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Zombie Lake (1981)
"Le lac des morts vivants" (original title)

 -  Horror  -  13 May 1981 (France)
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In a small village, somewhere in France, German soldiers, killed and thrown into the lake by the Resistance during WW II, come back.

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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Howard Vernon ...
The Mayor
Pierre-Marie Escourrou ...
German Soldier (as Pierre Escourrou)
Anouchka ...
Helena
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Morane (as Robert Foster)
Nadine Pascal ...
Helena's Mother
Youri Radionow ...
Chanac (as Youri Rad)
Bertrand Altmann ...
(as Burt Altman)
Gilda Arancio ...
Blonde Girl Swimmer
Marcia Sharif ...
Katya
Yvonne Dany
Jean Rene Bleu
Jean Rollin ...
Stiltz
Edmond Besnard ...
Promizoulin
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
René Douglas
Julián Esteban
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In a small village, somewhere in France, German soldiers, killed and thrown into the lake by the Resistance during WW II, come back. Written by Denis Ruckebusch <druckeb@mygale.org>

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soldier | german | village | lake | france | See more »

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God help us if they rise again!

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Horror

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Not Rated | See all certifications »

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Release Date:

13 May 1981 (France)  »

Also Known As:

Zombie Lake  »

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ESP 9,947,266 (Spain)
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1.66 : 1
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Trivia

Jean Rollin felt so embarrassed by this film he wouldn't admit for years he directed it under the name J.A. Lazer. See more »

Goofs

When Katya and the Mayor enter his study and sit down, in one shot Katya puts her hand up to under her mouth. In the next closeup it is down. See more »

Quotes

Morane: So, you think that ghosts killed them?
The Mayor: Yes, that is what I think.
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Referenced in Route 666 (2001) See more »

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Lost for words
24 January 2002 | by (Portugal) – See all my reviews

Really can't say anything clear about this movie because it just leaves me breathless. The laughter is a thing you won't be able to control on this atrociously awful turkey, where zombies are rapists, and lose their green make up behind the ears. Maybe they made this movie to see if they managed to make the worst movie ever, because it is a pretty good candidate to the title. This movie is probably the equivalent of used toilet paper, it looks as it's been made by a alcoholic butcher with the sexual appetite of a 18 year old. See it, it is absolutely unmissable, the crap is everywhere, and probably it was made on purpose: even the gunshots are out of sync! Don't miss the lake scenes, where the women are standing in a shallow water but the underwater shots show them swimming with water by their necks! Incredible piece of bad moviemaking, see it to believe that there are movies like this one!


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