Le notti del terrore (1981)

Director:

Andrea Bianchi

Writer:

Piero Regnoli (writer)

Release Date:

23 January 1981 (West Germany)

Genre:

Horror

Tagline:

When the moon turns red, the dead shall rise!

Plot:

A professor opens a crypt and reanimates rotten zombies. The zombies attack a jet-set-group which is celebrating a party in a villa nearby...

Plot Keywords:

Professor | Crypt | Mansion | Party | Siege

Cast

Karin Well	...	Janet
Gianluigi Chirizzi	...	Mark (as Gian Luigi Chirizzi)
Simone Mattioli	...	James
Antonella Antinori	...	Leslie
Roberto Caporali	...	George
Peter Bark	...	Michael
Claudio Zucchet	...	Nicholas
Anna Valente	...	Kathleen
Raimondo Barbieri	...	Prof. Ayres (as Renato Barbieri)
Mariangela Giordano	...	Evelyn (as Maria Angela Giordano)

Also Known As:

Burial Ground (USA) (video title)
Burial Ground: The Nights of Terror (USA) (DVD title)
Nights of Terror (UK) (video title)
The Nights of Terror (UK) (complete title)
The Zombie Dead (UK) (DVD title)
Zombi horror (Italy) (alternative title)
Zombie 3 (Europe)

Runtime:

85 min

Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Germany:(Banned) | New Zealand:R16 | Canada:16+ (Quebec) | Canada:18+ (Quebec) | USA:Unrated | West Germany:18 (cut) | Australia:R | UK:18 | Netherlands:16 | Germany:BPjM Restricted

Filming Locations:

Frascati, Rome, Lazio, Italy

Company:

Esteban Cinematografica

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: The faces of the actors playing zombies are clearly visible (though camouflaged with black paint) through the eye and mouth holes of their skull-like masks.

Quotes:

Michael: Mother, this cloth smells of death!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Shadow: Dead Riot (2006)

Excellent Flick! The Best Zombie EVER made!

From a long-time Romero fan. This surpasses Night of the Living Dead. Perhaps the best Zombie flick ever made.