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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.
César Burner
- Roger Whelan
- (as Cesar Burner)
María Elena Arpón
- Virginia White
- (as Helen Harp)
José Thelman
- Pedro Candal
- (as Joseph Thelman)
Rufino Inglés
- Inspector Oliveira
- (as Rufino Ingles)
Verónica Llimerá
- Nina
- (as Veronica Llimera)
Simón Arriaga
- Morgue Keeper
- (as Simon Arriaga "Garibaldi")
Juan Cortés
- Coroner
- (as Juan Cortes)
Andrés Isbert
- Train Engineer's Son
- (as Andres Speizer)
María Silva
- Maria
- (as Maria Silva)
Pedro Sempson
- Train Engineer
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
Carmen Yazalde
- Sacrificed Maiden
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
- All cast & crew
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- TriviaSome 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.
- GoofsDuring 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 versionsA 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.
- ConnectionsEdited into Cent une tueries de zombies (2012)
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I had seen only one film from the blind dead series (part 2 aka Return of the blind/evil dead) in the late 80s on a rented vhs. Although this film is the first in the series, i saw this for the first time recently.
The story is about 2 girls n one guy who goes on a weekend trip. Sounds erotic huh. Don't get your hopes high. On the train ride there, one of the girl is overcome with jealousy and jumps off the train, deciding to spend the night in some nearby ruins. Wtf? It is a horror film n so the ruins are home of the blind dead knights who were into some satanic rituals until angry villagers killed them n left them for the crows to peck their eyes out. Some decent cinematography. It is an effective atmospheric film. The locations were really good. The abandoned n ruined village in the middle of nowhere, the endless fields, the only single train running n always passing by the ruins n the best part- the slow motion shots of the knights riding their horses in pursuit of their victims. When the knights r on the foot, they r slower than the snails but suddenly out of nowhere they get their horses n once they r on their horses, they ride faster in slow motions. Very creepy though. The skeletons, with their dark, odd beard hair features, actually look as if they've risen from their graves. Good effects.
- Fella_shibby
- Apr 28, 2017
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- Legend of the Blind Dead
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- Monasterio de Santa Maria la Real de Valdeiglesias, Pelayos de la Presa, Madrid, Spain(Abbey and cementery of Berzano)
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By what name was Tombs of the Blind Dead (1972) officially released in India in English?
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