Here goes:
-ambiance
-mood music
-Lee & Cushing natch
-Barbara Shelley,'nuff said
-Terence Fisher:director
-even the Columbia logo is suffused w\the elegant music !
-the Gorgon herself in that decrepit Castle
mby
-technicolor
-over acting (Sasha's flailing scene through the woods immediately comes to mind)
-snake puppetry!
-bad mannequin head effects
contn'd
-literate script
-strong character actors,for ex. : Pat Troughton,etc
-good pacing
-crisp dialogue
-again,Babs Shelley !
etc
Oh yes, the music. The music and the ambiance. And the castle. These three factors are the playground for the wonderful actors. I love The Gorgon!
"I don't discriminate between entertainment
and arthouse. A film is a goddam film."
The interplay of the 3 elements are unbeatable !
Really quite a splendid delight ~
Beautiful, rich color photography, sets and atmosphere.
Script/story by John Gilling and J. Llewellyn Devine.
Cast.
It might not be my favourite Hammer film, but it is certainly one of the most eerie...it has a real menacing atmosphere to it at times, created by all of the above!
Great horror film!
There's much to like in The Gorgon. Terrific cast, nice ambiance; a well above Hammer horror. A classy film all-round.
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