El enigma del ataúd (1969)

Country of Origin: Spain / France
Year of Production: 1969
Running Times: 89 mins
Length:
Format: 35mm
Colour Format: black and white
Ratio:
Sound: mono

CREDITS

PRODUCTION
Production Companies: Hispamer Films P.C. / Santos Alcocer P.C.
Produced by: Santos Alcocer
Production Managers: Gerardo Mendiburu, Ángel Rosson y Rubio

SCRIPT
Script: Santos Alcocer
Novel: Enrique Jarber

DIRECTION
Directed by: Santos Alcocer

PHOTOGRAPHY
Director of Photography: Emilio Foriscot

EDITING AND POST PRODUCTION
Editor: Rosa G. Salgado

MUSIC
Music: Ramón Femenías

DESIGN AND SET CONSTRUCTION
Set Decorator: Teddy Villalba

LOCATIONS
Locations: Fuenlabrada, Madrid, Madrid, Spain; Madrid, Madrid, Spain; San Martín de Valdeiglesias, Madrid, Spain

CAST
Howard Vernon (Dr Orlof)
María Saavedra
Adolfo Arlés
Tota Alba
José Bastida
Emilio S. Espinosa
Nuria Gimeno
Danielle Godet
Mery Leyva
Javier Rivera
José María Seoane
Rosita Yarza

PLOT SUMMARY

A doctor invites his relatives to his castle secretly planning to kill them all. But he's killed first and the relatives now have to track down the mystery murdered picking them off one by one.

AVAILABILITY

Spain
Theatrical Distributors: Cire Films

CENSORSHIP HISTORY

Spain
Rating: 18

TIMELINE

1969
February
10: Spain – theatrical release

ALTERNATIVE TITLES

Only a Coffin - US title
Les orgies du docteur Orloff – French title
The Orgies of Dr Orloff
Sólo un ataúd - working title

KEYWORDS

book into film, castles, doctors, serial killers

Last Updated: 1 January, 2009