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John Kent Harrison (writer)
Ken Pare (writer)
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Release Date:
15 July 1977 (USA) more
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Once They Were Almost Human! Beneath the living... Beyond the dead... From the depths of Hell's Ocean! The Deep End of Horror!
Plot:
Visitors to a remote island discover that a reclusive Nazi commandant has been breeding a group of Zombie soldiers. full summary | add synopsis
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(7 articles)
‘Fear Clinic’ Premieres, How About a DVD Giveaway?
 (From Tubefilter News. 26 October 2009, 3:12 PM, PDT)

Back Catalogue #4: Vci Entertainment
 (From Fangoria. 26 October 2009, 4:34 AM, PDT)

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Nazi Warriors...forty years after expiring date! more (72 total)

Cast

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Peter Cushing ... SS Commander

Brooke Adams ... Rose
Fred Buch ... Chuck
Jack Davidson ... Norman
Luke Halpin ... Keith
D.J. Sidney ... Beverly
Don Stout ... Dobbs
John Carradine ... Captain
Clarence Thomas ... Fisherman
Sammy Graham
Preston White
Reid Finger
Mike Kennedy
Donahue Guillory
Jay Maeder ... Zombie
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Also Known As:
Almost Human (UK)
Death Corps
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Runtime:
85 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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The hotel in the film is an actual Biltmore hotel in Florida that was shut down for a two year period and abandoned at the time of filming and the director paid $250 to rent the building for the shoot. The hotel was renovated a couple of years after the shoot and now charges significantly more than $250 per room, per night. more
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Revealing mistakes: When the cook's body is retrieved from the lake, a split second before the scene change, you actually see the actor that plays the cook start to lift his head up. This mistake is more apparent in the VHS version, though the DVD has part of it as well. more
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Referenced in Terror i Rock 'n' Roll Önsjön (2001) (V) more

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Nazi Warriors...forty years after expiring date!, 16 December 2004
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Author: Coventry from the Draconian Swamp of Unholy Souls

The reason why this underrated cult gem is so unappreciated (almost hated) probably is because most people don't have enough imagination to really enjoy a flamboyant tale like Wiederhorn's "Shock Waves". The plot and make-up effects might not be very convincing; I assure you that the film makes up for this in atmosphere and goodwill. Even though the makers didn't have much to work with, suspense is created by a horrifying electronic score and viciously bleak locations. It already starts out terrific, with an eerie voice-over informing us about the despicable experiments of the Third Reich. Hitler & Co supposedly formed a bloodthirsty zombie squadron that never stopped battling their opponents. Without weapons and appearing out of nowhere. When the Germans were close to losing the war, SS commander Cushing exiled along with his troop to a tropical deserted island. For some (rather unexplained) reason, they arise after forty years and go after a group of tourists. Shock Waves features long shoots of swampy wastelands with the Death Corps constantly lurking…Okay, the murder sequences are bloodless, tame and rapidly paced. We're even denied some of cast members' death and yet you still forgive them for it. The few special effects it does feature are nauseating is a very subtle way, like the decomposing of an undead exposed to the sun. Even though this production credits Peter Cushing and John Carradine as the major stars, their screen time is merely limited to remarkable cameos. Still, Cushing rarely looked so creepy with the giant scar and famishing appearance. Cushing's role just states what an unpretentious and versatile actor he was. The premise of experimental Nazi-zombies was repeated a few times but rarely as efficient and scary as here. "Death Ship" was rather sublime, probably because it was driven by atmosphere as well. If you truly are a horror lover, you simply have to see "Shock Waves"! It easily joins the endlessly long list of severely underrated 70's treasures. As weird as it may sound, the image of zombies slowly walking out of the water feels intriguingly realistic.

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