Confessions of an Opium Eater
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| Directed by | Albert Zugsmith |
| Written by | Thomas De Quincey (book) Robert Hill (film writer) |
| Produced by | Albert Zugsmith |
| Starring | Vincent Price Linda Ho Richard Loo Philip Ahn |
| Narrated by | Vincent Price |
| Cinematography | Joseph F. Biroc |
| Edited by | Robert S. Eisen Roy V. Livingston |
| Music by | Albert Glasser |
Production company | Photoplay |
| Distributed by | Allied Artists Pictures |
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Running time | 85 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Confessions of an Opium Eater is a 1962 American crime film produced and directed by Albert Zugsmith. It is loosely based on the 1822 autobiographical novel, Confessions of an English Opium-Eater, by Thomas De Quincey. After circulating for years as a bootleg, it was released on DVD as part of the Warner Archive Collection in 2012.[1][2]
The film was something of a departure for Price; the prolific actor never performed another role that involved so much physical action.[3]
Plot
This film stars Vincent Price as Gilbert de Quincey, a nineteenth-century adventurer who becomes involved in a tong war in San Francisco. Price also narrated the film.
Cast
- Vincent Price as Gilbert De Quincey
- Linda Ho as Ruby Low
- Richard Loo as George Wah
- June Kyoto Lu as Lotus (as June Kim)
- Philip Ahn as Ching Foon
- Yvonne Moray as Child
- Caroline Kido as Lo Tsen
- Terence De Marney as Scrawny Man
- Geri Hoo as 2nd Dancing Girl
- Gerald Jann as Fat Chinese
- Vivianne Mankie as Catatonic Girl
Reception
In 1998, Jonathan Rosenbaum of the Chicago Reader included the film in his unranked list of the best American films not included on the AFI Top 100.[4]
See also
References
- ^ http://www.wbshop.com/product/confessions+of+an+opium+eater+aka+souls+for+sale+1000347310.do
- ^ http://www.wbshop.com/product/confessions+of+an+opium+eater+aka+souls+for+sale+1000347310.do
- ^ http://brightlightsfilm.com/71/71confessions_nortz.php#.UnrXLfmshzs
- ^ Rosenbaum, Jonathan (June 25, 1998). "List-o-Mania: Or, How I Stopped Worrying and Learned to Love American Movies". Chicago Reader. Archived from the original on April 13, 2020.
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