Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze
Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze is a camp (style), movie made in 1975, starring Ron Ely as pulp hero Doc Savage who confronts smuggler Captain Seas. It was the last film produced by George Pal.
It was visually faithful to the novels and characters to the point that a newcomer would not understand why there was a hairy man with a pig involved. The movie tried to play the subject as a corny joke and disappointed many die-hard Doc Savage fans. The general public was not enthralled and the film did not do well at the box office. It is chiefly remembered for its theme song arranged around John Philip Sousa's The Thunderer.
It was hoped that the film would initiate a series of films like the James Bond series. A sequel, Doc Savage: The Arch-Nemesis of Evil, was announced, and a script written by Philip José Farmer, but it was never filmed due to the poor reception of the first film.
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1975 films | Adventure films