The Black Sleep

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:film
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Bela_Lugosi
gptkbp:artist gptkb:unknown
gptkbp:based_on The Black Sleep (1956)
the concept of a sleeping sickness
gptkbp:box_office gptkb:unknown
$2 million
$1 million
$1,000,000
gptkbp:budget gptkb:$100,000
$1 million
$50,000
gptkbp:cast gptkb:Jeffrey_Combs
gptkb:Kirk_B._R._Weller
gptkb:Robert_Englund
gptkb:C._Thomas_Howell
gptkb:Kurt_Angle
gptkb:Lance_Henriksen
gptkb:Michael_Madsen
gptkb:Derek_Mears
gptkb:Kathy_Sledge
gptkb:Diane_Farr
gptkb:Tiffany_Hines
gptkb:Richard_Riehle
gptkb:Michael_De_Lorenzo
gptkbp:character gptkb:The_Woman
gptkb:The_Assistant
gptkb:Dr._Murdock
gptkb:Dr._Charles_Beaumont
gptkb:The_Villain
gptkb:The_Monster
gptkbp:character_appearance gptkb:unknown
gptkbp:cinematography gptkb:Elwood_Bredell
gptkb:Michael_J._O'_Connor
gptkb:John_L._Russell
William Margulies
gptkbp:color black-and-white
gptkbp:composer gptkb:David_A._Hughes
gptkb:Paul_Dunlap
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:critical_reception Mixed reviews
mixed
mixed reviews
gptkbp:cultural_impact cult classic
cult following
gptkbp:directed_by gptkb:Reginald_Le_Borg
gptkbp:director gptkb:C._Thomas_Howell
gptkb:Reginald_Le_Borg
gptkbp:distributor gptkb:Monogram_Pictures
gptkb:American_International_Pictures
gptkb:The_Asylum
gptkbp:editor gptkb:C._Thomas_Howell
gptkb:Richard_C._Meyer
gptkb:W._Donn_Hayes
Charles Nelson
gptkbp:famous_quote " The Black Sleep is a nightmare that never ends."
gptkbp:features mad scientist
zombie-like characters
gptkbp:features_character gptkb:Dr._Charles_Girard
gptkb:The_Nurse
gptkb:The_Doctor
gptkb:The_Monster
gptkbp:film_festival gptkb:none
gptkb:battle
screened at horror festivals
gptkbp:film_score gptkb:musical
gptkb:Paul_Dunlap
gptkbp:film_series gptkb:none
gptkb:battle
Monogram's horror series
gptkbp:filming_location gptkb:California
gptkbp:filmography gptkb:unknown
gptkb:Herman_Cohen
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:none
gptkbp:genre gptkb:film
gptkbp:has_cameo gptkb:none
gptkb:Basil_Rathbone
gptkb:John_Carradine
gptkb:Lon_Chaney_Jr.
gptkbp:has_merchandise gptkb:award
gptkb:comic_book
gptkb:soundtrack
gptkbp:has_sequel gptkb:The_Black_Sleep_II
The Black Sleep: Origins
gptkbp:has_spin_off gptkb:The_Black_Sleep:_The_Series
gptkbp:home_media_release gptkb:DJ
gptkb:film
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Black Sleep
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:film
Horror genre
gptkbp:influenced_artists gptkb:Robert_Louis_Stevenson's_Strange_Case_of_Dr_Jekyll_and_Mr_Hyde
gptkb:Mary_Shelley's_Frankenstein
gptkb:Bram_Stoker's_Dracula
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Frankenstein
gptkb:none
gptkb:Dr._Jekyll_and_Mr._Hyde
gptkb:Dracula
gptkb:The_Cabinet_of_Dr._Caligari
gptkbp:influences gptkb:Frankenstein
gptkb:The_Brain_That_Wouldn't_Die
gptkb:Dracula
gptkb:The_Cabinet_of_Dr._Caligari
gptkbp:inspiration horror literature
real-life medical practices
gptkbp:inspired future horror films
gptkbp:inspired_by gptkb:none
Real-life medical practices
gptkbp:is_available_on gptkb:DJ
gptkb:film
gptkbp:is_worshipped_by gptkb:battle
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:legacy influenced later horror films
gptkbp:music_by gptkb:Paul_Sawtell
gptkb:Paul_Dunlap
gptkbp:notable_appearance the final confrontation
the operating room scene
the reveal of the sleeping patients
gptkbp:notable_quote gptkb:none
" The Black Sleep is a horror film that will haunt you."
gptkbp:plot A man awakens from a coma to find himself in a bizarre world.
A doctor uses a drug to revive a man who has been in a coma.
A doctor uses a drug to keep his patients in a state of suspended animation.
A mad doctor uses a mysterious drug to keep his patients in a state of suspended animation.
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:none
gptkbp:produced_by gptkb:Herman_Cohen
gptkbp:producer gptkb:C._Thomas_Howell
gptkb:Herman_Cohen
gptkbp:production_company gptkb:Herman_Cohen_Productions
gptkb:American_International_Pictures
gptkbp:rating gptkb:R
unrated
gptkbp:release_date gptkb:1956
1956-01-01
October 31, 2006
August 1956
October 1936
gptkbp:release_format theatrical
gptkbp:release_year gptkb:1956
gptkb:2006
1936
gptkbp:released_in gptkb:1956
gptkbp:remake gptkb:Bela_Lugosi_Jr.
gptkb:none
gptkb:2006
gptkb:Michael_J._Murphy
gptkb:battle
gptkb:film
The Black Sleep (2006)
The Black Sleep (1936)
gptkbp:remastered gptkb:battle
gptkbp:restoration gptkb:battle
gptkbp:runtime 90 minutes
82 minutes
80 minutes
61 minutes
gptkbp:screenplay_by gptkb:George_Worthing_Yates
gptkb:C._Thomas_Howell
gptkb:Herman_Cohen
gptkb:John_M._Mc_Carthy
gptkbp:sequel gptkb:battle
gptkbp:set_in gptkb:unknown
gptkb:Victorian_era
a mental institution
gptkbp:soundtrack released
gptkbp:starring gptkb:Patricia_Blair
gptkb:Basil_Rathbone
gptkb:Boris_Karloff
gptkb:John_Carradine
gptkb:Coleen_Gray
gptkb:Bela_Lugosi
gptkb:Lon_Chaney_Jr.
gptkb:Patricia_Morrison
gptkbp:themes gptkb:Isolation
gptkb:Revenge
Morality
madness
morality
fear of the unknown
Fear of death
the nature of life and death
mad science
science gone wrong
Mad science
gptkbp:visual_effects gptkb:unknown