Spain, 1999
102m
35mm film, colour, 1.85:1
Dolby Digital, Spanish
A Spanish horror film directed by Jaume Balagueró.
Plot Summary
Five years after she lost her daughter, Claudia visited by a retired detective who is offering to help her solve the mystery. She learns about a religious sect known as the Nameless, who kill small children for their own mysterious purposes.
Credits
Crew
Directed by: Jaume Balagueró
Ginard, Sogedasa, in association with Vía Digital, Televisió de Catalunya
Executive Producer: Juan Sebastian Ginard
Producer: Julio Fernández
Associate Producers: Jaume Balagueró, Carlos Fernández
Screenplay: Jaume Balagueró
Based on the Novel by: Ramsey Campbell
Directors of Photography: Xavi Giménez, Albert Carreras
Editor: Luis de la Madrid
Music: Carles Cases
Sound: Salvador Mayolas
Costumes: Carmen González
Make-up: Alma Casal
Hair: Patricia López
Art Director: Matías Tikas
Cast
Emma Vilarasau (Claudia)
Karra Elejalde (Massera)
Tristán Ulloa (Quiroga)
Toni Sevilla (Franco)
Brendan Price (Marc Gifford)
Jordi Dauder (pathologist)
Núria Cano (cop)
Isabel Ampudia (secretary)
Carles Punyet (Claudia’s boss)
Aleix Puiggali (Tipo Malcarado)
Susana García (woman swimming)
Pep Tosar (Toni)
Carme Capdet (Monja)
Victor Guillén (Flaco man)
Manel Solas (Silla de Ruedas man)
Alternative Titles
Bezimienni – Poland
The Nameless – Australia, Canada, Germany, India, Ireland, New Zealand, UK, USA
Nameless – Entità nascosta – Italy
De namnlösa – Sweden
De navnløse – Denmark
Neimuresu – Mumei kyôfu – Japan
Névtelenek – Hungary
Nimetön – Finland
Os Sem-Nome – Portugal
Els sense nom – Spain (Catalan)
La secta de los sin nombre – Argentina
La secta – Mexico
La secte sans nom – France
Une Secte Sans Nom(French) – Canada
A Seita – Brazil
Los sin nombre – Spain
Без имени – Russia
Безименните – Bulgaria
ネイムレス 無名恐怖 – Japan
Links
Includes extracts from
Killer berberechos (1996)
See also
2010 (1984)
In Dreams (1999)
Rosemary’s Baby (1968)
Se7en (1995)
The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
References
Periodicals
- Academia no.27 (Winter 2000) p.146 – illustrated credits, synopsis (La produccíon cinematográfica Española de 1999 by José María Álvarez Monzoncillo)
- Academia no.28 (Summer 2000) pp.74-94 – illustrated article (Campo de pruebas by various)
- Empire no.209 (November 2006) p.180 – illustrated DVD review (At home/New to DVD: Kim Newman’s DVD DTV Dungeon: Dungeon breakout: The Nameless by Kim Newman)
- Fangoria no.245 (August 2005) p.44 – illustrated video review (The Video Eye of Dr. Cyclops: Video of the Month)
- Fotogramas no.1971 (January 2008) p.56 – note (New nacionales: En la taquilla española)
- Shivers no.74 (February 2000) pp.18-20 – illustrated article (Naming the nameless by Mike Hodges)
- Télérama no.2642 (2 September 2000) p.45 – review (La secte sans nom by G.O.)
- Variety 22 November 1999 p.85 – credits, synopsis, review (Film reviews by Jonathan Holland)
Books
- Horror! 333 Films to Scare You to Death by James Marriott & Kim Newman p.300
- The Spanish Fantastic by Shelagh Rowan-Legg pp.91-97 – illustrated essay
