The Gorgon

The Gorgon is a 1964 film about a Gorgon that takes human form and terrorizes a small European village by turning its citizens to stone.

Directed by Terence Fisher. Written by John Gilling.

A Monster With the Power to Turn Living Screaming Flesh Into Stone!  (taglines)

Prof. Karl Meister

• Incidentally I understand that some of your democratic citizens tried to eject the late professor Heitz. You better warn them not to attempt that sort of behaviour with me.
• Don't use long words, Inspector; they don't suit you.

Other

• Dr. Namaroff: It isn't a pretty sight. Never ceases to amaze me why the most noble word of God, the human brain, is the most revolting to the human eye.

• Carla Hoffman: [to Paul Heitz] Herbert Spencer once said that, 'every legend and myth known to mankind is not without it's authentic foundation'.

Dialogue

Professor Jules Heitz: I want to ask you a simple question.

Dr. Namaroff: Please...

Professor Jules Heitz: You were once a guest in my house in Berlin. You met both my sons - Bruno. in particular. You talked to him at some length.

Dr. Namaroff: I believe I did.

Professor Jules Heitz: What impression did you form of him?

Dr. Namaroff: Well, I thought he was... [Pausing to light a match]

Professor Jules Heitz: Normal?

Dr. Namaroff: Why, yes, of course.

Professor Jules Heitz: Yet capable of murder?

Dr. Namaroff: My dear Heitz, that is hardly a fair question. Given a certain set of circumstances, I believe almost everyone is capable of murder.

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Dr. Namaroff: We are men of science. I don't believe in ghosts or evil spirits, and I don't think you do, either.

Professor Jules Heitz: That's one of the most unscientific remarks I have ever heard. I believe in the existence of everything which the human brain is unable to disprove.

Taglines

• A Monster With the Power to Turn Living Screaming Flesh Into Stone!
• A venture into the deepest, starkest realms of the supernatural . . .
• The Gorgon petrifies the screen with Horror!
• She had a face only a mummy could love!
• Petrifies the screen with Horror!

Cast

• Christopher Lee — Professor Karl Meister
• Peter Cushing — Dr. Namaroff
• Richard Pasco — Paul Heitz
• Barbara Shelley — Carla Hoffman/Megaera

External links

• The Gorgon quotes at the Internet Movie Database