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Zeder (1983)

Stefano, a young journalist, buys a used typewriter and accidentally sees that some text is still readable on the ribbon. He manages to reconstruct the story of a scientist, Paolo Zeder, ... See full summary »

Director:

Pupi Avati

Writers:

Pupi Avati (story), Pupi Avati (screenplay) | 2 more credits »
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Cast overview, first billed only:
Gabriele Lavia ... Stefano
Anne Canovas ... Alessandra
Paola Tanziani Paola Tanziani ... Gabriella Goodman
Cesare Barbetti Cesare Barbetti ... Dr. Meyer
Bob Tonelli Bob Tonelli ... Mr. Big
Ferdinando Orlandi Ferdinando Orlandi ... Giovine - faux Don Luigi
Enea Ferrario Enea Ferrario ... Mirko
John Stacy ... Professor Chesi
Alex Partexano Alex Partexano ... Police Lt. Guido Silvestri (as Alessandro Partexano)
Marcello Tusco Marcello Tusco ... Doctor Melis
Aldo Sassi Aldo Sassi ... Don Mario
Veronica Moriconi ... Young Gabriella
Enrico Ardizzone ... Benni
Maria Teresa Toffano Maria Teresa Toffano ... Anna (as Maria Teresa Tofano)
Andrea Montuschi Andrea Montuschi ... Inspector Bouffet
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Storyline

Stefano, a young journalist, buys a used typewriter and accidentally sees that some text is still readable on the ribbon. He manages to reconstruct the story of a scientist, Paolo Zeder, who in the 1950's discovered that some types of terrain have the power to revive the dead that are buried in them. Stefano's investigations bring him in contact with a group of renegade scientists that are still making experiments to prove Zeder's theories. Written by Giancarlo Cairella <vertigo@imdb.com>

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One man's search for an ancient secret...and the dead will rise from their graves! See more »

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Horror | Mystery

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Trivia

The abandoned building in the later scenes is the Colonia Varese hotel complex in Milano Marittima, Italy. Opened as a fascist-era holiday complex in 1938, it closed two years later after the outbreak of World War II. After being used as a prison and hospital for Germany troops, lay abandoned since the 1950s, and at the time of writing (2019) is still standing. See more »

Goofs

When first victim is on the autopsy table, she can be seen breathing very clearly. See more »

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Referenced in Year of the Living Dead (2013) See more »

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Obsession
11 December 2019 | by claudio_carvalhoSee all my reviews

In Bologna, the aspirant writer Stefano (Gabriele Lavia) receives a used typewriter that his wife Alessandra (Anne Canovas) bought in a pawn shop as a gift for their first wedding anniversary. Stefano accidentally reads a weird text on the ribbon about some K-fields discovered by Paolo Zeder that reanimate the buried dead and he becomes obsessed to investigate the story with tragic consequences.

"Zeder" is a strange and original Italian zombie movie with a story of obsession. Stefano brings his wife Alessandra to his supernatural journey and the end is predictable. The idea of burying dead bodies to reanimate in a special field of the novel "Pet Sematary" (1983) might have been the inspiration for this film. My vote is six.

Title (Brazil): "Zeder"


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Official Sites:

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Country:

Italy | France

Language:

Italian | English

Release Date:

25 August 1983 (Italy) See more »

Also Known As:

Zeder: Voices from Darkness See more »

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Budget:

ITL500,000,000 (estimated)
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Mono

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Color

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1.85 : 1
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