Le lunghe notti della Gestapo (1977)

An illustrious group of German industrialists plot to overthrow Hitler by negotiating a peace treaty with England. Disgraced, but dedicated Nazi officer Colonel Werner von Uhland is ... See full summary »

Director:

Fabio De Agostini

Writers:

Fabio De Agostini, Oscar Righini,

Stars:

Ezio Miani, Fred Williams, Francesca Righini

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Ezio Miani	...	Werner von Uhland
Fred Williams	...	Helmut von Danzig
Francesca Righini	...	Frau von Uhland
Rosita Torosh	...	Ursula Tanner
Isabelle Marchall	...	Isabelle
Mike Morris	...	General von Guderwal
Luca Sportelli	...	Arthur Bering
Luciano Rossi	...	Erich Schwab
Alessandra Palladino	...	Greta
Almina De Sanzio	...	Martha
Niki Penati	...	Esther
Giorgio Cerioni	...	Walter Wagner
Carla Schiavanovic	...	Linda
Daniele Dublino	...	Hauptsturmführer Ritter
Corrado Gaipa	...	Udo Kassbaum

Storyline

An illustrious group of German industrialists plot to overthrow Hitler by negotiating a peace treaty with England. Disgraced, but dedicated Nazi officer Colonel Werner von Uhland is assigned by his superiors to ferret out these deceitful dissidents and stop them before it's too late. von Uhland recruits a bunch of beautiful women to seduce these traitors and undermine their conspiracy.

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Plot Keywords:

nazi | conspiracy | nazi officer | hidden microphone | sexual perversion | 

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Taglines:

They Created the Most Depraved Society the World Has Ever Known!

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Genres:

Drama | Thriller

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Details

Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian

Release Date:

31 March 1977 (Italy)

Also Known As:

The Red Nights of the Gestapo

Company Credits

Production Co:

Eurogroup Film Distributors of Italy

Technical Specs

Runtime:

108 min 103 min (uncut) 80 min (edited) 108 min (DVD)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White (archive footage) Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Spoofed in Christmas Eve '45 (2011)

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Soundtracks

"Lullaby for Monsters"
Sung by Giovanna

User Reviews

THE RED NIGHTS OF THE GESTAPO (Fabio De Agostini, 1977) **

Unlike the typical example from the short-lived but oddly prolific Nazisploitation subgenre, THE RED NIGHTS OF THE GESTAPO does not deal with the dehumanizing activities in Nazi concentration camps but rather with all the salacious perversions that a group of renegade anti-Nazi Germans get down to when they are holed up in a castle one night under the supposed pretext of plotting Hitler's downfall. What is even more surprising is that the plot is not only based on a book by one of the supporting characters but is ostensibly driven by actual historical events like Rudolph Hess' defection to Britain in early 1941 seeking to sign a Peace Treaty, the proliferation of anti-Hitler sentiments among key figures in the German bourgeoisie which came to a head in the unsuccessful "Night of the Long Knives" assassination attempt on Hitler's life, Hitler's march on Russia in mid-1941, etc.

The Gestapo blackmail Hess' right-hand man (after bugging his apartment and threatening him with the kidnapping of his son) into organizing a party which would gather together the leading figures of the uprising. But, for most of the film's running time, the Gestapo's intentions seem not to find out how the latter plan to overthrow the Nazi regime but rather to prove that even these would-be saviours of the Fatherland have their sordid weaknesses: aided by a handful of truly loose women, the meeting degenerates into one sleaze marathon which ends with the unceremonious gunning down of all concerned by SS troops. As can be expected, there is a sheer barrage of nudity on display exacerbated with the pre-requisite traits of lesbianism, paedophilia, sado-masochism, etc. Unfortunately, there are none of the familiar Euro-Cult faces or even a rousing score which would make all this palatable; what we have instead are an abysmal SS anthem, "Lullaby for Monsters"(!!), whose lyrics have to be understood to be disbelieved, stiff acting (pardon the pun) including a female Hitler impersonation and a hilariously defiant farting gesture from one silver-haired stud of an aristocrat!