A terminally ill aristocrat faces mortality—and temptation—amidst the rituals of a vampire enclave.
NIGHT OF THE WALKING DEAD
In a 19th century village, a young aristocrat suffering from a terminal disease finds herself being drawn to the underground world of vampires and their strange rituals.
Quick Answer
Night of the Walking Dead is a 1975 Spanish horror-romance film directed by León Klimovsky about a terminally ill aristocrat who becomes involved with the seductive world of vampires and their mysterious rituals.
Programmer's Pick
This Spanish gothic delight trades high society for vampire society, pairing terminal illness with bloodlust and candlelit rituals. If your taste runs to velvet capes, yearning glances, and the shadowy edges of mortality, Klimovsky serves it up with style.
— SassyFlix Programmer
Overview
Details & Specs
- Director
- León Klimovsky
- Writers
- Juan José Daza, Carlos Pumares
- Release
- 1975
- Runtime
- 1h 28m
- Country
- Spain
- Language
- Spanish
- Also Known As
- The Strange Love of the Vampires, Night of the Walking Dead, El extraño amor de los vampiros, Blutsauger, Macht des Blutes, Original title: El extraño amor de los vampiros
Cast & Crew
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Why Cult
Sinister ceremonies and occult practices infuse the film with a moody, supernatural atmosphere.
Ailing aristocracy meets forbidden desire as mortality and vampiric allure entwine.
Distinctly Spanish in tone, the film delivers psychotronic oddities alongside blood-soaked passion.
Female vampirism and erotic tension simmer beneath the film's 19th-century surface.
Scene Gallery
Threat File
Aristocrat's encounter with vampire society
Vampire rituals and bloodlust
Temptation of mortality and transformation
Gothic 19th-century village
Questions from the Vault
Who directed Night of the Walking Dead? +
Night of the Walking Dead was directed by León Klimovsky.
When was Night of the Walking Dead released? +
Night of the Walking Dead was released in 1975.
How long is Night of the Walking Dead? +
Night of the Walking Dead has a runtime of 88 minutes.
What genre is Night of the Walking Dead? +
Night of the Walking Dead is a horror-romance film.
Where can I watch Night of the Walking Dead? +
You can watch Night of the Walking Dead on SassyFlix.
