Le notti del terrore (1981)

User Rating:

5.1/10   

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)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Carolyn De Fonseca	...	Evelyn (voice: English version) (uncredited)
Edward Mannix	...	George (voice: English version) (uncredited)
Ted Rusoff	...	Mark (voice: English version) (uncredited)
Susan Spafford	...	Leslie (voice: English version) (uncredited)
Pat Starke	...	Janet (voice: English version) (uncredited)

Directed by
Andrea Bianchi

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Piero Regnoli		writer

Produced by
Gabriele Crisanti	....	producer

Original Music by
Elsio Mancuso
Berto Pisano		(as Burt Rexon)

Cinematography by
Gianfranco Maioletti

Art Direction by
Giovanni Fratalocchi

Makeup Department
Mauro Gavazzi	....	makeup artist
Rosario Prestopino	....	special makeup effects artist

Art Department
Giovanni Fratalocchi	....	set designer

Sound Department
Umberto Picistrelli	....	sound technician
Silvio Spingi	....	boom operator

Special Effects by
Gino De Rossi	....	special effects

Camera and Electrical Department
Paolo Cavicchioli	....	still photographer (as Paolo Maria Cavicchioli)
Gianni Marras	....	assistant camera (as Giovanni Marras)

Other crew
Mirella Cavalloro	....	production secretary
Alfredo D'Angelo	....	curtains
Gianfranco Fornari	....	production secretary
Marcello Spingi	....	production assistant
Paola Villa	....	continuity

Production Companies

• Esteban Cinematografica

Distributors

• Film Concept Group (1986) (USA) (theatrical) (dubbed)
• Astro Distribution (1999) (Germany) (VHS)
• CMV Laservision (1999) (Germany) (video) (laserdisc)
• CMV Laservision (2000) (Germany) (DVD)
• Eagle 6 (????) (Netherlands) (VHS) (as 'Zombie 3') (subtitled) (cut version)
• Lions Gate Films Home Entertainment (2002) (USA) (VHS)
• Live Video (video)
• Media Blasters (2002) (USA) (DVD)
• Shriek Show (2002) (USA) (DVD)
• Shriek Show (2002) (USA) (VHS)
• Sovicom
• Tokuma Communications Company (TCC) (Japan) (VHS)
• Umbrella Entertainment (2004) (Australia) (DVD)
• Vestron Video (1986) (USA) (VHS)
• X-Rated Kultvideo (Germany) (VHS)

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)
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) | 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: [after making sexual advances on his mother] What's wrong? I'm your son!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Shadow: Dead Riot (2006)

Truly a masterpiece.

This film has all what is needed for a great film. Excellent story or no story at all, lots of gore and of course zombies. This is almost as great as Fulci's films and that is a lot. I can recommend this all of you who like zombies or like to watch splatter movies.