Doctor Death: Seeker of Souls

Doctor Death: Seeker of Souls is a 1973 American horror film directed by Eddie Saeta and starring John Considine, Barry Coe, Cheryl Miller, Stewart Moss, Leon Askin, and Jo Morrow. The film was released by Cinerama Releasing Corporation in October 1973.[1]

Doctor Death: Seeker of Souls
Theatrical release poster
Directed byEddie Saeta
Written bySal Ponti
Produced bySal Ponti
Eddie Saeta
StarringJohn Considine
Barry Coe
Cheryl Miller
Stewart Moss
Leon Askin
Jo Morrow
CinematographyEmil Oster
Kent L. Wakeford (as Kent Wakeford)
Edited byAnthony DiMarco
Music byRichard LaSalle
Production
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Freedom Arts Pictures Corporation
D. D. Productions
Distributed byCinerama Releasing Corporation
Release date
  • October 1973 (1973-10)
Running time
89 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Plot

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A one-thousand-year-old magician learns the secret of prolonging his life indefinitely by transferring the souls of unwilling young people into himself. He decides to target a specific young man and his wife. Moe Howard (of the Three Stooges) appears as a volunteer in the audience watching the magician's act.

Cast

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Release

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Home media

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The film was released on DVD by Cinerama on January 26, 2010.[2]

Reception

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Ian Jane from DVD Talk gave the film a positive review, writing, "Doctor Death is a whole lot of fun. It's campy and spends much of its running time with tongue placed firmly in cheek but Considine's performance is great and as predictable as the whole thing might be, it's ridiculously entertaining."[3] Andrew Pragasam from The Spinning Image awarded the film 4/10 stars, calling it "trashy nonsense".[4] TV Guide gave the film 1/5 stars, writing "Overall, this is a pretty bad effort, but camp fans may get some satisfaction from the cameo appearances by former Stooge Moe Howard and TV horror host Larry "Seymour" Vincent."[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Doctor Death: Seeker of Souls". afi.com. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
  2. ^ "Doctor Death: Seeker of Souls (1972) - Eddie Saeta". Allmovie.com. AllMovie. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  3. ^ Jane, Ian. "Doctor Death Seeker of Souls : DVD Talk Review of the DVD Video". DVD Talk.com. Ian Jane. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  4. ^ Pragasam, Andrew. "Doctor Death: Seeker of Souls Review (1973)". The Spinning Image.co.uk. Andrew Pragasam. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  5. ^ "Doctor Death: Seeker Of Souls - Movie Reviews and Movie Ratings". TV Guide.com. TV Guide. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
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