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The Living Idol

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The Living Idol
Directed byAlbert Lewin
Written byAlbert Lewin
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyJack Hildyard
Edited by
  • Rafael Ceballos
  • Fernando Martínez
Music byRodolfo Halffter
Distributed byMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date
  • May 2, 1957 (1957-05-02) (New York City)
LandVereinigte Staaten
SpracheEnglisch
Budget$360,000[1]
Box office$350,000[1]

The Living Idol is a 1957 film American horror film written, produced and directed by Albert Lewin.[2][3]

Plot

An archaeologist believes that a Mexican woman is a reincarnation of an Aztec princess.

Reception

According to MGM records the film earned $125,000 in the US and Canada and $225,000 elsewhere, making a loss to the studio of $339,000.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c The Eddie Mannix Ledger, Los Angeles: Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study.
  2. ^ "The Living Idol (1957)". BFI. Archived from the original on October 2, 2017.
  3. ^ "The Living Idol (1957) - Albert Lewin - Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related". AllMovie.