday. Its were the korean couple are growing puppies in a pen for dinner. Ask any horror movie fan old enough to remember the genre 30 years ago, and he or she will probably tell you about their first experience with faces of death, arguably one of the first found footage movies ever made.
Mondo film movie groups faces of death movie soulmates ratings. In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading. Submit data corrections for facez of death 2000, part 6 on allmovie. Hosted by a fictional pathologist, it attempts to take itself completely seriously, despite a great many flaws and moments of utter disbelief. Country united states director john alan schwartz screenwriter. As for its place in horror cinema history, well, that remains to be seen. Lives tragically lost while filming a movie duration. As a curiosity piece, faces of death is well worth a look, especially if youve not seen it in a very long time. With michael carr, samuel berkowitz, mary ellen brighton, thomas noguchi. In fact, the guy who made the movie admitted the only real things were the animal slaughterhouse scenes and the woman jumping off the building, and that he himself played several of the supposed victims. The films vhs packaging certainly didnt sell it short.
Facez of death 2000 7 pack on dvd 7695299856 from music video distributors. Murders, carjackings, executions, driveby shootings, gang violence, mob hits, drug slayings, and much more, far too gruesome to be mentioned. The film has been banned at least temporarily in australia, norway, finland, new zealand, and the united kingdom. Faces of death is a film that has been condemned in many circles for many reasons. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. Faces of death also released as the original faces of death is a 1978. It features many of the same scenes shown in faces of death 1 and 4, as well as the earlier compilation faces of death v. One of its many bonus features was an eyeopening documentary called the death makers which revealed the many secrets of fod.