Il plenilunio delle vergini (1973)

User Rating:

5.1/10   

Director:

Luigi Batzella

Writers:

Ian Danby (story)
Alan M. Harris (writer)

Release Date:

April 1973 (USA)

Genre:

Horror

Tagline:

Dark desires unleash the legions of lucifer!

Plot:

Lady Dracula uses Dracula's ring to lure beautiful girls to her castle, where she murders them so she can bathe in their blood.

Plot Keywords:

Vampire | Lesbian | Sex | Female Nudity | Vampire Bat

Cast

Mark Damon	...	Karl Schiller
Rosalba Neri	...	La Contessa Dracula (as Sara Bay)
Esmeralda Barros	...	Lara
Enza Sbordone	...	Tanya (as Francesca Romana Davila)
Xiro Papas	...	Il Mostro Vampiro (as Ciro Papas)
Gengher Gatti	...	L'uomo misterioso (as Alexander Getty)
Giorgio Dolfin	...	First Villager at Inn (as George Dolfin)
Stefano Oppedisano	...	Second Villager at Inn (as Stephen Hopper)

Also Known As:

Full Moon of the Virgins (International: English title) (literal title)
The Devil's Wedding Night (USA)

Runtime:

80 min

Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian

Color:

Color (Telecolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

USA:R

Filming Locations:

Balsorano Castle, L'Aquila, Abruzzo, Italy

Company:

Virginia Cinematografica

Movie Connections:

Featured in Dusk to Dawn Drive-In Trash-o-Rama Show Vol. 4 (1997) (V)

Elvira should be ashamed

I bought this a couple days ago, a double feature from Shout Factory (the other film is by Andy Milligan) and was looking forward to watching it. Well, the DVD seems to have been made from a lousy print, scratchy, missing bits, jumps in picture and sound, and while one can watch it without Elvira's wisecracks, it appears it was edited for commercials or her little interruptions. It's fine for a bit if you immerse yourself in the implausible story, because you forget you're about to be reminded about how crummy the print is. The story is something to do with twin brothers, one of whom goes to Castle Dracula in Transylvania to check out the architecture (?) and the other who follows along shortly after, trying like hell to outrun the soundtrack that seems to chase him everywhere. Seems like the second brother is a tad late though, as his twin has now become one of the living dead and is marrying the countess. It's cheesy as hell, and there are, of course, ceremonies, which involve lots of topless babes, so it's not a total waste, just mostly a waste. Maybe in non-butchered form this would at least be more tolerable, but this print/version doesn't do it any justice,if there is any to be done. 4 out of 10.