Writing
Ib Melchior
Born September 17, 1917 · Copenhagen, Denmark
Died March 14, 2015 · aged 97
Ib Jørgen Melchior (born September 17, 1917) is a novelist, short story writer, film producer, film director, and screenwriter of low-budget American science fiction movies, most of them released by American International Pictures. He was born in Copenhagen, Denmark. Melchior's novels include Code Name: Grand Guignol, Eva, The Haigerloch Project, The Marcus Device, Order of Battle: Hitler's Werew…
Known For
Death Race · 2008Death Race
★ 6.32008
MovieActionThriller
Terminal Island, New York: 2020. Overcrowding in the US penal system has reached a breaking point. Prisons have been turned over to a monolithic Weyland Corporation, which sees jails full of thugs as an opportunity for televised sport. Adrenalized inmates, a global audience hungry for violence and a spectacular, enclosed arena come together to form the 'Death Race', the biggest, most brutal event.
Death Race: Inferno · 2013Death Race: Inferno
★ 5.92013
MovieActionScience Fiction
Carl Lucas / Frankenstein has won four of his races and needs to win one more to win his freedom. Before his final race, Lucas and his team, car and all, are transferred to another prison where they will compete in a Death Race in the desert. Also, at the same time, Ceaser runs into a marketer who wants to franchise the Death Race program.
Death Race 2 · 2010Death Race 2
★ 5.92010
MovieActionThriller
In the world's most dangerous prison, a new game is born: Death Race. The rules of this adrenaline-fueled blood sport are simple, drive or die. When repentant convict Carl Lucas discovers there's a price on his head, his only hope is to survive a twisted race against an army of hardened criminals and tricked-out cars.
Reptilicus · 1961Reptilicus
★ 3.61961
MovieHorrorScience Fiction
A portion of the tail of a prehistoric reptile is discovered in Denmark. It regenerates into the entire reptile, which proceeds to destroy buildings and property and generally make a nuisance of itself. It can fly, swim, and walk, and has impenetrable scales, which makes it difficult to kill.
Death Race 2000 · 1975Death Race 2000
★ 6.21975
MovieActionScience Fiction
In a boorish future, the government sponsors a popular, but bloody, cross-country race in which points are scored by mowing down pedestrians. Five teams, each comprised of a male and female, compete using cars equipped with deadly weapons. Frankenstein, the mysterious returning champion, has become America's hero, but this time he has a passenger from the underground resistance.
Gigantis, the Fire Monster · 1959Gigantis, the Fire Monster
★ 6.41959
MovieActionHorror
A prehistoric monster called Gigantis emerges alongside another creature named Angurus.
Planet of the Vampires · 1965Planet of the Vampires
★ 6.41965
MovieScience FictionHorror
After landing on a mysterious planet, a team of astronauts begin to turn on each other, swayed by the uncertain influence of the planet and its strange inhabitants.
The Angry Red Planet · 1959The Angry Red Planet
★ 5.51959
MovieAdventureScience Fiction
The first manned flight to Mars returns after having been out of communications since it had arrived on Mars. What would it reveal?
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