Darth Vader with tongue hair? This is one of the worst movies of all time!

Signed in 1974 by Michael Anderson (a British filmmaker also known for directing the 1984 adaptation Around the World in 80 Days, aka Orca), Doc Savage comes in one of those films that are commonly referred to as “regrets”. A special category of feature films, including a great site Nanarland Made his specialty, also posting memorable video chronicles on AlloCiné, a few years ago.

Let’s go back today to one of the first episodes of the Escale à Nanarland show, which reserved its main section for the famous Doc Savage. Also known as The Man of Bronze and played on screen by the so-called Ron Ely, this adventure hero is straight from the series of novels. pulp Definitely worth a look (and a listen).

For an in-depth look at the reasons that make this movie one of the worst Z series ever made, I refer you to A very complete chronicle of Nanarland. However, let’s talk here about a feature film, more precisely in its French version, at least an unusual feature film.

As you can tell by watching clips of the show, Doc Savage is a hero with hair on his tongue. A choice that seems to have been made when the film was in the hands of the French adapters, given that the character speaks normally in the original version.

But – the icing on the cake – the bodybuilder adventurer has no voice whatsoever. He will indeed be doubled by the famous Georges Aminelli, who you probably know for his vocal interpretation of Cat Gros Minette in Looney Tunes, but also and above all the excellent Darth Vader, the famous villain of the Star Wars saga.

with Doc Savage arrivesThat way, VF fans will have the unbridled happiness of hearing “Darth Vader’s voice” throughout the film.

The feature film begins when a vigilante learns of his father’s mysterious death and sets off with his four teammates to South America, determined to get answers and confront those responsible for the tragedy.

(re)discover the trailer…