Incubus is a 1966 black-and-white American horror film filmed entirely in the constructed language, Esperanto. Incubus was directed by Leslie Stevens, creator of The Outer Limits, and stars William Shatner, shortly before he would begin his work on Star Trek. The film's striking cinematography was by Conrad Hall, who went on to win three Academy Awards for his work on the films Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, American Beauty and Road to Perdition. The film was performed entirely in the constructed language Esperanto. This was done to create an eerie, other-worldly feeling, and the... director has prohibited dubbing into other languages, however on the Special Features section of the DVD the makers claim that Esperanto was used because of perceived greater international sales. The film was lost for many years because the original print of the film burned in a fire and all copies were reported lost, destroyed, or worn away, but a copy of the film with French subtitles was found in the permanent collection of the Cinémathèque Française in Paris.
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| Release date: | 1965 |
| Directed by: | Leslie Stevens |
| Runtime: | 76 Minutes |
| Producer: | Anthony M. Taylor |
| Editor: | Richard K. Brockway |
| Music by: | Dominic Frontiere |
| Cinematography: | Conrad L. Hall, William A. Fraker, Charles Rosher |
| Screenplay by: | Leslie Stevens |
| Estimated budget: | $125,000 |