A Virgin Among the Living Dead (1973)

Following the death of her father, a young girl visits her estranged family at their sinister castle in the countryside, and comes to realize her eccentric and morbid relatives are not quite alive.

Directors:

Jesús Franco (as Jess Franco), Pierre Quérut (uncredited)

Writers:

Jesús Franco (as Jess Franco), Paul D'Ales (French dialogue)

Stars:

Christina von Blanc, Carmen Yazalde, Rosa Palomar

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Christina von Blanc	...	Christina Benton (as Cristine von Blanc)
Carmen Yazalde	...	Carmencé (as Britt Nickols)
Rosa Palomar	...	Aunt Abigail
Anne Libert	...	The Queen of the Night
Howard Vernon	...	Uncle Howard
Jesús Franco	...	Basilio (as Jesus Manera)
Paul Muller	...	Ernesto Pablo Reiner, Christina's father

Storyline

A girl arrives from London to visit her estranged relatives in a remote castle for the reading of her father's will. After a while she discovers that they are all in fact dead and her decision to live with them turns into a nightmare. Unable to leave she's drawn into a macabre underworld through visions of nude satanic rituals and her own impending sacrifice.

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Plot Keywords:

sex horror | castle | bare butt | sexy girl | pubic hair | 

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Genres:

Horror

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Country:

Belgium France Italy Liechtenstein

Language:

French

Release Date:

26 October 1978 (Italy)

Also Known As:

Zombie 4: A Virgin Among the Living Dead

Filming Locations:

Parque da Gandarinha, Cascais, Lisbon, Portugal

Company Credits

Production Co:

Prodif Ets., Brux International Pictures, Comptoir Français du Film Production (CFFP)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

92 min (DVD) 79 min (director's cut)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Footage shot eight years later, for Zombie Lake (1981), was edited into this film for subsequent releases.

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Goofs

Just past the nine-minute mark, when Christina stands next to the guy playing piano, she casts a shadow on the right side of his face, which appears and disappears in each shot.

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Quotes

Blind Girl: What did you do that for? Poor soul! You shattered the big ebony phallus! Poor soul! Misery is now your lot!
Christina Benton: Misery? I'll be miserable?
Blind Girl: Poor soul! Beyond words! You must get away from here. You'll fry in your own hell, believe me. Ask me no questions, just get away from here.

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Alternate Versions

The 1985 UK video featured the longer print and was passed uncut. For the 1993 Redemption release the shorter version was used and was cut by 1 min 19 secs to heavily edit the rape scene. The Arrow DVD features the same cut print as the Redemption video.

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Connections

Referenced in Found (2012)

User Reviews

The Uncut Version is great~

The viewer that purchased the movie in a sale bin for 5 bucks, said it sucked!! Well with the entire movie on the cutting floor I can wonder why. I just finished the movie tonight, and saw the complete uncut version. It is the complete version with all the scenes. The FULL VERSION is great, spend some time to find the right copy, and then write your summary.