La marca del Hombre-lobo (1968)

Director:

Enrique López Eguiluz

Writers:

Paul Naschy (story)
Paul Naschy (screenplay)

Release Date:

January 1972 (USA)

Genre:

Horror

Tagline:

You'll Live Through A Thousand Torments of Sheer Shock!

Plot:

A man suffers from the curse of lycanthrope and seeks help from doctor and wife team. They both turn...

Plot Keywords:

Werewolf | Vampire | Seduction | Silver Bullet | 3 Dimensional

Cast

Paul Naschy	...	Count Waldemar Daninsky
Dyanik Zurakowska	...	Countess Janice von Aarenberg (as Dianik Zurakowska)
Manuel Manzaneque	...	Rudolph Weissmann
Aurora de Alba	...	Wandessa Mikhelov
Julián Ugarte	...	Dr. Janos Mikhelov
José Nieto	...	Count von Alen
Carlos Casaravilla	...	Gypsy Judge
Ángel Menéndez
Antonio Jiménez Escribano		(as Antonio G. Escribano)
Rafael Alcántara
Juan Medina
Antonio Orengo
Ángela Rhu
Pilar Vela
Milagros Ceballos

Also Known As:

Hell's Creatures (UK) (USA) (promotional title)
Die Vampire des Dr. Dracula (West Germany)
Frankenstein's Bloody Terror (USA)
The Mark of the Wolfman (International: English title) (informal literal title)
The Vampire of Dr. Dracula
The Werewolf's Mark
The Wolfman of Count Dracula (USA) (promotional title)

Runtime:

88 min | Germany:93 min | USA:78 min

Country:

Spain | West Germany

Language:

Spanish

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.00 : 1

Sound Mix:

4-Track Stereo (70 mm prints) | Mono (English version)

Certification:

Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:PG (Manitoba) | Sweden:15 | USA:GP | Canada:AA (Ontario)

Filming Locations:

Colmenar Viejo, Madrid, Spain

Company:

Maxper Producciones Cinematográficas (Maximiliano Pérez Flórez)

Trivia:

Paul Naschy played the role of Waldemar Daninsky out of necessity because Lon Chaney Jr. had turned said part down.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Amando de Ossorio: el último templario (2001) (V)

Actually a Pretty Fun Flick

I am not to familiar with the Paul Naschy WolfMan movies. A good friend of mine has been watching these films for years and told me that I have got to check some of them out. So, where else better to start then with the beginning of the series. A fun start if you ask me.

The story is pretty standard as far as werewolf stories go. A werewolf is on the loose and a group of people go on to try and lynch the creature. Actor Paul Naschy (playing the part of a man named Waldemar) gets attacked and bitten by the werewolf. Soon after, the creature is shot down and killed. Poor Waldemar, he is now inflicted with the curse and must find a way to stop or cure it. He summons the help of a strange doctor and his wife. The problem is they turn out to be vampires with nothing but bad intentions.

Well, for the first movie in the series of about a dozen, this was a lot of fun. I will admit that I was a little bit skeptical sitting down to watch this but I really enjoyed it. Paul Naschy is awesome in the role of the tormented Waldemar. The transformation scenes are pretty nifty, even if they are low budget. Naschy as the werewolf looks pretty good and is pulled off nicely.

I think one of the highlights for me was the music score. This really brought forth a lot of atmosphere and gave the movie life. Without this, I don't believe the movie would have had such a nice impact.

If you like horror this is a must see. 7/10