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Master of the World Overview:

Master of the World (1961) was a Science Fiction - Adventure Film directed by William Witney and produced by Daniel Haller, Anthony Carras, Samuel Z. Arkoff and James H. Nicholson.

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Master of the World (1961)

By The Metzinger Sisters on Jul 17, 2024 From Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers

In Morgantown, Pennsylvania, in 1868, a giant voice was heard booming from the mountain ridge known as The Great Eyrie. It was quoting from the Holy Book. John Strock (Charles Bronson), an agent for the United States Department of the Interior, decides to investigate this phenomenon and asks invento... Read full article

Master of the World, or 6,000 Feet in the Air

By Rick29 on Mar 21, 2022 From Classic Film & TV Cafe

Vincent Price as Robur.Jules Verne was a hot property in the late 1950s and 1960s, with movie theaters filled with big-budget adaptations of Around the World in 80 Days (1956), Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959), and Mysterious Island (1961). So, it was inevitable that American International ... Read full article

Master of the World (1961)

By Beatrice on Jun 5, 2017 From Flickers in Time

Master of the World Directed by William Witney Written by Richard Matheson based on two novels by Jules Verne 1961/USA Alta Vista Productions First viewing/Amazon Instant Vincent Price and Charles Bronson liven up a fantastic voyage that cashes in on popular Jules Verne adaptations of the day.... Read full article

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Master of the World Quotes:

Dorothy Prudent: [after Prudent has hit his already injured head on the top of his bunk] Did you hurt yourself?
Prudent: Of course I hurt myself!
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Master of the World Facts
Screenwriter Richard Matheson has said in interviews that he thought Charles Bronson was badly miscast.
Richard Matheson combined two stories by Jules Verne for this screenplay: "Clipper of the Clouds" (1886) and its sequel "Master of the World" (1904).
Although the end titles credit the song Master of the World with music by Les Baxter, lyrics by Lenny Adelson and sung by Darryl Stevens, there is actually no song in the released film. As a matter of interest, Intrada for their 2009 soundtrack CD managed to trace the missing song which turns out to be a haunting, alternate version of the end title. After the song was dropped, it was still credited on screen, but the chosen end title has just orchestra and choir. The lost lyrics go as follows: "Any man is Master of the World / If he has wandered in the world / And found his love / And of all the secrets of the earth / He has the only treasure worth / Dreaming of / If he rules just one heart a man is a king / It seems as though his soul has taken wing / And like the stars that fly on high above the earth / A man is Master of the World / When he is loved!"
American International had planned on doing a sequel to this film. Concept drawings and even concept models were reportedly made. The sequel was not produced.
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