Last Man on Earth, The
Starring - Vincent Price as Richard Morgan, Franca Bettoia as Ruth Collins,
Emma Danieli as Virginia Morgan, Giacomo Rossi-Stuart as Uncle Ben Cortman,
Christi Courtland as Kathy Morgan
Directed by - Sidney Salkow
Last Man on Earth, The
(1964) - B&W - 86 min
The Last Man on Earth was origianlly released in Italy as L'Ultimo uomo della
Terra, and later redubbed in English as The Last Man on Earth. Starring Vincent
Price, this is a terrific movie from 1964 based on Richard Matheson's classic
Sc-Fi novel, I am Legend. A deadly virus (actually a bacillus, a rod shaped
bacterium - like Bacillus anthracis, a.k.a. Anthrax) destroys most of the human
population, turning people into horrible vampire zombie creatures who feed off
of human blood. Vincent Price is a scientist trying to stay alive. He searches
for a cure, destroys the monsters, and finds himself as the last real man on
Earth. This film clearly inspired George Romero who directed the classic - Night
of the Living Dead. In addition, Matheson's I am Legend was also the inspiration
for Omega Man, with Charleton Heston. There is also a rumor of a remake of this
classic, but the original will be hard to beat. We loved this film, and bet
you will too!