5 tombe per un medium (1965)

Director:

Massimo Pupillo

Writers:

Ruth Carter (adaptation)
Cesare Mancini (adaptation)

Release Date:

1967 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Mystery

Tagline:

They rise from dank coffins in the dead of night, murdering their victims in an orgy of slaughter!

Plot:

An attorney arrives at a castle to settle the estate of its recently deceased owner. The owner's wife...

Plot Keywords:

Plague | Black Magic | Medieval | Occult | Digit In Title

Cast

Walter Brandi	...	Albert Kovac
Mirella Maravidi	...	Corinne Hauff (as Marilyn Mitchell)
Barbara Steele	...	Cleo Hauff
Alfredo Rizzo	...	Dr. Nemek (as Alfred Rice)
Riccardo Garrone	...	Joseph Morgan (as Richard Garrett)
Luciano Pigozzi	...	Kurt, the servant (as Alan Collins)
Tilde Till	...	Louise, the maid
Ennio Balbo	...	Oskar Stinner - The paralytic (as Edward Bell)
Steve Robinson
René Wolf

Also Known As:

Cemetery of the Living Dead
Cinque tombe per un medium
Coffin of Terror
Five Graves for a Medium
Terror-Creatures from the Grave
Tombs of Horror

Runtime:

Italy:87 min | USA:85 min

Country:

Italy | USA

Language:

Italian

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

USA:Unrated

Filming Locations:

Castel Fusano, Rome, Lazio, Italy

Company:

G.I.A. Cinematografica

Trivia:

Director Massimo Pupillo wasn't satisfied with the final result of the film, and allowed the film's producer, Ralph Zucker, to take the director's credit instead even though Zucker hadn't directed any scenes. This has later led people to confuse Pupillo and Zucker for one another.

Lepers and Barbara Steele to boot!

I originally caught this black and white thriller in 1966 on a double bill with the in color Bloody Pit Of Horror and Terror Creatures made more of an impression on me. It has great atmosphere, graphic special effects makeup (for the time) and a wonderful soundtrack. If anything is lacking, the ending seems a bit rushed. I recommend the VHS version that Something Weird released a few years back. It is struck from an immaculate print and contains the European version of the movie-this includes a brief topless shot (unfortunately not of Babs Steele but she does emerge from her bath in a subsequent tantalizing scene.) The Alpha Video DVD release is taken from a rather scratchy print and is minus the nudity but is available for less than $6.00. This Italian shocker would be a welcome addition to any Euro film collection.