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Tombs of the Blind Dead

Original title: La noche del terror ciego
  • 19721972
  • PGPG
  • 1h 41m
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
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Tombs of the Blind Dead (1972)
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Medieval knights executed for their black magic rituals come back as zombies to torment a group of vacationing college kids.Medieval knights executed for their black magic rituals come back as zombies to torment a group of vacationing college kids.Medieval knights executed for their black magic rituals come back as zombies to torment a group of vacationing college kids.
IMDb RATING
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    • Amando de Ossorio
    • Jesús Navarro Carrión(additional dialogue)
    • Amando de Ossorio
  • Stars
    • Lone Fleming
    • César Burner
    • María Elena Arpón
    • Amando de Ossorio
    • Jesús Navarro Carrión(additional dialogue)
    • Amando de Ossorio
  • Stars
    • Lone Fleming
    • César Burner
    • María Elena Arpón
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 109User reviews
    • 97Critic reviews
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    Lone Fleming and María Silva in Tombs of the Blind Dead (1972)
    César Burner and María Silva in Tombs of the Blind Dead (1972)
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    María Elena Arpón in Tombs of the Blind Dead (1972)
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    Lone Fleming
    Lone Fleming
    • Betty Turner
    César Burner
    • Roger Whelan
    María Elena Arpón
    • Virginia White
    • (as Helen Harp)
    José Thelman
    • Pedro Candal
    • (as Joseph Thelman)
    Rufino Inglés
    Rufino Inglés
    • Inspector Oliveira
    Verónica Llimerá
    • Nina
    Simón Arriaga
    • Morgue Keeper
    Francisco Sanz
    • Professor Candal
    Juan Cortés
    • Coroner
    Andrés Isbert
    Andrés Isbert
    • Train Engineer's Son
    Antonio Orengo
    • Train Engineer
    José Camoiras
    María Silva
    María Silva
    • Maria
    Pedro Sempson
    • Train Engineer
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
    Carmen Yazalde
    Carmen Yazalde
    • Sacrificed Maiden
    • (uncredited)
      • Amando de Ossorio
      • Jesús Navarro Carrión(additional dialogue)
      • Amando de Ossorio
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    • Trivia
      Some distributors in the US re-cut and released this film with the title "Revenge from Planet Ape" in an effort to capitalize on the success of the Planet of the Apes (1968). A prologue was added in this cut version to make a connection--though dubious--between the two films. The prologue explains that 3000 years ago a simian civilization of super-intelligent apes struggled with man to gain control of the planet. In the end, man conquered ape after a brutal battle that saw him destroy the ape, his culture and society. After this battle man tortured and killed all the ape prisoners by piercing their eyes with red-hot pokers. One of the prisoners, who was also the leader of the apes, vowed they would return from the dead to avenge man's brutality" at a point in time before man destroyed Earth himself. This alternate prologue is available for viewing on the Blue-Underground DVD release.
    • Goofs
      During the films intro titles, the camera is looking around the "abandoned" ruins of the Templars monastery. In one shot, a van with a ladder strapped to its roof-rack can be seen going across a bridge in the background, at the top of the picture.
    • Alternate versions
      A dubbed English language version was made for US drive in theaters during the 70's entitled "The Blind Dead". This version was quite heavily edited for an "PG" rating, which heavily toned down the bloodier scenes and removed the rape sequence in the graveyard in its entirety. It also moved a flashback sequence which had originally occurred about 50mins into the film, showing the templars sacrificing a young maiden, to the beginning of the film. This version is included on the US DVD from Blue Underground along with the uncut Spanish language version.
    • Connections
      Edited into Cent une tueries de zombies (2012)

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    7/10
    Defining moments of horror in a sea of mediocrity
    Yet another example of the perception of a film being superior to the reality of actually sitting and watching it. There is no argument from me that the Blind Dead (The Templar Knights) are fantastic creations and director/writer Amando de Ossorio is to be revered for their birth. The scenes of the Templars stalking their victims and chasing them on horseback are striking and haunting and now occupy a special place in the pantheon of fantastique cinema. Unfortunately, "Tombs of the Blind Dead" is also a slow, boring, illogical mess. The performances are terrible, the "suspense" scenes are hit-and-miss, and the day-for-night photography, though effective in parts, is not believable. The film's bloody climax is a good one and the final freeze frame has some power, but it's sad to see such a wonderful concept handicapped by mediocre scripting and appalling acting. Still, there are defining moments of horror within the frames of this Spanish potboiler.
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    • Release date
      • February 1973 (United States)
      • Spain
      • Portugal
      • Spanish
      • English
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    • Filming locations
      • Monasterio de Santa Maria la Real de Valdeiglesias, Pelayos de la Presa, Madrid, Spain
    • Production companies
      • Interfilme
      • Plata Films S.A.
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    • 1 hour 41 minutes
      • Color
      • Stereo
      • (original ratio, open matte)

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