Die Grotte der vergessenen Leichen (1971)

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

Director:

Emilio Miraglia (as Emilio P. Miraglia)

Writers:

Fabio Pittorru (story), Massimo Felisatti (story)

Stars:

Anthony Steffen, Marina Malfatti, Enzo Tarascio

Cast

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

Storyline

A wealthy English lord is suffering a mental breakdown following the death of his red-headed wife, Evelyn, whom he feared was cheating on him. He tours local bars and dives, scouring for lovely red-heads willing to come back to his decaying castle in the country, where he seduces them, then tortures and kills them. His friend the doctor talks him into marrying again to help heal his slowly-rotting mind, which he does--but are the doctor's orders really what he needs?

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Plot Keywords:

castle | pervert | widower | red hair | redhead woman | 

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Taglines:

The worms are waiting.

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Genres:

Horror | Mystery

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian

Release Date:

5 December 1975 (West Germany)

Also Known As:

The Night She Arose from the Tomb

Company Credits

Production Co:

Phoenix Cinematografica

Technical Specs

Runtime:

103 min 88 min (cut)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

One gimmick used to sell the film was theaters serving "Bloodcorn". This was actually regular popcorn with red food dye on it.

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Goofs

During Susie's first dance, a band member is singing, any yet the music is instrumental only.

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Connections

Featured in Profondo Delle Tenebre: Memento Mori (2015)

User Reviews

Albert wants his thirty pounds

OK, maybe I'm wrong, but I don't think so. If you want to watch great cinematography maybe you should watch this for a base to judge it on. I have the r rated version and I've seen more breasts in this than in a regular porn movie. This is a wonderful movie to have with a ton of friends over. If there were only more spaghetti horror movies like this.

From the get go, there are red heads galore. And more S&M than you'd have thought could be filmed back in the 70s. I'm not saying this is the best movie of the age, but the costume designer should have won an Oscar. Can you say "Titty"? And the under lying theme of "Get rid of your old flame's s**t!" can't be denied.

Perhaps those who don't appreciate this film aren't the "artsy fartsy" types but this movie also can boasts non-stop high quality Sets. And any flick that involves Red head chicks naked, Rufees, and gore can't be bad. Oh!, and foxes eating intestines.

And let's not mention Aunt Agatha getting her head knocked in ala. Apollo Creed in Rocky IV.