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‘A diabolical dream come true!’
The Man Without a Body is a 1957 sci-fi horror film about a rich financier who revives the head of Nostradamus. The financier wants to use Nostradamus’ power of prediction to help run his business and thereby gain more power.

Directed by Charles Saunders and W. Lee Wilder (Killers from Space; The Snow Creature; Phantom from Space) from a screenplay by William Grote, the Filmplays Ltd production stars Robert Hutton, (Trog; The Vulture; The Slime People; et al), George Coulouris (The Antichrist; Tower of Evil; Blood from the Mummy’s Tomb), Julia Arnall (Ghost Squad TV series) and Nadja Regin (Goldfinger; From Russia with Love).

The movie was shot back-to-back with Womaneater which also stars George Coulouris.

“This confused and confusing tale might just have survived its lack of logical plotting and paper-thin characterisation had Wilder had a dash of the Corman verve with which to pull it off. Unfortunately, he was simply out of his league and what he lacks in peace, he tries to make up in bad taste…” John Hamilton, X-Cert: The British Independent Horror Film: 1951 – 1970 book

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Cast and characters:
Robert Hutton … Doctor Phil R. Merritt
George Coulouris … Karl Brussard
Julia Arnall … Jean Cramer
Nadja Regin … Odette Vernet
Sheldon Lawrence … Doctor Lew Waldenhouse
Peter Copley … Leslie
Michael Golden … Nostradamus
Norman Shelley … Doctor Alexander
Stanley Van Beers … Madame Tussaud’s Guide
Tony Quinn … Doctor Brandon
Maurice Kaufmann … Chauffer
William Sherwood … Doctor Charot
Edwin Ellis … Publican
Donald Morley … Stock Broker
Frank Forsyth … Detective

Filming locations:
Twickenham Studios and central London

Technical details:
80 minutes
Audio: Mono (RCA Sound Recording)
Black and white
Aspect ratio: 1.75: 1

Budget:
£20,000

Notes:
Although credited as co-director, Saunders’ name was allegedly just used to ensure the British quota for funding purposes and Wilder directed the movie.

Original title:
The Curse of Nostradamus

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