Underplayed Gems

Faces of Death IV (1990)

Faces of Death IV poster
Directed by
Andrew Theopolis, John Alan Schwartz, Kaoru Adachi
Genre
documentary film, horror film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 30m
Rated
NR
Rating
3.9 of 10 from 31 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A narrator shows a collection of video clips featuring people dying in different ways. The footage mixes staged scenes with real footage of death and its aftermath.

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What happens

Faces of Death (later re-released 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 Le Cilaire" and "Alan Black" respectively. The film, presented as if it were an actual documentary, centers on pathologist Francis B. Gröss, played by actor Michael Carr, who presents the viewer with footage showing different gruesome ways of dying from a variety of sources. Many scenes were faked for the film, but most portions include pre-existing video footage of real deaths and their aftermath. Faces of Death received generally negative reviews from critics but was a success at the box office, reportedly grossing over $35 million worldwide. It gained a cult following and spawned several sequels, the first of which, Faces of Death II, was released in 1981. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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