It’s the Swinging Sixties baby, and Peter Cushing is right in the thick of it! Or rather I should say he’s up to his tweed in blood and severed heads in Corruption (1968), a strange and nasty little number that proves the Baron did know how to get his hands dirty.
Released in December by Columbia Pictures, Corruption curried no favor from critics at the time, with most labeling it as silly nonsense with a poor script. But time has been kind to the film (and softened its edges), as it’s a good showcase for Cushing and a solid snapshot of London’s loosening mores. And with a tagline that screams, “Corruption Is Not A Woman’S Picture!”, how can you refuse?
Sir John Rowan (Cushing) has it all: Lynn, his beautiful model fiancée (Sue Lloyd – Eat the Rich), a thriving career as one of London’s leading plastic surgeons,...
Released in December by Columbia Pictures, Corruption curried no favor from critics at the time, with most labeling it as silly nonsense with a poor script. But time has been kind to the film (and softened its edges), as it’s a good showcase for Cushing and a solid snapshot of London’s loosening mores. And with a tagline that screams, “Corruption Is Not A Woman’S Picture!”, how can you refuse?
Sir John Rowan (Cushing) has it all: Lynn, his beautiful model fiancée (Sue Lloyd – Eat the Rich), a thriving career as one of London’s leading plastic surgeons,...
- 7/27/2019
- by Scott Drebit
- DailyDead
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