Dark Echoes (1977)
"Dark Echo" (original title)

The zombie ghost of a sunken excursion boat captain haunts an Austrian lake in search of vengeance against those who caused the accident.

Director:

George Robotham

Writer:

George Robotham (screenplay)

Stars:

Karin Dor, Joel Fabiani, Wolfgang Brook

Cast

Credited cast:
Karin Dor	...	Lisa Bruekner
Joel Fabiani	...	Bill Cross
Wolfgang Brook	...	Inspector Woelke
Hanna Hertelendy	...	Frau Ziemler
John Robotham	...	Dieter Beckmann
Norman Marshall	...	Captain Gohr
Frederick Tully	...	Officer Braun
James Dobson	...	Officer Garth
Alexander Davion	...	Dereck Stanhope (as Alex Davion)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Melisa Antic	...	Heide
Neda Arneric	...	Hilda Beckmann
Demeter Bitenc	...	Woodcutter (as Mitja Bitenc)
Dragan Bjelogrlic	...	Hans (as Dragan Bielogerlich)
Tanja Boskovic	...	Tanya (as Tanya Boskovich)
Damir Mejovsek	...	Ficherman

Storyline

The zombie ghost of a sunken excursion boat captain haunts an Austrian lake in search of vengeance against those who caused the accident.

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Plot Keywords:

zombie | year 1986 | hallstatt austria

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Genres:

Horror

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Details

Country:

USA Yugoslavia

Language:

English

Release Date:

1986 (Yugoslavia)

Also Known As:

Deep Echo

Filming Locations:

Slovenia

Company Credits

Production Co:

Benedict Productions, Film Forty-First - Avala Film Working Organization

Technical Specs

Runtime:

91 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

User Reviews

Obscure and forgotten precursor of "The Fog".

The zombie ghost of a drowned excursion boat captain Manfred Gohr haunts an Austrian lake in search of vengeance against those who caused the accident.The plot of "Dark Echo" sounds familiar for an avid horror fan.It pretty much reminded me John Carpenter's horror classic "The Fog".The film offers some atmospheric moments shot in caves and old castles and few interesting underwater shots.The gore is completely absent apart from badly made decapitation of the witch.The acting is decent,but the pace is terribly slow.Still if you are a collector of extremely tough to find European horror films you can give "Dark Echo" a look.I'm also sure that Robotham's debut was released many years ago in Poland on VHS under the title "Mroczna glebia".6 out of 10.