What is responsible for the murders at the girls' reformatory?

The murders are attributed to a werewolf stalking the girls' boarding school, though suspicion also falls on the new science teacher and the faculty.

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A werewolf stalks the halls of a girls' reformatory, and everyone is a suspect.

WEREWOLF IN A GIRLS' DORMITORY

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1961 · 1h 22m · NR · Horror / Mystery · IMDB TMDB

Wolves have been seen roaming around a girls' reformatory, and when the girls begin to get murdered, suspicion focuses on both the wolves and on a handsome, newly hired science teacher, who might be a werewolf.

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What is Werewolf in a Girls' Dormitory about?

Werewolf in a Girls' Dormitory is a 1961 Italian-Austrian horror-mystery film directed by Paolo Heusch about a series of murders at a girls' boarding school where a werewolf may be on the prowl.

Programmer's Pick

Werewolf in a Girls' Dormitory is what happens when Euro-horror collides with the boarding school melodrama: lycanthropy, blackmail, and a dash of forbidden desire all under one gloomy roof. If you ever wondered what would happen if a werewolf crash-landed in a girls' reformatory, well, here’s your answer.

— SassyFlix Programmer

Overview

When Dr. Julian Olcott, a science teacher with a shadowy past, arrives at a reformatory school for troubled girls, he steps into a world charged with secrets and suspicion. The institution's tense routine is shattered when Mary Smith, a student with blackmail on her mind, is brutally murdered by a werewolf. As the police chalk up the killing to a rogue wolf, Mary's friend Priscilla grows convinced that the real culprit is a member of the faculty. With more deaths following in quick succession, paranoia mounts, and the line between beast and man blurs. This is a moody blend of horror and mystery, set against the Gothic backdrop of a boarding school where no one is above suspicion.

Details & Specs

Director: Paolo Heusch
Writer: Ernesto Gastaldi
Release: 1961
Runtime: 1h 22m
Country: Italy, Austria
Language: Italian
Genres: Horror, Mystery
Also Known As: Ghoul in a Girl's Dormitory, El terror de los lobos, Werewolf in a Girls' Dormitory, Lycanthropus, Monster Among the Girls

Why This Matters

This 1961 Italian mystery horror film blends the werewolf mythos with a girls' detention facility setting, reflecting early 1960s European genre experimentation under director Paolo Heusch and writer Ernesto Gastaldi.

— SassyFlix Curator

Cast & Crew

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Director: Paolo Heusch Writer: Ernesto Gastaldi

Carl Schell Dr. Julian Olcott

Barbara Lass Priscilla

Curt Lowens Director Swift

Maurice Marsac Sir Alfred Whiteman

Luciano Pigozzi Walter Geoffrey JM Joseph Mercier School Porter MR Michela Roc (as Maureen O'Connor) Leonor MacDonald AS Anni Steinart Sheena Whitman MM Mary McNeeran Mary Smith GN Grace Neame Sandy HD Herbert Diamonds Police Inspector

John Karlsen GT Giuseppe Transocchi Tommy the Porter

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