Retro Puppet Master

Nov 9, 1999

1h 20m

★ 4.1

The Legacy Begins ...

Overview

Andre Toulon, living a peaceful life as a puppeteer in pre-WWI Paris, encounters the renegade sorcerer Afzel, who has stolen the mysterious secrets of life from the dark god Sutekh.

Genres

Horror

Fantasy

Science Fiction

Production Companies

Full Moon Pictures

Full Moon Entertainment

Retro Puppet Master Trailers

Cast

Andre Toulon

Greg Sestero

Ilsa

Brigitta Dau

First Servant

Stephen Blackehart

Afzel

Jack Donner

Older Andre Toulon

Guy Rolfe

Second Servant

Robert Radoveanu

Third Servant

Vitalie Bantas

Latour

Sando Teodor

Valentin

George Calin

Vigo

Juliano Doman

Duval

Vlad Dulea

Beggar

Dan Fintescu

A very free adaptation of Marlowe's "Doctor Faustus", Goethe's "Faust" and various other treatments of the old legend of the man who sold his soul to the devil. A nondescript man is lured by a strange map into a sinister puppet theatre, where he finds himself immersed in an indescribably weird version of the play, blending live actors, clay animation and giant puppets.

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