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An Indian mystic uses magical chants to raise women from the dead, then sends them out to perform revenge killings for him.An Indian mystic uses magical chants to raise women from the dead, then sends them out to perform revenge killings for him.An Indian mystic uses magical chants to raise women from the dead, then sends them out to perform revenge killings for him.
Romy
- Elvire Irving
- (as Rommy)
María Kosty
- Elsie
- (as Maria Kosti)
Luis Ciges
- MacMurdo
- (as Louis Ciges)
Montserrat Julió
- Flora
- (as Monserrat Julió)
Ramón Lillo
- Basehart
- (as Ramon Lillo)
Norma Kastel
- Gloria Irving
- (as Norma Kastell)
Asunción Molero
- Muerta
- (as Asuncion Molero)
Fernando Sánchez Polack
- Augusto
- (as Fernando Sanchez-Polak, Fernando S. Polack)
Víctor Barrera
- Dr. Lawrence Radcliffe
- (as Vic Winner)
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Did you know
- GoofsWhen Elvire is removed from her bed, the bed sheet clings to her, but in the immediately following shot it is gone.
- Crazy creditsBackground music of the scene then playing ends abruptly mid-phrase for brief silence under the title card, then picks up where it left off, mid-phrase, when it returns back under the interrupted scene.
- Alternate versionsU.S. distributor Independent Artists released the film under the title "Walk of the Dead," adding a "Shock Notice" gimmick where red warning flashes preceded each gory murder.
Featured review
Far from prime Naschy, but entertaining just the same.
Spanish horror legend Paul Naschy wrote this minor zombie film, and stars in it, in no less than three roles: the Hindi mystic Krisna, the scar-faced antagonist, and Satan himself. It takes place in London, where Krisna offers comfort to a distraught young woman named Elvire (Romy), who's suffered the loss of a family member. More people are due to die thanks to the machinations of the power-mad villain, who indulges in elaborate voodoo rituals.
Naschy certainly did better than this during the 1970s (for example, this viewer holds "Horror Rises from the Tomb" and "Inquisition" in higher regard), yet "Vengeance of the Zombies" IS a fun flick. It's far more cheesy than scary, with an unfortunate lack of true atmosphere, a comparatively lightweight plot, and a music score that just doesn't work most of the time. It's much too jaunty and jazzy to fit this material.
Euro-horror aficionados will still enjoy the sex & violent quotient, and the cast is enjoyable. Romy is a rather stiff but not entirely unsympathetic lead, Victor Barrera is okay as her good friend, Mirta Miller and Maria Kosty are devilish fun, Luis Ciges is a hoot as a character named "MacMurdo", and Antonio Pica has a solid presence as a Scotland Yard superintendent named Hawkins. Naschy, of course, is great value as always: likeable as Krisna, nasty as the villain, and a typically grandiose Satan. The ladies playing the zombies do appear to be having a good time; they don't stalk around looking for human flesh to munch on, basically just doing our villains' bidding.
Overall, a diverting but largely forgettable feature.
Seven out of 10.
Naschy certainly did better than this during the 1970s (for example, this viewer holds "Horror Rises from the Tomb" and "Inquisition" in higher regard), yet "Vengeance of the Zombies" IS a fun flick. It's far more cheesy than scary, with an unfortunate lack of true atmosphere, a comparatively lightweight plot, and a music score that just doesn't work most of the time. It's much too jaunty and jazzy to fit this material.
Euro-horror aficionados will still enjoy the sex & violent quotient, and the cast is enjoyable. Romy is a rather stiff but not entirely unsympathetic lead, Victor Barrera is okay as her good friend, Mirta Miller and Maria Kosty are devilish fun, Luis Ciges is a hoot as a character named "MacMurdo", and Antonio Pica has a solid presence as a Scotland Yard superintendent named Hawkins. Naschy, of course, is great value as always: likeable as Krisna, nasty as the villain, and a typically grandiose Satan. The ladies playing the zombies do appear to be having a good time; they don't stalk around looking for human flesh to munch on, basically just doing our villains' bidding.
Overall, a diverting but largely forgettable feature.
Seven out of 10.
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- Vengeance of the Female Zombies
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- Elizabeth Tower, Houses of Parliament, Parliament Square, Westminster, Greater London, England, UK(opening shot after credits)
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By what name was Vengeance of the Zombies (1973) officially released in India in English?
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