Die Hölle der lebenden Toten (1980)
In einer streng geheimen Chemiefabrik kommt es bei einer Versuchsreihe mit neuartigen Viren zu einem schwerwiegenden Unfall, in dessen Folge ein hochgefährliches Giftgas austritt, welches ein sofortiges Ableben bewirkt, und die Verstorbenen kurz darauf als Untote mit kannibalistischen Ambitionen ins Leben zurückkehren lässt. Um einige geheime Dokumente verschwinden zu lassen und ganz nebenbei die fleischfressenden Zombies wieder unter die Erde zu schicken, wird daraufhin eine vierköpfige Söldnertruppe in das Krisengebiet abgesandt. Der Geheimauftrag entwickelt sich somit nach kürzester Zeit zu einem blutigen Selbstmordkommando, das nicht gerade dadurch erleichtert wird, dass die Söldner alsbald noch unfreiwillige Verstärkung durch ein französisches Reporterpärchen erhält. Gemeinsam schlägt sich das ungleiche Sextett daraufhin durch den Dschungel, und stellt sich in der Fabrikanlage zum finalen Blutvergießen schließlich einer schier unbezwingbaren Übermacht an Untoten ...
Der Regisseur:
Bruno Mattei
Der Autor:
José María Cunillés
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Margie Newton as Lia Rousseau |
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Franco Garofalo as Zantoro (as Frank Garfield) |
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Selan Karay as Vincent |
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José Gras as Lt. Mike London (as Robert O'Neil) |
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Gabriel Renom as Pierre (as Gaby Renom) |
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Josep Lluís Fonoll as Osborne (as Luis Fonoll) |
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Pietro Fumelli as Man on TV (as Piero Fumelli) |
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Bruno Boni as Reporter |
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Patrizia Costa as Woman in Bar |
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Cesare Di Vito as TV Speaker |
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Sergio Pislar as Technician Lawson |
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Bernard Seray as Prof. Barrett's Assistant |
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Víctor Israel as Zombie priest |
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Pep Ballester as Josie's Husband (as Pep Ballenster) |
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Joaquín Blanco as Professor Barrett |
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Esther Mesina as Josie |
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Claudio Fragasso as SWAT Officer at Embassy Siege (uncredited) |
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Alfonso Giganti as Interviewer (uncredited) |
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Tito Lucchetti as Terrorist Leader (uncredited) |
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Bruno Mattei as SWAT Officer at Embassy Siege (uncredited) |
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Antonio Molino Rojo as SWAT Leader (uncredited) |
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Elo Navarro as Various Zombies (uncredited) |
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Gennarino Pappagalli as Mr. Farrara - TV Executive (uncredited) |
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Attilio Pelegatti as Man in Bar (uncredited) |
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Antonio Spinnato as Zombie in Park (uncredited) |
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Josefina Tapias as Old Lady Zombie (uncredited) |
| Production | Isabel Mulá | Producer |
| Writing | José María Cunillés | Screenplay |
| Directing | Bruno Mattei | Director |
| Sound | Romano Pampaloni | Sound Mixer |
| Editing | Claudio Borroni | Editor |
| Art | Antonio Belart | Production Design |
| Sound | Paolo Picchi | Sound |
| Costume & Make-Up | Maria Teresa Carrera | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Giuseppe Ferranti | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Marcellino Riba-Abizanda | Production Manager |
| Directing | Claudio Fragasso | Assistant Director |
| Production | Walter BIgari | Production Manager |
| Directing | Federico Canudas | Continuity |
| Camera | Giovanni Leacche | Still Photographer |
| Directing | Silvio Colecchia | Continuity |
| Production | José María Cunillés | Producer |
| Production | Remo Odevaine | Production Secretary |
| Production | Marcellino Riba-Abizanda | Production Secretary |
| Crew | Giuseppe Ferranti | Special Effects |
| Camera | Josep Gusi | Camera Operator |
| Crew | Antonio Balandín | Special Effects |
| Camera | Carlo Aquari | Camera Operator |
| Production | Sergio Cortona | Executive Producer |
| Camera | Alan Gornick | Underwater Camera |
| Production | Sergio Cortona | Production Director |
| Writing | Rossella Drudi | Writer |
| Writing | Claudio Fragasso | Story |
| Writing | Claudio Fragasso | Writer |
| Writing | José María Cunillés | Story |
| Camera | John Cabrera | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Agostino Marangolo | Music |
| Sound | Claudio Simonetti | Music |
| Sound | Fabio Pignatelli | Music |
| Sound | Massimo Morante | Music |
| Sound | Luis Bacalov | Music |
| Sound | Gianni Dell'Orso | Music |
| Sound | Gianni Dell'Orso | Music Director |