À Meia-Noite Levarei Sua Alma (1964)

User Rating:

6.7/10   

Director:

José Mojica Marins

Writers:

Waldomiro França (writer)
José Mojica Marins (writer)

Release Date:

9 November 1964 (Brazil)

Genre:

Horror

Plot:

A gravedigger prowls the city in search of a female to bear him a son. |

Plot Keywords:

Son | Owl | Haunting | Card Playing | Bird

Cast

José Mojica Marins	...	Zé do Caixão
Magda Mei	...	Terezinha de Oliveira
Nivaldo Lima	...	Antônio de Andrade
Valéria Vasquez	...	Lenita Zanatas
Ilídio Martins Simões	...	Dr. Rodolfo
Eucaris Moraes	...	Velha Bruxa
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Robinson Aielo
Almir Barbosa
Suzy Barros
Geraldo Bueno
Cardoso
Claudiana
Eurípedes da Silva		(as Eurípides Silva)
Genésio de Carvalho
Laura Duarte
Waldomiro França
Iko Galdine
Luiz Gonçalves
Graveto
Jonny Grégio
Arildo Iruam
Mário Lima
Luana
Laurindo Luarelli	...	Zé do Caixão (voice)
Raul Malentaqui
Antônio Marins	...	S. Francisco
Carmen Marins	...	D. Joana
Renato Melo
Avelino Morais
Cícero Paulino
Vânia Rangel
Tomás Sebastião
Leandro Vieira
José Vilar

Also Known As:

At Midnight I'll Take Your Soul (USA)

Runtime:

Brazil:84 min

Country:

Brazil

Language:

Portuguese

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Filming Locations:

São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Company:

Indústria Cinematográfica Apolo

Trivia:

The movie became such a hit in Brazil that one theatre in downtown Sao Paulo played it for four months.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Zé do Caixão: What is life? It is the beginning of death. What is death? It is the end of life! What is existence? It is the continuity of blood. What is blood? It is the reason to exist!

Movie Connections:

Featured in Coffin Joe's Vision's of Terror (1994) (V)

Interesting Indie Supernatural Thriller

I was scouring the local mass media a/v store when on a cart I saw a title that caught my eye. Shaped like a coffin was this box set sitting with one of his twins. Being a horror fan I couldn't help but be interested (It looked very similar to a Misfits box set some moons ago).The title of this set was simply "The Coffin Joe Trilogy". My mind raced back to all those years of Fangoria stockpiled in the back of my mind. I grabbed, I bought and I loved every minute of the set. The first film which ,according to the notes on the inside, is a phenomena in Brazil. The character Coffin Joe is the local cinema boogeyman (ala Fred Krueger)and yet again teaches us that the lack of a budget only stimulates creativity. 8/10