{"id":3939,"date":"2007-08-21T10:31:59","date_gmt":"2007-08-21T17:31:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=3939"},"modified":"2021-09-03T13:04:03","modified_gmt":"2021-09-03T20:04:03","slug":"master-of-the-world-1961","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=3939","title":{"rendered":"Master of the World (1961)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;I am a man unto myself, Mr. Prudent, who has declared war against war &#8212; that is my purpose, sir, the purpose for which this ship was built!&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Master-of-the-World-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Master-of-the-World-Poster-199x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-22595\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Master-of-the-World-Poster-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Master-of-the-World-Poster-85x128.jpg 85w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Master-of-the-World-Poster.jpg 333w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nIn the mid-1800s, a government official (Charles Bronson), two scientists (Henry Hull and David Frankheim), and Hull&#8217;s daughter (Mary Webster) are held captive in the airship of a mad pacifist (Vincent Price) who plans to destroy all the weapons in the world.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Airplanes and Pilots<\/li>\n<li>Charles Bronson Films<\/li>\n<li>Jules Verne Adaptations<\/li>\n<li>Mad Doctors and Scientists<\/li>\n<li>Peacemakers<\/li>\n<li>Science Fiction<\/li>\n<li>Vincent Price Films<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nThis AIP adaptation of two Jules Verne novels (<em>Master of the World<\/em> and its prequel, <em>Robur the Conqueror<\/em>) is based on the oxymoronic premise of enforced pacifism through violence. Unfortunately, despite this intriguing basis, the film itself &#8212; an erstwhile favorite of young audiences, especially when it appeared in later years on television &#8212; hasn&#8217;t aged very well. The cliched love triangle (between Bronson, Webster, and Frankheim) is sappy, the low budget is revealing, and the acting isn&#8217;t particularly noteworthy: Price is more subdued than usual, while method-actor Bronson (though serviceable) doesn&#8217;t impress. With that said, fans of Verne&#8217;s work &#8212; especially those who enjoy the similarly-themed <em>20,000 Leagues Under the Sea<\/em> &#8212; will certainly want to check this one out. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>An intriguing premise (thanks to Jules Verne&#8217;s original stories)<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Master-of-the-World-Still.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Master-of-the-World-Still.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-19618\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Master-of-the-World-Still.jpg 500w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Master-of-the-World-Still-128x96.jpg 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Master-of-the-World-Still-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo. It&#8217;s unclear to me why Peary lists this title in the back of his book. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/imdb.com\/title\/tt0055152\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1961\/09\/16\/archives\/screen-new-twin-billkonga-and-master-of-the-world-arrive.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/fantasticmoviemusings.com\/2015\/05\/25\/master-of-the-world-1961\/\">SciFilm Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcm.com\/tcmdb\/title\/23681\/master-of-the-world#articles-reviews?articleId=174780\">TCM Article<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeout.com\/movies\/master-of-the-world\">Time Out Capsule Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;I am a man unto myself, Mr. Prudent, who has declared war against war &#8212; that is my purpose, sir, the purpose for which this ship was built!&#8221; Synopsis: In the mid-1800s, a government official (Charles Bronson), two scientists (Henry Hull and David Frankheim), and Hull&#8217;s daughter (Mary Webster) are held captive in the airship of a mad pacifist (Vincent Price) who plans to destroy all the weapons in the world. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Airplanes and Pilots Charles&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=3939\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3939","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3939","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3939"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3939\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":75734,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3939\/revisions\/75734"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3939"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3939"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3939"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}