The Invasion of the Vampires (Spanish: La invasión de los vampiros) is a 1963 Mexican horror mystery thriller film directed by Miguel Morayta and starring Erna Martha Bauman, Rafael del Río, Tito Junco, Fernando Soto, Bertha Moss and Carlos Agostí.
| The Invasion of the Vampires | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Miguel Morayta |
| Written by | Miguel Morayta |
| Produced by | Rafael Pérez Grovas |
| Starring | Erna Martha Bauman Rafael del Río Tito Junco Fernando Soto Bertha Moss Carlos Agostí |
| Cinematography | Raúl Martínez Solares |
| Edited by | Gloria Schoemann |
| Music by | Luis Hernández Bretón |
Release date |
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Running time | 92 minutes |
| Country | Mexico |
| Language | Spanish |
It is part of a duology of vampire films directed by Morayta, preceded by The Bloody Vampire (1962).[1][2][3]
An English-language dub version was released in 1965, produced by K. Gordon Murray for American International Pictures.[4]
Cast
edit- Erna Martha Bauman as Brunhilda Frankenhausen
- Rafael del Río as Dr. Ulises Albarrán
- Tito Junco as Marquis Gonzalo Guzmán de la Serna
- Fernando Soto as Crescencio (as Fernando Soto "Mantequilla")
- Bertha Moss as Frau Hildegarda
- Carlos Agostí as Count Frankenhausen
- Enrique Lucero as Lázaro
- David Reynoso as Don Máximo, Mayor
- Enrique García Álvarez as Father Victor
- José Chávez as Village Man
- Victorio Blanco as Village Old Man (uncredited)
- Mario Cid as Paulino, Mayor's Son (uncredited)
- Armando Gutiérrez as Don Efrén, physician (uncredited)
- Leonor Gómez as Village Woman (uncredited)
Reception
editRob Craig in American International Pictures: A Comprehensive Filmography gave a very positive review of the film, saying "It is a genuinely creepy and moving example of modern Gothic horror, and may be the showpiece of K. Gordon Murray horror canon. There is high drama, supernatural revelation, and even some sexual perversity in this strongest of Mexican horror imports."[4]
References
edit- ^ Walker, Martin (2019). El misterio de los vampiros (in Spanish). Ediciones Brontes. p. 216.
- ^ Aviña, Rafael (2004). Una mirada insólita: temas y géneros del cine mexicano (in Spanish). Océano. p. 1957. ISBN 9789706519061.
- ^ Sosenski, Susana; Pulido Llano, Gabriela (2020). Hampones, pelados y pecatrices: Sujetos peligrosos de la Ciudad de México (1940–1960) (in Spanish). Fondo de Cultura Economica. p. 21. ISBN 978-607-16-6751-9.
- ^ a b Craig, Rob (2019). American International Pictures: A Comprehensive Filmography. McFarland. p. 209. ISBN 978-1-4766-6631-0.