El retorno del Hombre-Lobo (1981)

User Rating:

6.1/10   

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

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 Tomb of the Werewolf (2004) (V)

a good vampires vs. warewolves movie

I liked this movie, although I enjoy most of Paul Nashys movies anyway I found this one special. I starts at the beginning when Countess Bathory and Nashy who is accused as a warewolf are being executed only to be brought back to life 400 years later. I liked the switch with the vampire going after the warewolf and each being enemies instead of alies with eachother. I could do without the terrible love scenes of Nashy and his lady who falls in love with him only to be bitten by the vampire and bitten by Nashy. It's worth a look, but it's not a classic.