El coleccionista de cadáveres (1970)

Country of Origin: Spain/UK/USA
Year of Production: 1967
Running Times: 95 mins (Netherlands; USA)     97 mins (Spain)
Format: colour     35mm     Panoramica
Ratio: 2.35:1
Sound:

PRODUCTION
Production Companies: Hispamer Films P.C./Robert D. Weinbach Productions
Producer: Robert D. Weinbach

SCRIPT
Script: Santos Alcocer (Ed Mann on US prints), J.L. Bayonas, J. Melson
Story: Santos Alcocer (Ed Mann on US prints), John Melson

DIRECTION
Director: Santos Alcocer; Edward Mann (US scenes)

PHOTOGRAPHY
Director of Photography: Francisco Sempere

EDITING AND POST-PRODUCTION
Editor: José Antonio Rojo

MUSIC
Music: Ray Ellis, José Luis Navarro

DESIGN AND SET CONSTRUCTION
Art Director: Gil Parrondo

LOCATIONS
Locations: Madrid, Spain; Torremolinos, Málaga, Andalucía, Spain

CAST
Jean-Pierre Aumont (Claude Marchand)
Boris Karloff (Charles Badulescu)
Viveca Lindfors (Tania Badulescu)
Rosenda Monteros (Valerie)
Milo Quesada (Shanghai)
Dyanik Zurakowska (Elga)
Rubén Rojo (Pablo)
Jacqui Speed (Pilar)
Mercedes Rojo (Gypsy Queen)
Mary Lou Palermo (stewardess)
Manuel de Blas (Lenny)
Eduardo Coutelenq (Domingo)

PLOT SUMMARY

Beautiful models have started disappearing and main suspect is the blind sculptor Charles Badulescu, creator of creepy skeletal statues. Model Valerie decides to investigate and very becomes a victim herself. But is Badulescu really the killer?

Spain
Theatrical Distributors: Exclusivas Floralva Distribución S.A. /J.J. Films, S.A

USA
Theatrical Distributor: Republic Pictures Corporation; Cannon Film Distributors
Video Distributors: Republic Pictures Home Video; Vidcrest

Spain
Rating: 18

USA
Rating: PG

1970
February
16: Spain – theatrical release

1971
August
1: USA – theatrical release

POSTER TAGS

Tops In Total Horror!

Blind Man's Bluff – US title
Cauldron of Blood – UK title
Children of Blood
The Corpse Collectors
Death Comes from the Dark
The Shrinking Corpse

acid; artists; blindness; bones; nightmares; sculptors; skeletons; strangulation