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The Hellstrom Chronicle( 1971)

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64%
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Shocking. Beautiful. Brilliant. Sensual. Deadly...and in the end, only they will survive.

Overview

A scientist explains how the savagery and efficiency of the insect world could result in their taking over the world.

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      Lawrence Pressman

      Dr. Nils Hellstrom

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    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Sun Mar 31 2024
    Right from the start when the opening piece to camera sees "Hellstrom" almost walk into a tree, there's something a little dodgy about the presentation. No, he's not a real scientist. He's an actor called Lawrence Pressmann and he's not delivering his own painfully garnered research, but an hybrid of that of others. That gimmick doesn't really matter, though, as once this docu-drama gets under way, it's turns into a well photographed investigation into just how easily insects could take over from mankind as the dominant species on Earth. The narration is a bit over the top, alarmist, you might ...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    -

    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • insect
    • spider
    • scientist
    • animals
    • nature
    • evolution