Review of The Gorgon (1964) by Georgios L — 21 Feb 2011
Ghoulishly-great Hammer monster flick with the always-superb double-whammy casting of Christopher Lee & Peter Cushing, here oddly with their usual roles switched--Lee is the hero, Cushing the villain.
One of Medusa's equally hideous sisters, the titular Gorgon, has been rampaging throughout a small German town, inconveniently turning the local gentry into stone. Benign and erudite Professor Meister (Lee) tries to solve the mystery, while the village's stuffily-detached Dr.
Namaroff (Cushing) seems to be involved in a cover-up. High on creepy atmosphere & eerie happenings, with a palpably-unsettling feel to all the ghastly proceedings. Wonderfully offbeat, with the beautiful Barbara Shelley in the title role.
This review of The Gorgon (1964) was written by Georgios L on 21 Feb 2011.
The Gorgon has generally received mixed reviews.
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