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Director:
Amando de Ossorio
Writers:
Jesús Navarro Carrión (additional dialogue)
Amando de Ossorio (writer)
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Release Date:
February 1973 (USA) more
Genre:
Horror | Mystery more
Tagline:
Who are these unholy savages who hunt out their victims by sound alone?
Plot:
In the 13th century there existed a legion of evil knights known as the Templars, who quested for eternal... more | add synopsis
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User Comments:
Creepy exploitation classic! more

Cast

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Lone Fleming ... Betty Turner
César Burner ... Roger Whelan
María Elena Arpón ... Virginia White (as Helen Harp)
José Thelman ... Pedro Candal (as Joseph Thelman)
Rufino Inglés ... Insp. Oliveira
Verónica Llimera ... Nina
Simón Arriaga ... Morgue keeper
Francisco Sanz ... Prof. Candal (librarian)
Juan Cortés ... Coroner
Andrés Isbert
Antonio Orengo ... Train engineer
José Camoiras
María Silva ... Maria
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
A Noite do Terror Cego (Portugal)
Crypt of the Blind Dead
La noche de la muerta ciega
Mark of the Devil, Part 4: Tombs of the Blind Dead (USA)
Night of the Blind Dead
Revenge from Planet Ape (USA) (recut version)
The Blind Dead (USA)
The Night of the Blind Terror (International: English title) (literal title)
Tombs of the Blind Dead
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Runtime:
USA:86 min | Spain:101 min
Country:
Spain | Portugal
Language:
Spanish
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.66 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Stereo
Company:
Interfilme more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Some distributors in the U.S. re-cut and released "La Noche del terror ciego" with the title "Revenge from Planet Ape" in an effort to capitalize on the success of the Planet of the Apes (1968). A prologue was added in this cut version to make a dubious connection between the two films. The prologue explains that 3000 years ago a simian civilization of super intelligent apes struggled with man to gain control of the planet. In the end man conquered ape after a brutal battle which saw him destroy the ape, his culture and society. After this battle man tortured and killed all the ape prisoners by piercing their eyes with a red hot pokers. One of the prisoners, who was also the leader of the apes, vowed they would return from the dead to avenge man's brutality at a point in time before man destroyed Earth himself. This alternate prologue is available for viewing on the Blue-Underground DVD release. more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: During the films intro titles, the camera is looking around the "abandoned" ruins of the Templars monastery. In one shot, a van with a ladder strapped to its roof-rack can be seen going across a bridge in the background, at the top of the picture. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Películas para no dormir: Cuento de navidad (2005) (TV) more

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15 out of 18 people found the following comment useful:-
Creepy exploitation classic!, 9 October 2005
8/10
Author: The_Void from Beverley Hills, England

Despite a slow start, Amando de Ossorio's Tombs of the Blinddead soon picks up and morphs into the exploitation highlight that you were no doubt expecting going into it. Naturally, it's full of plot holes and dubious character decisions; but it doesn't matter, because it's Ossorio's story surrounding the knights, along with the terrifying spectacle of the Templars rising from their tombs that makes this film what it is. The intro to the film gives you an impression of what you're in for, as we glide through an ancient monastery. This creepy sequence is very much coherent with the style of this film. Amando de Ossorio seems more concerned with making sure that his creations, the knights themselves, look as decomposed and disgusting as possible - and he truly succeeds. The gore takes a backseat, therefore, but it doesn't matter at all. The plot follows three friends on a train, one of which decides to leave that safe haven and spend the knight in the deserted town surrounding the monastery. Unbeknown to her, that's the same place where Templar knights were left to the crow's years earlier - and they're still mad about it.

When you think of zombie movies, it's always George Romero's gory classics that spring to mind - and that is another thing that is great about this movie. Tombs of the Blinddead has completely made it's own style, and originality is something that the horror genre could use more of. Of course, similar plots to this one have been used before, but never in exactly this way. Another thing I admire about the director is the fact that he's obviously more concerned with the horror of the story than anything else. Exploitation flicks like this tend to show a lot of nudity or other things that aren't really relevant - but this flick has made a real effort to stay away from needless elements as much as possible. Fans of intellectual cinema wont find much to like here - the dialogue is trite and the acting is rubbish - but there's no denying that this film has at least something resembling a respectable status within the horror genre. The fact that it's been remembered over thirty years on shows that - and if you're a fan of this sort of film, then you should definitely make sure you see Tombs of the Blinddead!

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