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Cemetery Man (1994)
Dellamorte Dellamore (original title)

R  105 min  -  Comedy | Horror   -  26 April 1996 (USA)
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A cemetery man must kill the dead a second time when they become zombies.

Director:

Michele Soavi

Writers:

Gianni Romoli, Tiziano Sclavi (novel)
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Rupert Everett ...
François Hadji-Lazaro François Hadji-Lazaro ...
Gnaghi
Anna Falchi ...
She
Mickey Knox Mickey Knox ...
Marshall Straniero
Fabiana Formica Fabiana Formica ...
Valentina Scanarotti
Clive Riche Clive Riche ...
Doctor Verseci
Katja Anton Katja Anton ...
Claudio's Girlfriend
Barbara Cupisti Barbara Cupisti ...
Magda
Anton Alexander Anton Alexander ...
Pietro Genuardi Pietro Genuardi ...
New Mayor Civardi
Patrizia Punzo Patrizia Punzo ...
Claudio's Mother
Stefano Masciarelli Stefano Masciarelli ...
Mayor Scanarotti
Vito Passeri Vito Passeri ...
1st Returner
Alessandro Zamattio Alessandro Zamattio ...
Claudio
Marijn Koopman Marijn Koopman
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Storyline

This movie is based on a novel of Tiziano Sclavi, and it always reflects the "sclavian philosophy" diffused by the most succesful comics in Italy: Dylan Dog, the detective of the nightmare. There is the duality between love and dead (in Italian "dellamore" means "of love" and "dellamorte" means "of death"), a duality that Dellamorte feels in a really hard way. He is the guardian of the cemetery of Buffalora, a little town in the north of Italy, in which, we don't know why, corpses rise from tombs and Dellamorte has to destroy them. Dellamorte seems not to ask to himself why this happen, he shoots and loves. But at the end he wants to leave Buffalora... Written by Bruno Iannazzo <iannazzo@cibs.sns.it>  

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Plot Keywords:

Italy | Cemetery | Corpse | Death | Glass Coffin  | See more »

Taglines:

Zombies, guns, and sex, OH MY!!!

Genres:

Comedy | Horror

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for macabre violence and gore, strong sexuality and some language See all certifications »

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Details

Country:

Italy | France | Germany

Language:

Italian

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Dellamorte Dellamore See more »

Filming Locations:

Arsoli, Rome, Lazio, Italy See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$4,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$22,459 (USA) (28 April 1996) (6 Screens)

Gross:

$253,969 (USA)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1
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Trivia

An American company was willing to fund and distribute the movie if 'Matt Dillon' was cast as Francesco. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: When the second nurse is shot while Delamorte is visiting his comatose friend, a dramatic blood spatter occurs on the curtain behind her head in the close-up, but vanishes moments later when she is seen from a distance. See more »

Quotes

[discussing the zombies]
Franco: Any other visits last night?
Francesco Dellamorte: A couple, yeah... All this extra work - and it's not as if they pay me any more!
Franco: Well, tell the Mayor!
Francesco Dellamorte: Oh, tell the Mayor, and then what? They'll *close* the cemetery! Goodbye job and goodbye house.
Franco: Come on. Who do you think would believe you?
Francesco Dellamorte: Listen. I don't care if you don't believe me, Franco. You're not the one who pays me.
Franco: I believe you. I believe you! And you're right. At least have him pay you over-time.
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Connections

References The Unholy Three (1925) See more »

Soundtracks

"Hadi Bakalim"
Sezen Aksu See more »