X: The Man with the X-ray Eyes
X: The Man with the X-ray Eyes is a 1963 independently made color science fiction–horror film, produced and directed by Roger Corman, that stars Ray Milland. The film, written by Ray Russell and Robert Dillon, is notable for featuring comedian Don Rickles in a straight dramatic role. Veteran character actor Morris Ankrum makes an uncredited appearance in his final role. American International Pictures distributed the film in the fall of 1963 as a double feature with the Francis Ford Coppola-directed horror thriller Dementia 13.
Plot
Dr. Xavier develops eye drops intended to increase the range of human vision, allowing one to see beyond the "visible" spectrum into the ultraviolet and x-ray wavelengths and beyond. Believing that testing on animals and volunteers will produce uselessly subjective data, he tests the drops on himself.
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author | Robert A. Dillon |
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director | Roger Corman |
editor | Anthony Carras |
events | mad scientist |
genre | drama horror science fiction thriller |
keywords | begin beyond the visible clothe devil gamble kill las vegas medical problem on the run test ultraviolet universe visible spectrum wavelength x-ray young girl |
musicBy | Les Baxter |
producer | Roger Corman |
publisher | American International Pictures |
theme | mad scientist science fiction horror |