Dr. Cyclops
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Dr. Cyclops is a 1940 science fiction horror film best known for its pioneering use of Technicolor and its story of a mad scientist who shrinks his victims in the Peruvian jungle.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dr. Alexander Thorkel in "Dr. Cyclops" | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film
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science fiction horror film ⓘ |
| awardNominationYear | 1941 ⓘ |
| basedOn | short story by Henry Kuttner ⓘ |
| castMember |
Albert Dekker
ⓘ
Charles Halton ⓘ Frank Yaconelli ⓘ Janice Logan NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas Coley ⓘ Victor Kilian ⓘ |
| character | Dr. Thorkel ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Henry Sharp ⓘ |
| colorProcess | Technicolor ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| director | Ernest B. Schoedsack ⓘ |
| distributedInFormat | 35 mm Technicolor ⓘ |
| distributor | Paramount Pictures ⓘ |
| editor | Ellsworth Hoagland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era |
Hollywood Golden Age
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surface form:
Golden Age of Hollywood
|
| filmingTechnique | optical effects for size change ⓘ |
| genre |
horror film
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science fiction film ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
man versus nature
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scientific hubris ⓘ survival ⓘ |
| hasVillain | Dr. Thorkel ⓘ |
| isPioneeringUseOf | Technicolor in science fiction horror films ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| leadActor | Albert Dekker ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
mad scientist
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miniaturization ⓘ |
| motionPictureRating | Approved (Production Code era) ⓘ |
| musicBy | Gerard Carbonara ⓘ |
| nominatedFor | Academy Award for Best Visual Effects ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early use of special effects to depict miniaturized humans
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pioneering use of Technicolor in a science fiction horror context ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A mad scientist in the Peruvian jungle shrinks his victims using a radiation-based process. ⓘ |
| producer | Merian C. Cooper ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Paramount Pictures ⓘ |
| productionType | studio feature film ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1940-04-12 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1940 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 78 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Malcolm Stuart Boylan
ⓘ
Tom Kilpatrick ⓘ |
| setInCountry | Peru ⓘ |
| setting | Peruvian jungle ⓘ |
| targetAudience | general audience ⓘ |
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Dr. Alexander Thorkel in "Dr. Cyclops"