El buque maldito (1974)

Director:

Amando de Ossorio

Writers:

Amando de Ossorio (screenplay)
Amando de Ossorio (story)

Release Date:

28 June 1974 (West Germany)

Genre:

Horror

Plot:

The living corpses of the Satan-worshiping Knights Templar hunt for human victims in a 16th century galleon.

Plot Keywords:

Ship | Model | Sea | Ghost Ship | Publicity Stunt

Cast

Maria Perschy	...	Lillian
Jack Taylor	...	Howard Tucker
Bárbara Rey	...	Noemi
Carlos Lemos	...	Professor Grüber
Manuel de Blas	...	Sergio
Blanca Estrada	...	Kathy

Also Known As:

Ghost Ships of the Blind Dead
Horror of the Zombies
La noche del buque maldito
Ship of Zombies (USA)
The Blind Dead 3 (USA)
The Ghost Galleon
Zombie Flesh Eater (USA) (DVD title)

Runtime:

USA:89 min

Country:

Spain

Language:

Spanish

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

UK:15 | Germany:(Banned) (2000) | West Germany:(Banned) (1987) | USA:R | Germany:BPjM Restricted

Filming Locations:

Alicante, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain

Company:

Ancla Century Films

Goofs:

Continuity: The amount of blood on Noemi's face changes between shots as she is being dragged by the zombies back below deck.

Movie Connections:

Edited into Mad Ron's Prevues from Hell (1987) (V)

Second sequel Templars dead developed into a ghostly vessel

The Templars Zombies return in this mediocre sequel,now in a medieval ship.Two models with advertising aims embark in a yacht when find the damned vessel.Later a diverse group(Jack Taylor,Maria Perschy,Manuel De Blas,Carlos Lemos and Barbara Rey)on board and sail to look for them and again encounter the ghastly ship drifting like the Errant Dutch vessel.

In this second following(the first sequel was ¨Return of evil dead¨) from the original ¨Tombs the blind dead¨ also we find the famous blind dead zombies which rise from the tombs 500 years after to wreak havoc upon a beautiful bikinied Euro-babes.The zombie-like pack of ancient warriors priest awake and rising from the graves to kill and torture the unfortunate victims.They were condemned and eternally dammed by cult practising human sacrifices and blinded by crows.They encounter their victims by means of screams and sounds. This is a cheap Spaniard production with lack luster and low budget.Special effects are ridiculous and embarrassing,like the ship, an absurd toy-miniature into a bathtub that is frankly lousy.In the film appear known Eurotrash actors as Maria Perschy (¨Fumanchu castle,Hunchback of Morgue,Exorcism¨ ,however played for Howard Hawks in ¨Man's favorite sport?'with Rock Hudson) and Jack Taylor (usual player for Jess Frank: Eugenie,Count Dracula,Necronomicon,Commando Mengele),posteriorly he worked for Amando De Ossorio in ¨Hydra,sea serpent¨. Creepy,eerie music especially when the Templars clergymen appear is in charge of Anton Garcia Abril and atmospheric photography by Raul Artigot.This is a mediocre attempt to cash of following exhausted medieval warriors saga.Followed by another inferior sequel ¨Night of the seagulls¨also titled ¨Night of the death cult¨.