La tumba de la isla maldita (1973)

User Rating:

3.2/10   

Directors:

Julio Salvador
Ray Danton

Writers:

Ricardo Ferrer (screenplay)
Ricardo Ferrer (story)

Release Date:

September 1973 (USA)

Genre:

Horror

Tagline:

THE UNDEAD DIES...AGAIN, AGAIN AND AGAIN!

Plot:

Two archaeologists on a scientific dig come across a vampire burial ground and discover that the creatures are about to awaken and attack a nearby village. |

Plot Keywords:

Vampire | Crypt | Investigator | Zombie | Supernatural

Cast

Andrew Prine	...	Chris Bolton
Patty Shepard	...	Mary (as Patty Sheppard)
Mark Damon	...	Peter
Frank Braña	...	Abdul Hamid, the sailor (as Frank Branya)
Ihsan Gedik	...	The Wild Man (as Ihsan Genik)
Teresa Gimpera	...	Hannah
Edward Walsh	...	Ali, Adnan's father
Jack La Rue Jr.	...	Adnan
John Alderman	...	First Fisherman
Shera Osman	...	Zora, the little girl
Jem Osmanoglu	...	Little Boy
Mariano García Rey	...	Prof. Bolton (as Mariano Rey)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Daniel Martín

Also Known As:

Crypt of the Living Dead (International: English title)
Hannah, Queen of the Vampires (USA)
Young Hannah, Queen of the Vampires (USA) (video title)

Runtime:

75 min | UK:81 min | USA:85 min (DVD) | USA:99 min (uncut version)

Country:

USA | Spain

Language:

English | Spanish

Color:

Color (Metrocolor) | Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono | Mono

Certification:

UK:18 | USA:PG (edited for re-rating) | USA:R (original rating)

Filming Locations:

Turkey

Company:

Coast Industries Inc.

Speed it up, Vampire-grandma!

"Crypt of the Living Dead" is an extremely low-budgeted Spanish production that centers on the resurrection of a malicious vampire queen after being asleep on an island for nearly 7 whole centuries. Directors Julio Salvador and Ray Danton sure as hell did their best to make Hannah (quite a modern name for an ancient vampire) look like a 700-year-old! This supposedly "evil" lady walks around her territory even slower than my grandmother would walk down a flight of stairs, and she suffers from a severe hernia! On the other hand, Hannah sure has a prettier face than my grandma and I wouldn't mind her sinking her teeth into my neck... Hannah's resurrection is the fault of a young archaeologist who opened the tomb after his own father (accidentally?) got crushed in the tomb. Initially she's still too weak to kill by herself and so she sends out her pet werewolf to do the nasty and bring back the blood of superstitious villagers. Once she has a little more strength, she endangers the island-population herself, and the sexy school teacher in particular. Hannah's walking pace sort of illustrates the entire film: slow, boring and truly annoying. "Crypt of the Living Dead" isn't at all scary or atmospheric, and this despite all the potentially great decors and locations. The events take place on an island, yet you never experience that inescapable feeling. There's no sleaze or gore (or what did you think?), the acting performances are weak and the ending is lame. Most definitely one to skip.