A cheesy, creepy movie from the 1950s about a group of three archeologists who enter a strange, undiscovered civilization below the surface of the mountains (of Mesopatamia).They are abducted by strange mutant mole creatures, who are slaves of a cult group of albinos who worship the goddess Ishtar.
The captured explorers try to pose as ambassadors sent by Ishtar, and then are treated like medicine men.
The weakness of these people: Light. Even a flash from the flashlight they carry has power, and this all comes in handy as the film progresses as you can imagine.
The post makes the film look more exciting than it actually is. There's very little action, just creepiness, including some strange worship ceremony sequences.
Then there's a pretty slave girl played by Cynthia Patrick, who didn't appear in very many movies after this one came out.
Co-starring Hugh Beaumont (TV's "Leave it to Beaver")
A PERSONAL FAV. OF MINE. A TRUE LITTLE CLASSIC THAT JUST WORKS IN SO MANY WAYS.
ReplyDeleteInteresting. I liked it as well but perhaps not as much as you; there was something "missing" about it.
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