Incubus

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Incubus is a 1966 black-and-white horror film notable for its use of the constructed language Esperanto and its eerie, atmospheric storytelling.

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instanceOf film
alsoKnownAs Incubus (Esperanto-language film)
cinematographyBy Conrad L. Hall
countryOfOrigin United States
director Leslie Stevens
distributionFormat theatrical film
era 1960s American cinema
featuresCharacter Amael
Kia
Marc
filmingLocation California
filmingTechnique high-contrast black-and-white cinematography
genre horror
supernatural horror
hasAtmosphere dreamlike and nightmarish tone
hasColorProcess black-and-white
hasCultFollowing true
hasCultStatusReason association with William Shatner
rarity of Esperanto-language feature films
hasTheme redemption
spiritual corruption
temptation
isBlackAndWhite true
languageUsedInDialogue Esperanto
musicBy Dominic Frontiere
notableFor being one of the few feature films shot entirely in Esperanto
eerie atmospheric storytelling
use of Esperanto as the film’s spoken language
originalLanguage Esperanto
plotSummary A succubus attempts to corrupt a pure man, leading to a supernatural struggle between good and evil.
producer Anthony Taylor
productionCompany Daystar Productions
releaseDate 1966-10-26
releaseYear 1966
runtimeMinutes 78
setIn mythic seaside village
starring Allyson Ames
Ann Atmar
Eloise Hardt
Robert Fortier
William Shatner
targetAudience fans of classic horror cinema
title Incubus
writer Leslie Stevens

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Leslie Stevens directed Incubus
Leslie Stevens notableWork Incubus
Incubus (1966 film) title Incubus
subject linked to: Incubus