| Pyro... the Thing Without a Face | |
| Director: | Julio Coll |
| Producer: | Sidney W. Pink Richard C. Meyer |
| Music: | José Solá |
| Cinematography: | Manuel Berenguer |
| Editing: | Margarita de Ochoa |
| Studio: | S.W.P. Productions Esamer Films |
| Distributor: | American International Pictures (US) |
| Released: | |
| Runtime: | 90 minutes (Spanish version) 99 minutes (United States version) |
| Country: | United States Spain |
| Language: | English |
Pyro... The Thing Without a Face (also known as Wheel of Fire)[1] is a 1964 American horror film directed Julio Coll.
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.
The film was released for the first time on DVD by Troma on February 27, 2001.[2]
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.[3] 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.[4]