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Master of the World 61/157 Vincent Price Charles Bronson

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Master of the World 61/157 Vincent Price Charles Bronson
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Master of the World was directed by William Witney based on the novels by Jules Verne and screenplay by Richard Matheson. It was released in May 1961 by American International Pictures and runs for 102 minutes. Vincent Price plays Captain Robur and Charles Bronson plays John Strock. American International had planned on doing a sequel to this film. Concept drawings and even concept models were reportedly made. The sequel was not produced. Although the end titles credit the song Master of the World with music by Les Baxter, lyrics by Lenny Adelson and sung by Darryl Stevens, there is actually no song in the released film. As a matter of interest, Intrada for their 2009 soundtrack CD managed to trace the missing song which turns out to be a haunting, alternate version of the end title. After the song was dropped, it was still credited on screen, but the chosen end title has just orchestra and choir. The lost lyrics go as follows: "Any man is Master of the World / If he has wandered in the world / And found his love / And of all the secrets of the earth / He has the only treasure worth / Dreaming of / If he rules just one heart a man is a king / It seems as though his soul has taken wing / And like the stars that fly on high above the earth / A man is Master of the World / When he is loved!" Screenwriter Richard Matheson has said in interviews that he thought Charles Bronson was badly miscast.