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Count Drago invites entertainers to his castle, but what the people don't know is that Drago mummifies animals and humans.Count Drago invites entertainers to his castle, but what the people don't know is that Drago mummifies animals and humans.Count Drago invites entertainers to his castle, but what the people don't know is that Drago mummifies animals and humans.
Antonio De Martino
- Nick
- (as Anthony Martin)
Renato Terra
- Policeman
- (as David Pappas, Renato Terra Caizzi)
Luigi Bonos
- Marc
- (as Lewis Bonos, Luigi W. Bonos)
Ennio Antonelli
- Gianni
- (as Ike Pollack)
Jacques Stany
- Bruno
- (as Jack Stany)
Luciano Pigozzi
- Dart
- (as Luke Pigozzi)
David de Keyser
- Eric
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
Michael Reeves
- Moustached Embalming Victim
- (uncredited)
Robert Rietty
- Bruno
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
- Directors
- Warren Kiefer
- Luciano Ricci(credit only)
- Writers
- All cast & crew
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Did you know
- TriviaAccording to Christopher Lee, during the post-sync stage he had to dub his own voice only with a vague memory of his lines, because a continuity girl had neglected to record the dialogue of the movie on paper.
- GoofsThe technical specs state that the production is B/W, but at least one version shown on US television broadcasts (which is titled Castle of the Walking Dead) is in color, admittedly extremely washed out.
- ConnectionsFeatured in TJ and the All Night Theatre: Castle of the Living Dead (1978)
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Drago Inc. For all your taxidermy fetishes!
After the many years I spent searching for "Castle of the Living Dead" and considering the rather high price I eventually paid for the Blu-Ray DVD, I can't help feeling a little bit disappointed. Surely, it's a fun and spooky gothic euro-horror effort, but it doesn't come close in terms of quality to some of Christopher Lee's other contemporary work in the same genre, like "The City of the Dead", "The Virgin of Nuremberg" or "The Torture Chamber of Dr. Sadism".
Compared to these three, and various other classic Gothic horrors, "Castle of the Living Dead" is a lot less atmospheric and unsettling, and the plot isn't very engaging. The opening sequences are still quite grim, with a mysteriously eerie figure randomly killing and abducting people in a forest. This person than invites a traveling circus community to come and perform privately at the castle of his master; - Count Drago. The count (Lee) turns out to be a fanatic taxidermist, but he doesn't necessarily only stuff animal, and his object don't necessarily have to be dead...
The film is ineffective as a wholesome, due to the muddled script and slow pacing, but several isolated highlights make this film worthwhile. There is, naturally, the intimidating performance of Christopher Lee (with pitch-black eyes), but also strong supportive roles by Mirko Valentin (as the nasty henchman) and Antonio De Martino (as a heroic dwarf), ominous set-pieces (like a tunnel entrance shaped as a devil face) and a few creepy shots of a room full of stuffed ...objects. Most reviewers mention the dual role of Donald Sutherland as another highlight, but I found his performance rather hysterical. But, most of all, I missed the feeling of genuine fright. Shame.
Compared to these three, and various other classic Gothic horrors, "Castle of the Living Dead" is a lot less atmospheric and unsettling, and the plot isn't very engaging. The opening sequences are still quite grim, with a mysteriously eerie figure randomly killing and abducting people in a forest. This person than invites a traveling circus community to come and perform privately at the castle of his master; - Count Drago. The count (Lee) turns out to be a fanatic taxidermist, but he doesn't necessarily only stuff animal, and his object don't necessarily have to be dead...
The film is ineffective as a wholesome, due to the muddled script and slow pacing, but several isolated highlights make this film worthwhile. There is, naturally, the intimidating performance of Christopher Lee (with pitch-black eyes), but also strong supportive roles by Mirko Valentin (as the nasty henchman) and Antonio De Martino (as a heroic dwarf), ominous set-pieces (like a tunnel entrance shaped as a devil face) and a few creepy shots of a room full of stuffed ...objects. Most reviewers mention the dual role of Donald Sutherland as another highlight, but I found his performance rather hysterical. But, most of all, I missed the feeling of genuine fright. Shame.
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- El castillo de los muertos vivientes
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- $135,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 30 minutes
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- 1.66 : 1
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