Mexico, 1934
85m
35mm film, black and white, 1.37:1
mono (Sistema Rodriguez Hermanos), Spanish
A Mexican horror film directed by Fernando de Fuentes.
Plot Summary
A group of people become lost in a forest and are helped by a mysterious monk who takes them back to an old convent where the guests’ personalities change dramatically.
Credits
Crew
Director: Fernando de Fuentes
Copyright Chrubusco S.A. 1939 [according to video titles added many decades later, almost certainly a mistake]
Producciones Fesa presents
Written by: Jorge Pezel, Fernando de Fuentes, Juan Bustillo Oro
Adaptation: Fernando de Fuentes, Juan Bustillo Oro
Photography: Ross Fisher
Editor: Fernando de Fuentes
Art Director: Fernando A. Rivero
Cast
Marta Ruel [real name: Marta Roel] (Christina)
Enrique Del Campo (Alfonso)
Carlos Villatoro (Eduardo)
Paco Martinez (Padre Prior)
Victorio Blanco (man)
Jose J. Rocha (concierge)
Alternative Titles
Duch kláštera – Czech Republic
El fantasma del convento – Ecuador, Mexico, Spain
Fantoma de la manastire – Romania
Il fantasma del convento – Italy
O Fantasma do Convento – Brazil
The Phantom of the Convent
The Phantom of the Monastery – UK (DVD)
Links
Extracts included in
The Devil in the Detail: Abraham Castillo Flores on Fernando de Fuentes and the Phantom of the Monastery (2022)
References
Books
- Reference Guide to Fantastic Films by Walt Lee p.133
