Dr. Coppelius

This article is about the 1966 movie. For the character in the ballet, see Coppélia.

Dr. Coppelius (or El Fantástico mundo del doctor Coppelius) is a 1966 Spanish English-language comedy film based on the ballet Coppélia directed by Ted Kneeland and featuring Walter Slezak and Claudia Corday. Produced by Samuel Bronston, is also known as The Mysterious House of Dr. C.

Dr. Coppelius
Spanish	El Fantástico mundo del doctor Coppelius
Directed by	Ted Kneeland
Written by	Charles Nuitter Arthur Saint-Leon Jo Anna Kneeland Ted Kneeland Víctor M. Tarruella
Produced by	Frank J. Hale Ted Kneeland Alfred J. Piccolo Víctor M. Tarruella Samuel Bronston
Cinematography	Cecilio Paniagua
Edited by	Juan Serra
Production companies	Copelia Frank J. Hale Productions
Distributed by	Izaro Films Childhood Productions
Release date	December 1966 (1966-12)
Running time	94 minutes
Countries	Spain United States
Language	English

Production

Filming took place in Spain in late 1966.^[1]

Reception

The New York Times called it a "spooky but nonthreatening confection", though it noted the title of its American release, was misleading: "Not a horror flick as one might assume, The Mysterious House of Dr. C is a respectable adaptation" of Kneeland's ballet.^[2]

References

1. Slezak Calls His Own Shots Now Scheuer, Philip K. Los Angeles Times 4 Sep 1966: I8.
2. Erickson, Hal (2016). "The Mysterious House of Dr. C (1976)". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on 2016-03-07. Retrieved 31 December 2015.

External links

• Dr. Coppelius at IMDb