The Fly

Based On the book by George Langelaan

The Fly is a 1958 American science fiction horror film directed and produced by Kurt Neumann and distributed by 20th Century-Fox. The screenplay by James Clavell is based on the 1957 short story of the same name by George Langelaan. The film stars David Hedison (in his first leading role), Patricia Owens, Vincent Price, and Herbert Marshall. The film tells the story of a scientist who is transformed into a grotesque human–fly hybrid after a common house fly enters unseen into a molecular transporter with which he is experimenting, resulting in his atoms being combined with those of the insect.

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Release date:

July 16, 1958

Director:

Kurt Neumann

Cast:

David Hedison, Patricia Owens, Vincent Price, Herbert Marshall, Kathleen Freeman

Genre:

Mystery, Science Fiction, Horror, Monster, Flashback

Country:

United States

Language:

English

Year page:

1958 in adaptations