Master of the World [VHS]

Master of the World [VHS]
by William Witney

Master of the World [VHS]
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Actor: Charles Bronson, David Frankham, Henry Hull, Mary Webster, Vincent Price
Director: William Witney
Producer: Anthony Carras
Producer: Bartlett A. Carre
Producer: Daniel Haller
Producer: James H. Nicholson
Producer: Samuel Z. Arkoff
Writer: Jules Verne
Writer: Richard Matheson
Edition: VHS Tape
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC, Original recording reissued
Running Time: 102 minutes
Release Date: 2000-06-06
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Publisher: MGM (Video & DVD)
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)

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Movie Review: Mad Scientist with good intentions
Summary: 3 Stars

Think 20,000 Leagues of the sky. This movie is definitely a knockoff of the far better Disney movie 20,000 leagues under the sea. Same twisted captain character, played by Vincent Price, who has a grudge against humanity. In his case though he has a technological edge and craft that frees him from participation in human society. He can't help meddling in human affairs, however, which is ultimately his downfall. Check out Charles Bronson as the hero. The Kennedy Effect

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Inspired more by Disney's 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea than the Jules Verne novels it purports to be based upon (1896's Clipper of the Clouds and 1904's Master of the World), this American International Pictures production is a mildly diverting period fantasy adventure, buoyed mainly by leads Vincent Price and Charles Bronson. Nineteenth-century government agent Strock (Bronson) hires Prudence (Henry Hull), a munitions maker and balloon enthusiast, to help investigate the source of a mysterious voice that emanated from Pennsylvania's Great Eyrie. With Prudence's daughter Dorothy (Mary Webster) and her fianc? Philip (David Frankham), the pair flies over the mountain, only to be shot down and taken captive by Robur (Price). Using his colossal airship Albatross, Robur plans to end world warfare by decimating any country that refuses to lay down its arms. Despite solid efforts by Price and Bronson (who reportedly disliked each other), a thoughtful script by fantasy author Richard Matheson, and a lively score by Les Baxter, Master never takes flight. Miniature effects by Tim Baar, Wah Chang, and Gene Warren (a.k.a. Projects Unlimited, which created creatures for "The Outer Limits") are hobbled by AIP's infamously low budget, and B-movie vet William Whitney's direction is painfully lethargic. Lacking the necessary super-sized scope and star power of other Verne adaptations, including 1958's Around the World in Eighty Days and 1959's Journey to the Center of the Earth, Master is for AIP and Price completists only. MGM's digitally transferred full-frame print looks fabulous and includes the original theatrical trailer. --Paul Gaita

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