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El secreto del Dr Orloff (1964)
Country of Origin: Spain / Austria /
France
Year of Production: 1964
Running Times: 84 mins 56 sec (UK - video) 86 mins
(France) 88 mins (USA - TV) 90 mins 92 mins 99 mins (Spain)
Format: black and white 35mm
Ratio:
Sound:
CREDITS
PRODUCTION
Production Companies: Eurocineac / Leo Films
Producer: Fernando Somoza
SCRIPT
Script: Jesus Franco,
David Coll (Nick Franck on US prints; real name: Nicole Guettard)
Story: David Khüne
(real name: Jesus
Franco)
DIRECTION
Director: Jesus Franco
Assistant Director: Jesus Balcazar
PHOTOGRAPHY
Director of Photography: Alfonso Nieva
EDITING AND POST-PRODUCTION
Editor: Andy Serran (real name: Ángel Serrano)
MUSIC
Music: Daniel White
Songs: Fernando García Morcillo
SOUND
Sound Engineer: R. St. Martin
MAKE UP AND COSTUMES
Make Up: Jose Echevarria
DESIGN AND SET CONSTRUCTION
Production Designer: Fernando Somoza
Art Director: Jose Antonio de la Guerra
CAST
Hugo Blanco (USA=Hugh White) (Andros)
Agnès Spaak (Melissa)
Perla Cristal (Rosa)
Marcelo Arroita-Jáuregui (USA=Mike Arnold) (Professor Fisherman
/ Dr Conrad Jekyll)
José Rubio (USA=Joseph Raven) (Juan Manuel)
Heriberto Pastor Serrador (USA=Patrick Long) (Inspector Klein)
Marta Reves (stripper)
Daniel Blumer
Luisa Sala (Ingrid Fisherman)
Manuel Guitián (USA=Louis Goodman) (Ciceron)
Mer Casas (pianist's girlfriend)
Rafael Hernández
José Truchado
Juan Antonio Soler (USA=John Anthony)
Javier Rivera
Julio Infiesta
Ramón Lillo
Julia Toboso
Maribel Hidalgo
Jesus Franco (piano
player)
Magda Maldonado (USA = Mary Maldon France = Magda MacDonald)
PLOT SUMMARY
Dr Conrad Fisherman learns that his wife has been having an affair
with his brother Andros and uses the techniques perfected by his recently
deceased friend Dr Orloff to turn Andros into a zombie controlled by
an ultra-sonic signal. Driven mad by his wife's infidelity, he begins
to murder strippers and nightclub performers.
AVAILABILITY
France
Video Distributor: Broadcast General Video
Spain
Theatrical Distributor: Nueva Films S.A.
UK
Video Distributor: Arrow Film Distributors (FC118)
DVD Distributor: Arrow Film Distributors (FCD118)
USA
Television Distributor: American-International Television
Video Distributors: Sinister Cinema; Something Weird Video
CENSORSHIP HISTORY
Finland
Rating: K-16
TIMELINE
1969
October
10: Finland – theatrical release
2002
September
9: UK - DVD release (Arrow Film Distributors (FCD118))
20: UK - rated 15 by the BBFC for video release (with no cuts)
23: UK - video release (Arrow Film Distributors (FC118))
ALTERNATIVE TITLES
Le amanti del dr Jekyll - Italian title
Brides of Dr Jekyll
Die Geliebten des Dr Jekyll
Dr Jekyll's Assistant
Dr Jekyll's Mistress
Dr Jekyll's Mistresses - UK title
Dr Orloff's Monster
Die geliebten des Dr Jekyll - Austrian title
Les maîtresses du Docteur Jekyll - French title
Les maîtresses du Dr Jekyll
The Mistresses of Dr Jekyll - US title
The Secret of Dr Orloff - US title
El secreto del doctor Orloff
Tri Jekyll ja raisut rakastajattaret - Finnish title
LINKS
SEE ALSO
El enigma del ataúd
(1969)
Gritos en la noche
(1962)
Los
ojos siniestros del doctor Orloff (1973)
Orloff et
l'homme invisible (1971)
El siniestro doctor
Orloff (1984)
REFERENCES
BOOKS
The Illustrated Frankenstein Movie Guide p.65
credits, review
Obsession - The Films of Jesus Franco p.48, 51
credits, review
KEYWORDS
castles, christmas, mad scientists, mind control, monsters, necklaces,
zombies
Last Updated:
19 October, 2008
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