Necrophagus (1971)

Country of Origin: Spain
Year of Production: 1971
Running Times:
Length:
Format: 35mm
Colour Format: Eastmancolor
Ratio:
Sound: mono

CREDITS

PRODUCTION
Production Company: FISA
Producer: Tony Recoder
Production Manager: Antonio Recoder

SCRIPT
Script: Miguel Madrid

DIRECTION
Directed by: Michael Skaife (real name: Miguel Madrid)

PHOTOGRAPHY
Director of Photography: Alfonso Nieva

EDITING AND POST PRODUCTION
Editor: María Luisa Soriano

MUSIC
Music: Alfonso G. Santisteban

SPECIAL EFFECTS
Special Effects: Medina, Antonio Molina

LOCATIONS
Locations: El Espinar, Segovia, Castilla y León, Spain; Pelayos de la Presa, Madrid, Spain; San Martín de Valdeiglesias, Madrid, Spain

CAST
Bill Curran (Michael Sherrington)
Catherine Ellison (Lady Anne)
Frank Braña (Dr Lexter)
J.R. Clarke
Titania Clement (Lilith)
Beatriz Lacy (real name: Beatriz Elorrieta) (Margaret)
Sandy Green
José Guardiola (voice of Dr Lexter)
Víctor Israel (Mr Fowles)
Antonio Jiménez Escribano (Dr Kinberg)
Yocasta Grey (real name: María Paz Madrid) (Barbara)
Senny Green (real name: Inés Morales) (Elizabeth)
Rosario Royo
Marisa Shiero (Pamela)

AVAILABILITY

Spain
Theatrical Distributors: DICINSA S.A.

USA
Theatrical Distributors: AIP
Video Distributors: All-American Video; Norma Video
Laserdisc Distributors: Image Entertainment
DVD Distributors: Image Entertainment

AWARDS

1971
Sitges - Catalonian International Film Festival, Spain
Medalla Sitges en Oro de Ley: Best Director (Miguel Madrid) – winner (tied with Janusz Majewski for Lokis (1970))

TIMELINE

1971
October
Day Unknown: Spain – shown at the Sitges Film Festival

1972
February
28: Spain – theatrical release

2002
July
9: USA – DVD release (Image Entertainment)

2005
September
6: USA - DVD release (Image Entertainment – triple pack with The Flesh and the Fiends (1960) and Raiders of the Living Dead (1986))

ALTERNATIVE TITLES

El descuartizador de Binbrook
Graveyard of Horror
Necromaniac
The Butcher of Binbrook - US title
Tráfico de cadáveres - working title

LINKS

FOOTAGE INCLUDED IN
42nd Street Forever, Volume 1 (2005)

REFERENCES

MAGAZINES

Playcinéma vol.17 (March 1972) pp.36-39 (France)
illustrated review (by Javier Duran and Georges Hemeret)

KEYWORDS

cemeteries, decapitations, flashbacks

Last Updated: 1 January, 2009