Roger Corman

The Völklingen Ironworks flooded in red light
Copyright: Weltkulturerbe Völklinger Hütte | Oliver Dietze

Filmmaker Roger Corman portrait 1978 Marianna Diamos Los Angeles Times CC BY 4

Filmmaker Roger Corman portrait 1978 Marianna Diamos Los Angeles Times CC BY 4
Copyright: Marianna Diamos, Los Angeles Times 1978) | CC-BY-4.0

Born in 1926 in Detroit, Michigan, US
Died in 2024 in Santa Monica, California, US

Work

X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes (1963)

X RayEyes Rep, Brown

X RayEyes Rep, Brown
Copyright: Roger Corman, USA 1963

In 1963, Roger Corman's X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes caused a sensation. In the film, the protagonist develops an eye serum with X-ray vision capabilities. He uses this in a casino, among other places – with fatal consequences.

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