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Blood & Flesh: The Reel Life & Ghastly Death of Al Adamson

Brought to life through archival material and the reflections of over 40 colleagues, friends and fans, BLOOD & FLESH is much more than the story of a moviemaking life most unusual. It beautifully captures the worlds of outsider filmmaker communities that existed in California in the ’70s, and the weird ways they intersected with Hollywood mainstream and union indies. On Adamson shoots, regular Orson Welles crew and cinematographers like Gary Graver, Vilmos Szigmond and Lazlo Kovaks worked alongside Bud Cardos — and at one point, Charles Manson! Director David Gregory (founder of Severin Films, director of LOST SOUL: THE DOOMED JOURNEY OF RICHARD STANLEY’S ISLAND OF DR. MOREAU) spent years making this film, speaking to everyone down to the cops who investigated Adamson’s murder, vividly encapsulating both a bold life and tragic demise, with alien conspiracies, go-go dancers and Colonel Sanders coming in along the way. If you’ve got even a passing interest in cinema, you want to see this

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Blood & Flesh: The Reel Life & Ghastly Death of Al Adamson Cast

Name Character
Al Adamson He was 90, 65 years old when he died as Himself (archive footage)
Fred Olen Ray He was 64, now 70 years old
John “Bud” Cardos
Robert Dix He was 84, 83 years old when he died
Samuel M. Sherman
Marilyn Joi She was 74, now 79 years old
Vilmos Zsigmond He was 89, 85 years old when he died
Zandor Vorkov
Leslie McRay
Gary Kent He was 86, now 91 years old

Blood & Flesh: The Reel Life & Ghastly Death of Al Adamson Crew

Name Department
Mark Hartley as Editor. He was 118 (now 123) years old Editing
David Gregory as Director. He was 360 (49) years old when He died Directing
David Gregory as Producer. He was 360 (49) years old when He died Production
Michael Capone as Editor. Editing
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Blood & Flesh: The Reel Life & Ghastly Death of Al Adamson (5 years)

  • Release day: Friday, August 23, 2019
  • Runtime: 100 minutes