La notte che Evelyn uscì dalla tomba (1971)

User Rating:

5.1/10   

Director:

Emilio Miraglia

Writers:

Fabio Pittorru (story) &
Massimo Felisatti (story) ...

Release Date:

18 August 1971 (Italy)

Genre:

Horror | Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

The worms are waiting.

Plot:

A wealthy pervert lures beautiful young women to his castle so he can have his way with them.

Plot Keywords:

Castle | Pervert | Nudity | Bondage | Sadist

Cast

Anthony Steffen	...	Lord Alan Cunningham
Marina Malfatti	...	Gladys Cunningham
Erika Blanc	...	Susie
Giacomo Rossi-Stuart	...	Dr. Richard Timberlane
Enzo Tarascio	...	George Harriman (as Rod Murdock)
Umberto Raho	...	Farley
Roberto Maldera	...	Albert
Joan C. Davis	...	Aunt Agatha
Ettore Bevilacqua	...	Il custode del cimitero
Maria Teresa Tofano	...	Polly
Brizio Montinaro
Paola Natale

Also Known As:

The Night Evelyn Came Out of the Grave
The Night She Arose from the Tomb
The Night That Evelyn Left the Tomb

Runtime:

103 min | Italy:88 min (cut version)

Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Australia:R | USA:R

Company:

Phoenix Cinematografica

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: The story is set in England, and the cars keep to the left-hand side of the road, but they are all left-hand drive cars.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Dusk to Dawn Drive-In Trash-o-Rama Show Vol. 3 (1996) (V)

A fabulous slice of Euro Gothic!

Emilio Miraglia's crossover between Gothic horror and Italy's finest cinematic export, the Giallo, really is a delightful film for the fan of cult horror. While the movie is certainly no masterpiece, the story moves well and the imagery on display and imagination on the part of the director that is shown throughout elevates a rather simple tale of insanity and murder into an amazing slice of cult cinema. The title alone is graphic and lurid enough on its own, and I'm pleased to say that the film itself carries on this style throughout, with some well worked and ingenious death scenes, as well as plenty of nudity and some truly beautiful cinematography. The story takes place in a castle just outside London, England. We are introduced to Lord Alan Cunningham and a hooker that he is taking home. After brutally torturing and eventually killing her, we discover that his mental trauma is due to the loss of his wife, Evelyn. His friend and doctor talks him into remarrying to ease his mental anguish, and that's a piece of advice that he takes upon meeting the ravishing Gladys...

Despite the fact that this film is very much a piece of schlock cinema, the director appears to have taken it very seriously, and the result is a film that puts a lot of emphasis on the plot and characters, and ultimately this means a stronger show as Miraglia takes time to draw his audience in, rather than just showing blood and nudity and leaving it at that. The acting performances aren't bad, and even though Spaghetti Western star Antonio De Teffè is a little hammy, he convinces in his role; while Marina Malfatti provides eye-catching eye candy. The murder sequences on display are typically gruesome and beyond the immediately obvious, as we watch a woman being ripped apart by foxes and a scene that sees a man burn in a pool containing sulphuric acid. Bruno Nicolai's rock score works very well and brilliantly accents every scene. The film all boils down to a satisfying ending, which despite seemingly coming out nowhere; works well and adequately describes many of the loose ends up until the conclusion. Overall, while this film isn't the best of its kind; it's certainly a very good one and I'm sure that fans of cult cinema won't be disappointed!