Synopsis
Industrialist François Delambre is called late at night by his sister-in-law, Helene Delambre, who tells him that she has just killed her husband, André. Reluctant at first, she eventually explains to the police that André invented a matter transportation apparatus and, while experimenting on himself, a fly entered the chamber during the matter transference.
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Cast
- David HedisonAndre Delambre
- Patricia OwensHelene Delambre
- Vincent PriceFrançois Delambre
- Herbert MarshallInsp. Charas
- Kathleen FreemanEmma
- Betty Lou GersonNurse Andersone
- Charles HerbertPhilippe Delambre
- Eugene BordenDr. Ejoute (uncredited)
- George CalligaClub Member (uncredited)
- Harry CarterOrderly (uncredited)
Recommendations
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IGN
It may be slow to begin with, but it all results in an unexpected finale that is sure to shock and stay with you long after the movie has ended. - 80
Orlando Sentinel
The Fly...will send cold chills down the spines of the most hardened horror addict. It's a dilly. [29 Aug 1958, p.9D] - 75
TV Guide Magazine
The film is both fun and frightening, and can also be viewed (however modest its intentions) as a commercialized techno-version of Franz Kafka's allegory Metamorphosis. - 70
The Dissolve
The Fly is a study in how the boldness of new discoveries is compromised by science’s need for precision, but it’s also a nightmarish tale of a comfortable little family, and a nagging little buzz. - 70
The New York Times
Believe it or not, The Fly happens to be one of the better, more restrained entries of the "shock" school. As produced and directed by the late Kurt Neumann, with an earnest little cast headed by Al Hedison, Patricia Owens and Vincent Price, this is a quiet, uncluttered and even unpretentious picture, building up almost unbearable tension by simple suggestion. - 70
Variety
One strong factor of the picture is its unusual believability. It is told as a mystery suspense story, so that it has a compelling interest aside from its macabre effects. There is an appealing and poignant romance between Owens and Hedison, which adds to the reality of the story, although the flashback technique purposely robs the picture of any doubt about the outcome. - 67
Entertainment Weekly
The original The Fly scared baby boomers something fierce in its day, but time hasn’t been kind to it; in fact, its big scare moments seem almost ludicrously chaste. - 63
Chicago Reader
Slightly above average 50s science fiction (1958), enlivened by a nearly literate script by James Clavell (Shogun).
