Tombs of the Blind Dead (1972)

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86 min - Horror | Mystery - February 1973 (USA)

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In the 13th century there existed a legion of evil knights known as the Templars, who quested for eternal life by drinking human blood and committing sacrifices... See full summary »

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Cast

Complete credited cast:
	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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Storyline

In the 13th century there existed a legion of evil knights known as the Templars, who quested for eternal life by drinking human blood and committing sacrifices. Executed for their unholy deeds, the Templars bodies were left out for the crows to peck out their eyes. Now, in modern day Portugal, a group of people stumble on the Templars abandoned monastery, reviving their rotting corpses to terrorize the land. Written by Jeremy Lunt <durlinlunt@acadia.net>

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See apes rise from their graves to destroy man in a battle that survives death! See more »

Genres:

Horror | Mystery

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Country:

Spain | Portugal

Language:

Spanish

Release Date:

February 1973 (USA) See more »

Also Known As:

A Noite do Terror Cego See more »

Filming Locations:

Estoril, Cascais, Lisbon, Portugal See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Interfilme, Plata Films S.A. See more »

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

USA: 86 min | Spain: 101 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

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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. 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. See 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. See more »

Connections

Referenced in "Planet X: Episode #2.3" (2006) See more »

Tombs of the Blind Dead (1972)
La noche del terror ciego (original title)

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