Appears to be many different versions of this film released over the decades, the one I saw is the British 2017 DVD rated 18. Apparently this is the Director's Cut, uncut. Included in the discs extras are a couple of X-rated scenes, one show a man's erect penis, other is a rape sequence. Not sure if these were part of the original film or added at a later date, either way their absence from the feature is no loss. On to the film itself - a young girl from England (I lazily watched the dubbed version which has her with an American accent!) is summoned to Monserrat Mansion for the reading of her late father's will. Being a Franco movie we have his usual combination of gothic horror and sex. In fact the horror is pretty tame, apart from some blood drinking, ghosts & a few severed body parts. Focus is more on young, female nudity in all it's full frontal beauty. Jess Franco is a director who you either like him or you don't. Plot wise this is tricky to grasp, especially at the end, but that's pretty normal for Jess. Some fantastic camera work - the hanged man travelling backwards in particular, great musical score & nice locations. Plus a bevy of beautiful naked girls. And Jess himself plays a main character, all be it a cretin! Certainly not to your average horror fan's taste but to those of us who like Franco/Euro horror it's a worthy addition.
Review of A Virgin Among the Living Dead
