El retorno del Hombre-Lobo (1981)

Director:

Paul Naschy

Writer:

Paul Naschy (writer)

Release Date:

1985 (USA)

Genre:

Horror

Plot:

An evil witch brings back to life the infamous Elizabeth Bathory, who was executed several hundred years previously for murdering young woman and bathing in their blood. |

Plot Keywords:

Werewolf | Beautiful Woman | Student | Witchcraft | Satanism

Awards:

2 wins & 1 nomination

Cast

Paul Naschy	...	Waldemar Daninsky / Werewolf
Silvia Aguilar	...	Erika
Azucena Hernández	...	Karen
Julia Saly	...	Countess Elisabeth Bathory
Pilar Alcón	...	Barbara
Beatriz Elorrieta	...	Mircaya
Luis Barboo	...	Bandit
Narciso Ibáñez Menta	...	The professor
Charly Bravo
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
José Cela
Ramón Centenero
Tito García	...	First thief
Rafael Hernández	...	Second graverobber
Alexia Loreto	...	Victim in the stall besides her boyfriend
Ricardo Palacios	...	First graverobber
Manuel Pereiro
Mauro Ribera
José Riesgo
David Rocha	...	Young bandit
Pepe Ruiz

Directed by
Paul Naschy		(as Jacinto Molina Alvarez)

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Paul Naschy		writer (as Jacinto Molina Alvarez)

Produced by
Modesto Pérez Redondo	....	producer

Cinematography by
Alejandro Ulloa

Film Editing by
Pedro del Rey

Costume Design by
León Revuelta

Makeup Department
Ángel Luis De Diego	....	makeup artist

Special Effects by
Antonio Molina	....	special effects

Production Companies

• Dálmata Films S.A.

Distributors

• Federico de la Cruz Martín (1981) (Spain) (theatrical)
• Film Concept Group (1985) (USA) (theatrical) (dubbed)
• BCI Eclipse (2007) (USA) (DVD)
• Deimos Entertainment (2008) (USA) (DVD)
• Vestron Video (????) (USA) (VHS)

Other Companies

• Cam España  music

Also Known As:

Night of the Werewolf (USA)
Return of the Wolfman
The Craving
The Night of the Werewolf (International: English title)

Runtime:

92 min

Country:

Spain

Language:

Spanish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Spain:13 | USA:R | Canada:(Banned) (Ontario)

Company:

Dálmata Films S.A.

Trivia:

The music playing during the opening and end titles is taken from Stelvio Cipriani's soundtrack for Tentacoli (1977).

Quotes:

Mircaya: You should watch Erika, Waldemar. Her spirit is false. She's totally evil.
Waldemar Daninsky: I know she's perverse...but she has such beauty!

Movie Connections:

Followed by El aullido del diablo (1987)

Growing up under Franco, Paul Naschy probably knew all about horror.

In "El Retorno del Hombre-Lobo" (called "The Craving" in English), Paul Naschy returns as his most famous character, werewolf Waldemar Daninsky. This time, he gets executed along with alleged vampire Countess Elizabeth Bathory (Julia Saly). But, as always seems to happen in horror flicks, they both get resurrected and go on a rampage. Specifically, they get resurrected by hot students Erika, Karen and Barbara. In fact, Daninsky turns against Bathory. You can probably guess what happens from there.

If you watch any of the DVDs of Paul Naschy's movies, the special features include an interview with him about his life. He talks some about growing up under Franco. One gets the feeling that he knew first-hand about horror, far more than a werewolf movie could portray. But no matter; this movie will surely please Naschy's fans.