Directed by:
Roger CormanScreenplay:
Charles BeaumontComposer:
Herman SteinCast:
William Shatner, Robert Emhardt, George Clayton Johnson, William F. Nolan, Jeanne Cooper, Leo Gordon, Frank Maxwell, Charles Beaumont, Charles Barnes (more)Plots(1)
Arriving in a sleepy Southern town on the eve of integration, slick charismatic Adam Cramer is an ominous influence, inciting its white citizens into a racial fervor, and plunging the once quiet community into a state of chaos. He fed their fears and turned neighbor against neighbor. (official distributor synopsis)
Reviews (1)
Probably the most critically praised and the most socially conscious film by Roger Corman and, at the same time, his first piece to significantly fail financially. And the latter is the only thing Corman never managed to swallow, choosing to go back to B flicks and never attempting any other similar A-theme anymore – which is a real pity. Despite the low budget, he managed to create a decent drama with a dense atmosphere of hatred, depicting a powerful story about human evil, with a very convincing William Shatner shining at its heart.
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