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Bésame monstruo (1969)
Country of Origin: Spain
/ West Germany
Year of Production: 1969
Running Times: 75 min (USA) 77 mins 81 mins 83 mins 87 mins (Spain)
Format: Eastmancolor 35mm
Ratio: 1.66:1
Sound:
CREDITS
PRODUCTION
Production Companies: Aquila Film / Films Montana
Producers: Adrian Hoven (real name: Peter Hofkirchner), José
López Moreno
Associate Producer: Pier A. Caminnecci
Production Manager: Karl Heinz Mannchen
SCRIPT
Script: Jesus Franco,
Luis Revenga
Story: Karl Heinz Mannchen (uncredited)
DIRECTION
Director: Jesus Franco
Assistant Director: Francisco Lara Polop
PHOTOGRAPHY
Directors of Photography: Jorge Herrero, Franz Hofer
EDITING AND POST-PRODUCTION
Editors: Francisco García Velázquez, Maruja Soriano
(real name: María Luisa Soriano)
MUSIC
Music: Fernando García Morcillo (uncredited in German version);
Jerry van Rooyen (uncredited in Spanish version)
Additional Music: Daniel White (uncredited in German version)
DESIGN AND SET CONSTRUCTION
Art Director: Graf Pilati
Set Decorator: Carlos Viudes
LOCATIONS
Locations: Archena, Murcia, Spain; Balneario de Fortuna, Murcia, Spain;
Cabo Roig, Alicante, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain; La Manga del Mar
Menor, Murcia, Spain; Madrid, Spain; Marbella, Málaga, Andalucía,
Spain; Munich, Bavaria, Germany; Murcia, Murcia, Spain; Murcia, Spain;
Portmán, Murcia, Spain
CAST
Janine Reynaud (Diana)
Rossana Yanni (Regina)
Adrian Hoven (Eric Vicas)
Chris Howland (Francis McClune)
Michel Lemoine (Jacques Maurier)
Ana Casares (Linda)
Manuel Velasco (Andy)
Marta Reves (Irina)
Bernabe Barta Barri (Inspektor Kramer)
Manolo Otero (Dimitri)
María Antonia Redondo (Bulumba)
Jesus Franco (Abilene's
contact man)
Maria Dom (real name: Dorit Dom) (Anita)
Fernando de Rojas
Carlos Mendy
Gregorio de Mora (Andros)
Nélida Quiroga
Caroline Rivière
PLOT SUMMARY
Diana and Regina, a pair of detectives better
known as The Red Lips, travel to a remote island investigating the
killing of a messenger. They are caught up in the search by several
interested parties for the notes left behind by the late Professor
Bertrand who made important progress in his work on eugenics. They
meet the product of Bertrand's work, a mutant muscleman, and various
other strange characters along the way.
AVAILABILITY
USA
Theatrical Distributor: Joseph Green Pictures Inc
DVD Distributor: Anchor Bay Entertainment (DV 10600)
Spain
Theatrical Distributors: DISCENTRO / Ismael González Díaz
Worldwide
International Sales: Atlas International
CENSORSHIP HISTORY
USA
Rating: R
TIMELINE
1969
May
31: Austria – theatrical release
1970
February
2: Spain – theatrical release
1998
October
27: USA - DVD release (Anchor Bay Entertainment (DV 10600))
POSTER TAGS
How to Create an Army of Young Lovers
ALTERNATIVE TITLES
Castle of the Doomed - SE Asian title
Kiss Me, Monster - US title
Küß mich, Monster - alternative title
Das Schloss der Gehenkten - West German title
LINKS
SEQUEL TO
El caso de las dos
bellezas (1967)
REFERENCES
MAGAZINES
Absurd no.8 (UK)
credits, review
The Dark Side April 1993 p.29 (UK)
credits, review
BOOKS
Obsession - The Films of Jesus Franco p.59
illustrated credits, review (by Christian Kessler)
Reference Guide to Fantastic Films p.31
credits KEYWORDS
criminals; detectives; drowning; human experiments; islands; lesbianism;
mutants; nightclubs; police; scientists; sequels; striptease; windmills
Last Updated:
16 March, 2009
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