Confessions of an Opium Eater (1962)

Confessions of an Opium Eater (1962) was a Drama Film directed by Albert Zugsmith and produced by Albert Zugsmith.

CONFESSIONS OF AN OPIUM EATER

By Dan Day, Jr. on Dec 7, 2025 From The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog

Produced and directed by low-budget exploitation maven Albert Zugsmith, this 1961 potboiler contains one of Vincent Price's most unusual roles (and that's saying a lot). Set in late 19th Century San Francisco, CONFESSIONS OF AN OPIUM EATER has Price as Gilbert de Quincey, a soldier of fortune who in... Read full article

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Classic Films in Focus: CONFESSIONS OF AN OPIUM EATER (1962)

By Jennifer Garlen on Oct 3, 2012 From Virtual Virago

Directed by low-budget master Albert Zugsmith, Confessions of an Opium Eater (1962) bears only the vaguest resemblance to Thomas De Quincey’s 1821 autobiographical account of the same name. Actually, very little opium use takes place in the film, but the one extended sequence of drug-induced n... Read full article

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Classic Films in Focus: CONFESSIONS OF AN OPIUM EATER (1962)

By Jennifer Garlen on Oct 3, 2012 From Virtual Virago

Directed by low-budget master Albert Zugsmith, Confessions of an Opium Eater (1962) bears only the vaguest resemblance to Thomas De Quincey’s 1821 autobiographical account of the same name. Actually, very little opium use takes place in the film, but the one extended sequence of drug-induced n... Read full article

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Classic Films in Focus: CONFESSIONS OF AN OPIUM EATER (1962)

By Jennifer Garlen on Oct 3, 2012 From Virtual Virago

Directed by low-budget master Albert Zugsmith, Confessions of an Opium Eater (1962) bears only the vaguest resemblance to Thomas De Quincey’s 1821 autobiographical account of the same name. Actually, very little opium use takes place in the film, but the one extended sequence of drug-induced n... Read full article

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