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La noche de los mil gatos (1972)
Country of Origin:
Mexico
Year of Production: 1972
Running Times: 63 mins (USA) 84 mins
Format: Eastmancolor 35mm Panavision (anamorphic)
Ratio: 2.35:1
Sound: mono
CREDITS
PRODUCTION
Production Company: Avant Films S.A.
Associate Producers: René
Cardona Jr, Mario A. Zacarias
SCRIPT
Script: René
Cardona Jr, Mario Marzac
DIRECTION
Director: René
Cardona Jr
PHOTOGRAPHY
Director of Photography: Alex Phillips Sr
EDITING AND POST-PRODUCTION
Editor: Alfredo Rosas Priego
Assistant Editor: Saúl Aupart
MUSIC
Music: Raúl Lavista
SOUND
Sound Editor: Abraham Cruz
LOCATIONS
Studio: Churubusco-Azteca Studios, Mexico CAST
Anjanette Comer (married woman)
Zulma Faiad (exotic dancer)
Hugo Stiglitz (playboy)
Christa Linder (Christa)
Teresa Velázquez (playboy's fiance)
Barbara Angely (brunette)
Gerardo Zepeda (Dorgo)
Delia Pena Orta (Kathy)
Jorge Russek (husband)
Marcelo Villamil (dancer's lover)
John Kelly (stranded doctor)
PLOT SUMMARY
Millionaire Hugo picks up young woman on his helicopter
flights around Acapulco and lures them back to his castle. There,
he seduces them and, with the help of the mute Gorgo, kills them.
He keeps their heads as trophies and feeds the rest of their remains
to his army of 1,000 flesh eating cats.
AVAILABILITY
Canada
Theatrical Distributor: International Film Distributors
USA
Theatrical Distributor: Trans-International Films Inc
Video Distributors: Academy Entertainment Inc; Paragon Video
CENSORSHIP HISTORY
USA
Rating: R
TIMELINE
1972
August
3: Mexico – theatrical release
POSTER TAGS
Alone, only a harmless pet... One thousand strong, they
become a man-eating machine!
When The Cats Are Hungry... Run For Your Lives!
ALTERNATIVE TITLES
Blood Feast
The Night of a Thousand Cats – US title
La notte dei mille gatti – Italian title KEYWORDS
acapulco; cats; decapitation; helicopters; serial killers; severed heads
Last Updated:
1 January, 2009
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