À Meia-Noite Levarei Sua Alma (1964)

Director:

José Mojica Marins

Writers:

Waldomiro França (writer)
José Mojica Marins (writer)
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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:

Cat | Rape | Good Versus Evil | Digger | Gore

Cast

José Mojica Marins	...	Zé do Caixão
Magda Mei	...	Terezinha de Oliveira
Nivaldo Lima	...	Antônio de Andrade
Valéria Vasquez	...	Lenita (Esposa do Zé do Caixão)
Ilídio Martins Simões	...	Dr.Rodolfo, médico local (as Ilídio Martins)
Eucaris Moraes
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
Mario Lima
Luana
Laurindo Luarelli	...	Zé do Caixão (voice)
Raul Malentaqui
Antônio Marins	...	Francisco - tavern owner
Carmen Marins	...	Mrs. Juana
Renato Melo
Avelino Morais
Cícero Paulino
Vânia Rangel
Tomás Sebastião
Leandro Vieira
José Vilar

Directed by
José Mojica Marins

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Waldomiro França		writer
José Mojica Marins		writer
Magda Mei		writer

Produced by
Arildo Iruam	....	producer
Geraldo Martins Simões	....	producer
Ilídio Martins Simões	....	producer

Original Music by
Salatiel Coelho
Hermínio Gimenez

Cinematography by
Giorgio Attili

Film Editing by
Luiz Elias

Art Direction by
José Vedovato

Set Decoration by
José Vedovato

Makeup Department
Gilberto Marques	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Nelson Gaspari	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Ozualdo Ribeiro Candeias	....	assistant director

Sound Department
Antonio Smith Gomes	....	sound

Camera and Electrical Department
Oswaldo de Oliveira	....	assistant camera

Other crew
Genésio de Carvalho	....	production assistant
Luiz Gonçalves	....	production assistant
Giovanni Lozanis	....	production assistant

Production Companies

• Indústria Cinematográfica Apolo

Distributors

• Cinemagia (2002) (Brazil) (DVD)
• Fantoma (2001) (USA) (DVD)
• Mundial Filmes (19??) (Brazil) (VHS)
• Something Weird Video (SWV) (video)

Special Effects

• Produções Cinematográficas Indrikis Kruskops

Other Companies

• Odil Fono Brasil S.A.  sound re-recording and mixing

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