The Hanging Woman (1973)
September 3, 1973Release Date
The Hanging Woman (1973)
September 3, 1973Release Date
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Cast & Crew.
Stelvio Rosi
Serge Chekov
Maria Pia Conte
Nadia Mihaly
Dyanik Zurakowska
Doris Droila
Pasquale Basile
The Detective
Paul Naschy
Igor
Gérard Tichy
Professor Leon Droila
Aurora de Alba
Mary
Eleonora Vargas
José Cárdenas
2nd Guard
Giuliana Garavaglia
Carla Mancini
Carlos Quiney
The Butler
Isarco Ravaioli
Town's Mayor
José Luis Merino
Director / Writer
Modesto Rizzolo
Director of Photography
Francesco De Masi
Original Music Composer
Enrico Colombo
Writer
Ramona Plana
Producer
Eduardo Torres
Art Direction
Sandro Lena
Editor
Julián Ruiz
Makeup Artist
Bianca Verdirosa
Makeup Artist
Francesco Di Stefano
Art Direction
Media.
Details.
Release DateSeptember 3, 1973
Original NameLa orgía de los muertos
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 38m
Content RatingR
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This Movie Is About.
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La orgía de los muertos (translated as Orgy of the Dead) a.k.a. The Hanging Woman (US theatrical release), Beyond the Living Dead, Return of the Zombies and Bracula: Terror of the Living Dead, is a 1972 Spanish/ Italian horror film directed by José Luis Merino, starring Paul Naschy and Dyanik Zurakowska. The film was shot in March 1972, but wasn't shown in Spanish theaters (as La orgía de los muertos) until September 3, 1973. It was shown theatrically in the U.S. in 1974 as The Hanging Woman, and then was later re-released there as Beyond the Living Dead. It was released in Germany on April 6, 1976 as Der Totenchor der Knochenmanner/ Death Chorus of the Skeletons, and re-released in Germany on March 1, 1977 as Die Bestie aus dem Totenreich/ The Beast from the Death Realm. It was shown in the U.K. as Zombies - Terror of the Living Dead, in France as Les Orgies Macabres, and in Australia as Bracula, Terror of the Living Dead.
Merino, the director, pleaded with Naschy to appear in the film as a personal favor to him, upon learning that Naschy had just finished shooting his Horror Rises From the Tomb in February and was available for a very short time. Naschy originally turned him down, as he thought the brief role of Igor the gravedigger was too unimportant and lackluster. Merino allowed Naschy to rework the script and beef up the character, adding a necrophilia angle to Igor. Ironically, Naschy's gravedigger wound up becoming the most memorable character in the whole film.
In April of 1980, the German distributor Nobis-Film negotiated a deal to re-release this film yet again in Germany, this time under the title Die Nackte Gottin der Zombies/ The Naked Goddess of the Zombies, but the deal fell through at the last minute.