Film Record: Fall of the House of Usher, The [1955]

Date produced: 1955

Filmmaker(s):

Sal Pizzo

Production credits:

• Sal Pizzo, Roderick Usher

Languages:

English

Length:

1100 ft

Format:

16mm

Colour:

Kodachrome

Sound Notes:

Silent

Sound:

Sound on tape

Awards/Recognition:

PSA Four Star Winner

Description:

"Undoubtedly a great deal of time and effort went into this production. An ambitious undertaking, complete with specially designed costumes and props. Excellent lighting." PSA Journal, Dec. 1955, 37.

Resources:

See the Theodore Huff Memorial Film Society program notes from 1956 for a description of the film and how it was filmed.

Subjects:

• Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849

Genre:

• Adaptation

Form:

• Short

Screenings:

• Theodore Huff Memorial Film Society, April 17, 1956: New York City

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