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Frozen Alive

- Suspended animation or death!

A scientist experimenting with suspended animation decides to use himself as a test subject. Before he is frozen, his wife is killed, and he is suspected of her murder. a murder suspect.

Release Date : 1964-12-01

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : CreoleAlfa Film

Production Country : GermanyUnited Kingdom

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Mark Stevens

Character Name : Dr. Frank Overton

Original Name : Mark Stevens

Gender : Male

Marianne Koch

Character Name : Dr. Helen Wieland

Original Name : Marianne Koch

Gender : Female

Wolfgang Lukschy

Character Name : Inspector Prenton

Original Name : Wolfgang Lukschy

Gender : Male

Joachim Hansen

Character Name : Tony Stein

Original Name : Joachim Hansen

Gender : Male

Delphi Lawrence

Character Name : Joan Overton

Original Name : Delphi Lawrence

Gender : Female

Walter Rilla

Character Name : Sir Keith

Original Name : Walter Rilla

Gender : Male

Helmut Weiss

Character Name : Chairman

Original Name : Helmut Weiss

Gender : Male

Albert Bessler

Character Name : Martin

Original Name : Albert Bessler

Gender : Male

John Longden

Character Name : Prof. Hubbard

Original Name : John Longden

Gender : Male

Sigurd Lohde

Character Name : Dr. Karl Merkheimer

Original Name : Sigurd Lohde

Gender : Male

Wolfgang Gunther

Character Name : Sgt. Grun

Original Name : Wolfgang Gunther

Gender : Male

Reviews

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talisencrw

@talisencrw

2021-06-23

Yes, I'm probably giving it way too many stars, but I really have a proclivity both for British films of the 60's and sci-fi thrillers about cryogenics and suspended animation. I didn't pay too much for this (it was part of my now-infamous Mill Creek 50-pack called 'Nightmare Worlds'), it wasn't very long (around 70 minutes in my cut), had jazzy, African and crooning music that I found highly enjoyable, had two gorgeous actresses at its core and a bizarre plot (which intercut plotlines of becoming the first to safely freeze and re-animate a human being, with an accidental shooting death that the scientist/first human subject is the main suspect of), and though it was rather predictable, I have to admit I thoroughly enjoyed it, and would easily recommend it to anyone that likes B-movies from the 60's. You could do a heck of a lot worse. Somewhat relatedly, I would to see any other films that either Marianne Koch or Delphi Lawrence were in. I loved both of them dearly in this film.

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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2024-11-19

This has quite a quirky premiss as scientist "Overton" (Mark Stevens) works on a project to develop elementary cryogenics. They've tried tests on monkeys, but now it needs that next step - and he volunteers to be immersed in cooling gases and to take a very long nap! Now is he just doing his bit for progress or has he a more malevolent motive? You see, his wife (Delphi Lawrence) has been found murdered and "Insp. Prenton" (Wolfgang Lukschy) wonders if this might not be a rather too perfect alibi. Just what is the nature of the relationship between our chilled-out friend and his colleague "Dr. Wieland" (Marianne Koch)? Indeed, as the police investigate further it seems that her husband isn't their only suspect - so who did the deed? Though the refrigeration concept is quite fun, the execution here is mediocre and neither the acting nor the script really do much to enliven the film from it's (and our) similarly frigid slumbers nor does the over-used and repetitive jazzy-style soundtrack. It can't have had much budget and that's reflected in the limited nature of the production and by the end of this thankfully short-ish feature I was a bit weary of the ropey accents as it descended into a rather unremarkable police melodrama. More slush than blizzard, sorry.