Latidos de pánico (1983)

Director:

Paul Naschy

Writer:

Paul Naschy
(more)

Genre:

Horror

Plot:

The spirit of a deceased knight returns every 100 years to clean a house by graphicly murdering the women who are making the life of his descendants unbearable. |

Plot Keywords:

Knight | House | Spirit | Axe Murder | Electrocution

Cast

Paul Naschy	...	Paul / Alaric de Marnac
Julia Saly	...	Geneviève
Lola Gaos	...	Mabile
Silvia Miró	...	Mireille
Frances Ondiviela	...	Julie (as Pat Ondiviela)
Manuel Zarzo	...	Dr. Lacombe
José Vivó	...	Dr. Rigaud
Charly Bravo
José Sacristán	...	Alain (as José Sacristán Hernández)
Salvador Sáinz	...	Catholic Priest
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Carole Kirkham	...	Alaric's wife (uncredited)

Directed by
Paul Naschy		(as Jacinto Molina)

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Antonio Fos		uncredited
Paul Naschy		(as Jacinto Molina)

Produced by
Augusto Boué	....	executive producer
Julia Saly	....	producer

Original Music by
Moncho Alpuente
Servando Carballar

Cinematography by
Julio Burgos

Film Editing by
Roberto Fandiño

Set Decoration by
Luis Vázquez

Makeup Department
Fernando Florido	....	makeup artist (as Fernan Florido)
Dolores García Rey	....	hair stylist

Production Management
Juan Clemente Prosper	....	production manager

Distributors

• Mondo Macabro (2005) (USA) (DVD)

Also Known As:

"Cries of Terror" - International (English title) (informal literal title)
"Frantic Heartbeat" - USA (informal English title)
"Panic Beats" - International (English title) (informal literal title)

Runtime:

94 min

Country:

Spain

Language:

Spanish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Spain:18 | West Germany:Not Rated

Movie Connections:

References Rebecca (1940)

Panic Beats

Panic Beats (1982)

** 1/2 (out of 4)

Paul Naschy plays a man trying to care for his ill wife while carrying on affairs with two other women. All three women are causing him problems but thankfully there's a family curse that has a Knight return from the grave a kill anyone who dares harm him. Naschy also wrote and directed this film that has a very nice premise that goes back to his Horror Rises From the Tomb film. As usual, there are plenty of beautiful naked women but Naschy also adds some nice atmosphere, gory death scenes and some tense moments. However, like many other Naschy films, this one here eventually drags in a few spots but it's still well worth watching especially for a couple nice twists in the story.