Night of the Seagulls
| Night of the Seagulls | |
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 Original Spanish poster | |
| Directed by | Amando de Ossorio |
| Produced by | José Ángel Santos |
| Written by | Amando de Ossorio |
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| Music by | Antón García Abril |
| Cinematography | Francisco Sánchez |
| Edited by | Pedro del Rey |
| Distributed by | Excel Telemedia International |
Release dates |
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Running time | 98 minutes |
| Country | Spain |
| Language | Spanish |
Night of the Seagulls (La Noche de las gaviotas; UK video title: Don't Go Out at Night) (1975) is a Spanish horror film written and directed by Amando de Ossorio. The film is the fourth and final in Ossorio's Blind Dead series.
Plot
The film starts in medieval times, when a young couple is attacked by templar knights. The man is instantly killed, the woman is carried away to the templar's castle where she is sacrificed.
The story then continues in the 20th century. A doctor and his wife are moving into a very primitive coast town, where they are met with distrust and hatred from the locals. It does not take long before the doctor and his wife find out that the town harbors an ancient evil: Every seven years undead templars will ride from the sea for seven consecutive nights to demand the sacrifice of a young maiden. The doctor and his wife then try to save one of the maidens, Lucy from her horrible fate, aided by the local village idiot.
Cast
- Víctor Petit as Dr. Henry Stein
- María Kosti as Joan Stein
- Sandra Mozarowsky as Lucy
- José Antonio Calvo as Teddy
- Julia Saly as Tilda Flanagan
Release
The film was released on DVD on Dec 3, 2002 and again on April 15, 2003 as a multi-disc set by BCI. Blue Underground later released a Limited Edition version of the film on Sep 27, 2005. It was later released that same year by Anchor Bay Entertainment on November 14. Blue Underground would again re-release the film on DVD on Sep 26, 2006 and is the latest version of the film to be released on DVD.[1]
Reception
Writing in The Zombie Movie Encyclopedia, academic Peter Dendle said, "The film competently delivers the usual atmospheric settings, well-composed shots, and glacier-slow zombies, though overall it's probably the least interesting of the tetralogy."[2] Paul Corupe of DVD Verdict wrote "Although a weak story still dominates most of the action, Night of the Seagulls is in many ways a return to form for the series, yet another variation on the Templar legend that lacks continuity with the earlier films."[3] Adam Tyner of DVD Talk called it "outright boring".[4]
References
- ↑ "La Noche de las Gaviotas (1975) - Amando De Ossorio". AllMovie.com. AllMovie. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
- ↑ Dendle, Peter (2001). The Zombie Movie Encyclopedia. McFarland & Company. pp. 123–124. ISBN 978-0-7864-9288-6.
- ↑ Corupe, Paul (2005-10-24). "The Blind Dead Collection". DVD Verdict. Retrieved 2015-02-09.
- ↑ Tyner, Adam (2005-09-27). "The Blind Dead Collection". DVD Talk. Retrieved 2015-02-09.
External links
- Night of the Seagulls at the Internet Movie Database
- Night of the Seagulls at AllMovie
- Online Trailer at Blue Underground