La noche de Walpurgis (1971)

Director:

León Klimovsky

Writers:

Paul Naschy (screenplay) and
Hans Munkel (screenplay)

Release Date:

1972 (USA)

Genre:

Horror

Tagline:

Things happen that have never been seen by human beings. The blood flows like vintage wine.

Plot:

Elvira is travelling through the French countryside with her friend Genevieve, searching for the lost...

Plot Keywords:

Vampire | Dead Woman Carried | Sequel | Female Nudity | Stockings

Cast

Paul Naschy	...	Waldemar Daninsky
Gaby Fuchs	...	Elvira
Barbara Capell	...	Genevieve Bennett (as Bárbara Capell)
Andrés Resino	...	Inspector Marcel
Yelena Samarina	...	Elizabeth Daninsky
José Marco	...	Pierre
Betsabé Ruiz	...	Pierre's girl (as Betsabe Sharon)
Barta Barri	...	Muller
Luis Gaspar	...	Distraught man
Ruperto Ares
María Luisa Tovar	...	First female victim
Julio Peña	...	Dr. Hartwig (coroner)
Patty Shepard	...	Countess Wandesa Dárvula de Nadasdy (as Paty Shepard)

Also Known As:

Blood Moon
Nacht der Vampire (West Germany)
Shadow of the Werewolf
The Werewolf Versus the Vampire Woman (USA)
The Werewolf's Shadow
Walpurgis Night (Spain) (literal title)
Werewolf Shadow (USA) (DVD title)

Runtime:

86 min | Spain:85 min | USA:82 min | USA:95 min (restored version) | West Germany:87 min

Country:

Spain | West Germany

Language:

Spanish

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

UK:15 (re-rating) (2005) | UK:X (original rating) | Netherlands:12 (DVD rating) | Spain:18 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Madrid, Madrid, Spain

Company:

Plata Films S.A.

Movie Connections:

Edited into 42nd Street Forever Part 4 (2009) (V)

A True Classic

Any one who calls themself a horror fan should have this in their library. It is a true classic. While it is painfully slow, It place as a low budget flick and the devotion of Paul to the old-time horror feal makes this more of a labor of love, than a b-movie. It was made to have an old-time Lon Chaney feeling and I think that works. You just cant find a movie of the same calibre as this anymore. Anyone patient enough to sit through it with out pushing fast forward will definatly find a new favoraite. Waldamar isn't your average hell's-fire werewolf. He's been isolated too long. He's tragicly desperate to be around people to the point where he takes an almost subservant demeranor to the cop. He beleaves that he is damned and somehow less than human, when he is infact, much much more.