Mask of Dust (1954)
- Directed by
- Terence Fisher
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Runtime
- 1h 19m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 4.2 of 10 from 13 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A race car driver struggles to win a major race in Italy while dealing with pressure from his team and his wife. The film follows his attempt to prove himself in a dangerous sport.
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What happens
Mask of Dust is a 1954 British second feature motor racing drama film directed by Terence Fisher and starring Richard Conte, Mari Aldon, George Coulouris and Peter Illing. It was written by Richard H. Landau based on the 1953 novel The Last Race by Jon Manchip White. Jimmy Sangster was production manager, J. Elder Wills was art director and Phil Leakey handled Makeup. Filming ran from 25 March 1954 until 8 May 1954. The film was trade shown on 23 Nov., and released on 27 December in the UK. It was released in January 1955 in the United States by Lippert Pictures retitled A Race for Life. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Death Drives Through (1935)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.