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Gritos en la noche (1962)
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2 December 1964 (USA) moreTagline:
You'll get an insight into the face of terror! morePlot:
Dr. Orlof, a former prison doctor, abducts beautiful women from nightclubs and tries to use their skin to repair his daughter's fire-scarred face... more | add synopsisNewsDesk:
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The Sleazy World of Jess Franco (From SoundOnSight. 7 July 2009, 10:13 PM, PDT)
Jess Franco's Bloody Moon
(From Fangoria. 21 December 2008, 12:43 AM, PST)
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No "Eyes Without A Face" But Still Pretty Darn Good moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Howard Vernon | ... | Dr. Orloff | |
| Conrado San Martín | ... | Inspector Tanner | |
| Diana Lorys | ... | Wanda Bronsky | |
| Perla Cristal | ... | Arne | |
| María Silva | ... | Dany (as Mary Silvers) | |
| Ricardo Valle | ... | Morpho | |
| Mara Laso | ... | Irma Gold | |
| Venancio Muro | ... | Jean Rousseau | |
| Félix Dafauce | ... | Inspector | |
| Faustino Cornejo | |||
| Manuel Vázquez | ... | Klemp | |
| Juan Antonio Riquelme | |||
| Fernando Montes | ... | Maurice (as Fernando C. Montes) | |
| Elena María Tejeiro | |||
| Javier de Rivera |
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Also Known As:
Cries in the NightL'horrible Docteur Orlof (France)
Screams in the Night (literal English title)
The Awful Dr. Orlof (USA)
The Awful Dr. Orloff (USA)
The Demon Doctor (UK)
The Diabolical Dr. Satan
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90 min | Sweden:86 min (banned version)Language:
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Black and WhiteAspect Ratio:
1.66 : 1 moreSound Mix:
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USA:Approved | UK:15 (cut) | Netherlands:16 | USA:Not Rated (DVD rating) | Sweden:(Banned)Fun Stuff
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It is very difficult for me to discuss the various merits of the 1962 Spanish-French horror film "The Awful Dr. Orlof" without comparing them to the French-Italian horror film "Les Yeux Sans Visage" ("Eyes Without a Face"), which came out three years earlier. While both films concern a deranged doctor who kidnaps young women in order to procure skin grafts for his mutilated daughter, "Les Yeux" is the classier of the two; more literate, more shocking and more poetic. Still, despite its lousy reputation, "Orlof" does have lots to offer. It is beautifully shot in B&W, with consistently interesting camera work, and features an effectively creepy score, utilizing mainly piano, percussion and weird sound effects. Thus, a genuinely unsettling aura is achieved throughout the picture. The film also boasts some surprising nudity and a few shock scenes; these latter are not as gross as the ones in "Les Yeux," but still make an impression. And whereas "Les Yeux" gave us the sinister and beautiful Valli as the mad doctor's accomplice, "Orlof" gives us Morpho, a scarred, bug-eyed human robot whose every appearance is visually fascinating. The gorgeous Spanish actress Diana Lorys also stands out here as the police inspector's ballerina girlfriend who goes undercover to stop the demented doctor. Though a fairly paint-by-numbers affair, "Orlof" still proved a fun and riveting entertainment for me, and, thanks to the fine folks at Image Entertainment, it has been nicely transferred into a fine-looking DVD. Too bad about the terrible dubbing, however; subtitles would've been so much more preferable.