La noche de los brujos (1974)

A team of researchers travel into the African jungle to study the mysterious disappearance of elephants in the area. Instead they discover a tribe of voodoo-zombies who rise from the ground... See full summary »

Director:

Amando de Ossorio

Writer:

Amando de Ossorio

Stars:

Simón Andreu, Kali Hansa, María Kosty

Cast

Cast overview:
Simón Andreu	...	Prof. Rod Carter (as Simon Andreu)
Kali Hansa	...	Tunika
María Kosty	...	Liz Meredith (as Maria Kosti)
Loreta Tovar	...	Carol Harris (as Lorena Tower)
José Thelman	...	Tomunga (as Joseph Thelman)
Bárbara Rey	...	Agnes - Female Vampire (as Barbara King)
Jack Taylor	...	Prof Jonathan Grant

Storyline

A team of researchers travel into the African jungle to study the mysterious disappearance of elephants in the area. Instead they discover a tribe of voodoo-zombies who rise from the ground, capture the women, whip them and slice their heads off on an altar. The women return as vampires who look for more women to kill.

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Plot Keywords:

altar | tribe | vampire | jungle | sex | 

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Genres:

Adventure | Horror

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

Spain

Language:

English Spanish

Release Date:

16 December 1974 (Spain)

Also Known As:

Night of the Sorcerers

Filming Locations:

Aldea del Fresno, Madrid, Spain

Box Office

Gross:

ESP 16,077,877 (Spain) (3 March 2000)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Hesperia Films S.A., Profilmes

Technical Specs

Runtime:

94 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

While not a success during its original run, the film became a blockbuster when reissued nearly 30 years later.

User Reviews

Does that say *Nacho*?

An expedition in to the jungle stumbles across some ancient sacrificial alters, and the women become possessed leapord skin bikini-clad killing machines. Plenty of Khaki.