The Last Man on Earth (1964 film)

The Last Man on Earth
US film poster by Reynold Brown
Directed by	Sidney Salkow Ubaldo B. Ragona
Screenplay by	Logan Swanson William F. Leicester Italian version: Furio M. Monetti Ubaldo B. Ragona
Based on	I Am Legend 1954 novel by Richard Matheson
Produced by	Robert L. Lippert
Starring	Vincent Price Franca Bettoia Emma Danieli Giacomo Rossi Stuart
Cinematography	Franco Delli Colli
Edited by	Gene Ruggiero Italian version: Franca Silvi
Music by	Paul Sawtell Bert Shefter
Color process	Black and white
Production companies	Associated Producers Inc. Produzioni La Regina
Distributed by	American International Pictures
Release date	May 6, 1964 (1964-05-06)
Running time	86 minutes
Countries	United States Italy
Languages	English Italian

The Last Man on Earth is a 1964 post-apocalyptic science fiction horror film based on the 1954 novel I Am Legend by Richard Matheson. The film was produced by Robert L. Lippert and directed by Ubaldo Ragona and Sidney Salkow, and stars Vincent Price and Franca Bettoia. The screenplay was written in part by Matheson, but he was dissatisfied with the result and chose to be credited as "Logan Swanson". William Leicester, Furio M. Monetti, and Ubaldo Ragona finished the script.

The Last Man on Earth was filmed in Rome, with scenes being completed at Esposizione Universale Roma. It was released in the United States by American International Pictures. In the 1980s, the film entered the public domain.^[1][2] MGM Home Video, the current owners of the AIP film catalog, released a digitally remastered widescreen version of the film on DVD in September 2005.