Las garras de Lorelei (1974)

Country of Origin: Spain
Year of Production: 1974
Running Times: 80 mins
Format: Eastmancolor     35mm
Ratio: 2.35:1
Sound: mono

CREDITS

PRODUCTION
Production Companies: C.C. Astro / Profilmes S.A.
Executive Producer: Ricardo Muñoz Suay, Ricardo Sanz
Producer: José Antonio Pérez Giner

SCRIPT
Script / Story: Amando de Ossorio

DIRECTION
Director: Amando de Ossorio
Assistant Director: Paulino González

PHOTOGRAPHY
Director of Photography: Miguel Fernández Mila
2nd Camera Operator: Fernando Espiga
Assistant Camera: Francisco Beringola

EDITING AND POST-PRODUCTION
Editor: Antonio Gimeno

MUSIC
Music: Antón García Abril

MAKE UP AND COSTUMES
Make Up: Lolita Merlo (real name: Dolores Merlo), José Luis Morales

SPECIAL EFFECTS
Special Effects: Alfredo Segoviano, Amobaq

DESIGN AND SET CONSTRUCTION
Set Decorators: Cruz María Baleztena, Alfonso de Lucas
Set Dresser: Pepita Morales

MISCELLANEOUS
Production Assistant: Ramón Escribano

LOCATIONS
Locations: El Carcán, Madrid, Spain; Madrid, Madrid, Spain; Rhine, Germany; Torrelodones, Madrid, Spain; River Alberche, Madrid, Spain
Studio: Ballesteros

CAST
Tony Kendall (real name: Luciano Stella) (Sirgurd)
Helga Liné (Lorelei)
Silvia Tortosa (Elke Ackerman)
Josefina Jartin (Principal)
Loli Tovar (Alumna)
Joseph Thelman
Luis Induni (Mayor)
Francisco Nieto
Betsabé Ruiz
Luis Barboo (Alberic)
Ángel Menéndez (professor)
Sergio Mendizábal (doctor)
Marisol Delgado (Brigitte)
Victoria Hernández (Teresa)
Mary Vidal (real name: María Vidal) (maid)
Javier de Rivera (preacher)
Antonio Orengo (old man)
Cristino Almodóvar (real name: Pedro Almodóvar) (boat man)

PLOT SUMMARY

The Lorelei lurks in a cave beneath the river Rhein in Germany, emerging every full moon night to transdorm into a blood-sucking reptile-like monstrosity. But when she targets a nearby girl's boarding school, a hunter named Sirgurd is hired to kill her.

AVAILABILITY

Canada
Theatrical Distributors: Frontier Amusements
Video Distributors: Vogue Video

Spain
Theatrical Distributors: Aitor Films

USA
Theatrical Distributors: Independent Artists
Video Distributors: Sinister Cinema
DVD Distributors: Sinister Cinema

CENSORSHIP HISTORY

Canada
Rating: R (Manitoba / Ontario); 16+ (Quebec)

USA
Rating: R

TIMELINE

1976
February
23: Spain - theatrical release

1979
August
24: USA - theatrical release

ALTERNATIVE TITLES

L'abbraccio mortale di Lorelei - Italian title
Grasp of the Lorelei
The Lorelei's Grasp
When the Screaming Stops

REFERENCES

BOOKS

Hoffman's Guide to SF, Horror and Fantasy Movies 1991 - 1992 p.150
credits, review

KEYWORDS

cannibalism, cannibals, hearts, legends, monsters, the moon, reptiles, rivers, schools, transformations

Last Updated: 15 October, 2008