Pyro... The Thing Without a Face

Pyro... the Thing Without a Face
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Julio Coll
Written by	Sidney W. Pink
Produced by	Sidney W. Pink Richard C. Meyer
Starring	Barry Sullivan Martha Hyer Soledad Miranda Luis Prendes
Cinematography	Manuel Berenguer
Edited by	Margarita de Ochoa
Music by	José Solá
Production companies	S.W.P. Productions Esamer Films
Distributed by	American International Pictures (US)
Release dates	22 January 1964 (1964-01-22) (United States) 6 March 1964 (1964-03-06) (Spain)
Running time	90 minutes (Spanish version) 99 minutes (United States version)
Countries	United States Spain
Language	English

Pyro... The Thing Without a Face (also known as Wheel of Fire) is a 1964 American horror film directed Julio Coll.

Plot

Vance Pierson is an engineer with a wife and daughter, who is having an affair with a widow, Laura. He wants to end the affair but Laura gets upset and sets the family home on fire. The fire kills Vance's family and disfigures him. He seeks revenge on his former mistress.

Cast

• Barry Sullivan as Vance Pierson
• Martha Hyer as Laura Blanco
• Sherry Moreland as Verna Pierson
• Luis Prendes as Police Inspector
• Fernando Hilbeck as Julio
• Soledad Miranda as Liz Frade

Release

Home media

The film was released for the first time on DVD by Troma on February 27, 2001.

Reception

TV Guide awarded the film 2/5 stars, criticizing the film's script, dialogue, and over focus on the affair between Hyer and Sullivan. However, they did commend the film's make-up effects, and predictable but well handled ending. On his website Fantastic Movie Musings and Ramblings, Dave Sindelar noted that the film was obvious and straightforward, but commended the film's attention to detail, and strong performances.

External links

• Pyro at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
• Pyro at AllMovie
• Pyro at IMDb
• Pyro at Rotten Tomatoes
• Pyro at the TCM Movie Database