THE WORLD, THE FLESH AND THE DEVIL

Trapped for several months in a collapsed mine in Pennsylvania, Ralph emerges to find a deserted world. Adapted from M.P. Shiel’s sci-fi novel,The Purple Cloud, and made during the Cold War, World was the first in a series of classic 1960s films to follow. The strange poetry of a deserted New York and Harry Belafonte on the guitar still impress today.

Infos

Country: USA

Year: 1959

Duration: 1hr 35

Version: English, with French subtitles

Cast & Credits

Director: Ronald MacDougall

Cast: Harry Belafonte, Inger Stevens, Mel Ferrer