MASK - BLU-1961-PAUL STEVENS

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• Release Year: 1961
• Genre: Horror, Suspense/Thriller
• Plot: After the shocking death of a disturbed patient, psychiatrist Dr. Allan Barnes (Paul Stevens) comes into possession of the ancient tribal mask that supposedly drove the young man to his doom. When Barnes puts on the mask, he is assailed with nightmarish visions of monsters, occultists, and ritual torture. Believing that the mask has opened a portal to the deepest recesses of his mind, the doctor continues to explore this terrifying new psychic world even as the mask reveals a latent violence in Barnes' nature that threatens those closest to him.; ; Shot in Toronto on a shoestring budget, THE MASK (retitled Eyes of Hell for its American release) claims the distinction of being the first feature-length Canadian horror movie. Director Julian Roffman turns the act of wearing the anaglyph 3D glasses into part of the theatrical experience: when Barnes' voice intones the immortal words 'Put the mask on, now!,' the audience puts on their glasses to witness the doctor's visions, a riot of psychedelic imagery.
• Cast: Paul Stevens, Claudette Nevins, Bill Walker, Anne Collings, Martin Lavut, Leo Leyden, Norman Ettlinger, W.B. Brydon, Jim Moran, Eleanor Beecroft, Ray Lawlor, Rudi Linschoten, Steven Appleby, Harry Blackstone, Nancy Island, Paul Nevens, Julian Roffman, Frank Taubes, Sandy Haver, Franklin Delessert, Slavko Vorkapich
• Director: Julian Roffman
• Runtime: 1:23
• Company: Kino Lorber, Morbid Curiosity Productions, Taylor Roffman Productions Ltd.
• Media Format: Movie