Plot The Last Man on Earth (1964 film)

the last man on earth.

in year 1968, every day same dr. robert morgan (price): wakes up, gathers weapons, , goes hunting vampires. morgan lives in world else has been infected plague has turned them undead, vampiric creatures cannot stand sunlight, fear mirrors, , repelled garlic. kill morgan if could, fortunately, weak , unintelligent. @ night, morgan locks himself inside house; during day, kills many vampires can, burning bodies.

a flashback sequence explains that, 3 years before, morgan s wife , daughter had succumbed plague, before known public dead return life. instead of taking wife same public burn pit used dispose of daughter s corpse, morgan buried without knowledge of authorities. when wife returned home , attacked him, morgan became aware of need kill plague victims wooden stake. morgan hypothesizes immune bacteria because bitten infected vampire bat when stationed in panama, introduced diluted form of plague blood.

one day, dog appears in neighborhood. desperate companionship, morgan chases after dog, not catch it. time later, dog appears, wounded, @ morgan s doorstep. takes dog home , treats wounds, looking forward having company first time in 3 years. discovers, however, it, too, has become infected plague. morgan later seen burying dog, has impaled wooden stake.

after burying dog, morgan spots woman in distance. woman, ruth, terrified of morgan @ first sight, , runs him. morgan convinces return home, suspicious of true nature. ruth becomes ill when morgan waves garlic in face, claims has weak stomach.

morgan s suspicion ruth infected confirmed when discovers attempting inject herself combination of blood , vaccine holds disease @ bay. ruth draws gun on morgan, surrenders him. ruth tells him part of group of people — infected under treatment — , sent spy on morgan. vaccine allows people function drug in bloodstream, once wears off, infection takes on body again. ruth explains people planning rebuild society destroy remaining vampires, , many of vampires morgan killed technically still alive. ruth desperately urges morgan flee, inexplicably refuses.

while ruth asleep, morgan transfuses own blood her. cured, , morgan sees hope that, together, can cure rest of people. moments later, however, ruth s people attack. morgan takes gun , flees home while attackers kill vampires gathered around morgan s home.

ruth s people spot morgan , chase him. exchanges gunfire them, , picks tear gas grenades police station armory along way. while tear gas delays pursuers somewhat, morgan wounded gunfire , retreats church. despite ruth s protests let morgan live, pursuers impale him on altar spear. dying breaths, morgan denounces pursuers freaks , , declares last true man on earth.