The Last Man on Earth stars Vincent Price as the sole survivor of a worldwide plague that revives its victims as bloodthirsty vampires. During the day, he canvasses his abandoned hometown, tracking down and stalking his former friends and neighbors, always making sure to return before nightfall, when the dead rise to assault his fortified house.
Hope arrives in the form of an apparently normal young woman (Franca Bettoia), however her agenda proves to be even more sinister than that of the vampires.
The script was written in part by Matheson, but he was dissatisfied with the result and was therefore credited as "Logan Swanson". William Leicester, Furio M. Monetti, and Ubaldo Ragona were the other writers.
It was filmed in Rome, Italy (some location shots were taken at Esposizione Universale Roma). It was released theatrically in the United States by American International Pictures.
The Last Man on Earth is a 1964 horror/science fiction film based upon the Richard Matheson novel I Am Legend (1954).
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