USA, 1973
90m
35mm film, colour, 1.85:1
mono, English
An American satirical horror film directed by Milton Moses Ginsberg.
Plot Summary
A politics reporter is sent to Hungary where he’s bitten by a werewolf and becomes one himself when he gets back to Washington.
Credits
Crew
Directed by: Milton Moses Ginsberg
Produced by: Nina Schulman
Associate Producer: Stephen Miller
Written by: Milton Moses Ginsberg
Director of Photography: Bob Baldwin
Editor: Milton Moses Ginsberg
Music Composed and Conducted by: Arnold Freed
Sound Recordist: Dale Whitman
Mens Clothes by: E.J. Korvette
Make-up Created by: Robert O’Bradovich
Hair Stylist and Additional Make-up: Chany Catala
Art Director: Nancy Miller-Corwin
Cast
Dean Stockwell (Jack Whittier)
Biff Maguire (President)
Clifton James (Attorney General)
Beeson Carroll (Commander Salmon)
Jane House (Marion)
Michael Dunn (Doctor Kiss)
Katalin Kallay (Giselle)
Henry Ferrentino (Beal)
Despo (gypsy woman)
Thayer David (inspector)
Nancy Andrews (Mrs Captree)
Jack Waltzer (appointments secretary)
Ben Yaffee (Mr Captree)
Jacqueline Brooke (publisher)
Barbara Spiegel, Thurman Scott (hippies)
Tom Scott (reporter)
Dennis McMullen (astronaut)
Lenka Peterson (senator)
Randy Phillips (federal agent)
James Tolkan (Dark Glasses)
Alternative Titles
Förvandlingen – Sweden
El hombre lobo americano – Argentina
El hombre lobo de Washington – Spain
Ihmissusi Washingtonissa – Finland
O Lobisomem de Washington – Brazil
Le loup garou de Washington – France
Le loup-garou de Washington – Canada (French)
Titta! Vi skriker! – Sweden
Varulv i Det hvite hus – Norway
Washington – Australia (DVD)
Werewolf at Midnight – USA (re-release)
Der Werwolf von Washington – West Germany
Оборотень в Вашингтоне – Soviet Union
Links
Extracts included in
I Am Lisa (2020)
More Brains! A Return to the Living Dead (2011)
President Wolfman (2012)
References
Periodicals
- Cinefantastique vol.4 no.1 (Spring 1975) p.33
- Monthly Film Bulletin vol.43 no.514 (November 1976) p.237-238
- Sight and Sound vol.3 no.3 (March 1993) p.62 – video note
- Take One vol.5 no.12 (November 1977) p.13
- Variety 10 October 1973 p.12
Books
- The Aurum Film Encyclopedia: Horror by Phil Hardy (ed.) p.287
- Caligari’s Children: The Film as Tale of Terror by Siegbert Solomon Prawer p.15
- Comedy-Horror Films: A Chronological History, 1914-2008 by Bruce G. Hallenbeck p.216 – credits
- Fright Night on Channel 9 by James Arena pp.182-183
- Horror and Science Fiction Films II by Donald C. Willis p.427
- Horrorshows: The A-Z of Horror in Film, TV, Radio and Theatre by Gene Wright p.225 – credits, review
- Reference Guide to Fantastic Films by Walt Lee p.533
- Regional Horror Films, 1958-1990 by Brian Albright p.273
- Trashfiend: Disposable Horror Fare of the 1960s & 1970s Volume One by Scott Stine pp.60-62 – illustrated credits, synopsis, review
- The Werewolf Filmography by Bryan Senn pp.238-240
- The World of Fantasy Films by Richard Myers p.82
