Spain, Italy, 1971
89m (Spain), 90m
35mm film, Eastmancolor
mono
A Spanish/Italian horror film directed by José Maria Elorrieta using the pseudonym Joe Lacy.
Plot Summary
A woman looks for her missing sister in a remote coastal village, unaware that she has been targeted by a deranged scientist who wants her for his insane experiments.
Credits
* = uncredited
Crew
Directed by: Joe Lacy [real name: José Maria Elorrieta]
© [not given on screen]
Lacy International, Prodimex Films
Producers: Luigi Mariani, Espartaco Santoni
Production Manager: Marino Girolami
Screenplay by: Jose Luis Navarro, Marino Girolami, Micael Skife
From an Idea by: Spartaco Santoni, José María Elorrieta
Italian Version Adaptation: Marino Girolami *
Director of Photography: Emanuele di Cola
Film Editor: Tatiana Casini Morigi
Spanish Version Editor: José Antonio Rojo
Music by: Carlo Savina
Art Director: Michelena Lega
Locations: Algeciras, Cádiz, Spain; Aranjuez, Madrid, Spain; Madrid, Spain; Marbella, Málaga, Spain; San Martín de Valdeiglesias, Madrid, Spain
Cast
Krista Nell (Hilda)
Espartaco Santoni (Doctor Nescu)
Teresa Gimpera
Thomas Moore [real name: Enio Girolami]
Julio Peña
Luis Villa
Carla Conti
Francesco Acciaccarelli
Verónica Luján
Jaime de Mora
Maruja Diaz
Elsa Zabala
Agostina Belli
John Garo [real name: Gianni Garko]
Tomás Blanco
Carla Conti
Rafael Corés
Cris Huerta
Inés Morales
Antonio Moreno
Alternative Titles
The Devil’s Lovers
I diabolici convegni – Italy
Feast for the Devil – USA (video)
Night of the Devils – USA
Press
1971
Variety 27 October 1971 p.26
Direction by John Lacy (real name Jose Maria Elorrieta) is matter-of-fact, and Santoni himself never clicks as an actor. This wouldn’t matter if pic at least had strong storyline, which it doesn’t. Misses Gimpera and Lujan are even more wooden. As terror item, pic is too diffuse and unprofessional to have any b.o. chances. – author not credited
References
Periodicals
- Bianco e Nero vol.35 no.3/4 (March/April 1974) supplement p.39
- Cineinforme no.190 (January 1974) p.11
- Delirium no.1 – credits, review
- Videooze no.2 p.17 – review
- Variety 27 October 1971 p.26 – credits, review (author not credited)
- Video Watchdog no.25 p.7 – review
Books
- The Aurum Film Encyclopedia: Horror by Phil Hardy (ed.) p.228 – credits, review
- Euro Gothic: Classics of Continental Horror Cinema by Jonathan Rigby pp.274, 275
- Hoffman’s Guide to SF, Horror and Fantasy Movies 1991-1992 p.21 – credits, review
- Horror and Science Fiction Films II by Donald C. Willis 98 – credits
- Reference Guide to Fantastic Films by Walt Lee p.11 – credits
