La Marca del Hombre Lobo
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La Marca del Hombre-Lobo, also known as The Mark of the Wolfman, Hell's Creatures, The Wolfman of Count Dracula and Frankenstein's Bloody Terror (despite the fact that there is no Frankenstein monster in this film), is a 1968
Spanish horror film
that is the first in a long series about the werewolf
Count Waldemar Daninsky, played by Paul Naschy
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is the show name for writer, actor Jacinto Molina. Famous for a string of horror films where he played werewolves, he would make this film to his credit. The Spanish actor was helped by German investors who endorsed horror films and who backed this one. He acted in this film and wrote it for the first time. Later he would become a director of other horror film and would keep the name Paul Naschy
, the last from a Spanish name and the first name from the then Pope of the time, Pope Paul VI. In the United States, the film was given the name Frankenstein's Bloody Terror. In the film, an English voice track states that the Frankenstein family would be involved with werewolves and would take the name Wolfstein. The passing off of this plot was decided by the American distrbutors and the film's American producers who wanted to promote a Frankenstein movie. It was paired in 1974 with the American release Dracula vs. Frankenstein
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1968 in film
The year 1968 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* October 30 - The film The Lion in Winter, starring Katharine Hepburn, debuts.* November 1 - The MPAA's film rating system is introduced.-Top grossing films :- Awards :...
Spanish horror film
Horror film
Horror films seek to elicit a negative emotional reaction from viewers by playing on the audience's most primal fears. They often feature scenes that startle the viewer through the means of macabre and the supernatural, thus frequently overlapping with the fantasy and science fiction genres...
that is the first in a long series about the werewolf
Werewolf
A werewolf, also known as a lycanthrope , is a mythological or folkloric human with the ability to shapeshift into a wolf or an anthropomorphic wolf-like creature, either purposely or after being placed under a curse...
Count Waldemar Daninsky, played by Paul Naschy
Paul Naschy
Paul Naschy was a Spanish movie actor, screenwriter, and director working primarily in horror films. His portrayals of numerous classic horror figures—the wolfman, the hunchback, Count Dracula, the mummy—have earned him recognition as the Spanish Lon Chaney...
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Plot
A drunken Gypsy couple spending the night in the abandoned Wolfstein castle accidentally resurrect the werewolf Imre Wolfstein when they remove the silver cross from his corpse. Once alive, he not only kills the Gypsy couple, but also wreaks havoc on a nearby village. The villagers attribute the attack to ordinary wolves, and in response, form a hunting party to kill off the animals. While on the hunt, Count Waldemar Daninsky is attacked by Wolfstein and is afflicted with lycanthropy. After killing innocent victims in the midst of his transformation, he seeks help from specialists, Dr. Janos de Mikhelov and his wife, who turn out to be two vampires. They revive the first werewolf Imre from the dead, and force the two werewolves to battle each other. Waldemar wins and then destroys the vampires, only to be killed in turn by a bullet fired by the woman who loved him most.Behind the Scenes
Paul NaschyPaul Naschy
Paul Naschy was a Spanish movie actor, screenwriter, and director working primarily in horror films. His portrayals of numerous classic horror figures—the wolfman, the hunchback, Count Dracula, the mummy—have earned him recognition as the Spanish Lon Chaney...
is the show name for writer, actor Jacinto Molina. Famous for a string of horror films where he played werewolves, he would make this film to his credit. The Spanish actor was helped by German investors who endorsed horror films and who backed this one. He acted in this film and wrote it for the first time. Later he would become a director of other horror film and would keep the name Paul Naschy
Paul Naschy
Paul Naschy was a Spanish movie actor, screenwriter, and director working primarily in horror films. His portrayals of numerous classic horror figures—the wolfman, the hunchback, Count Dracula, the mummy—have earned him recognition as the Spanish Lon Chaney...
, the last from a Spanish name and the first name from the then Pope of the time, Pope Paul VI. In the United States, the film was given the name Frankenstein's Bloody Terror. In the film, an English voice track states that the Frankenstein family would be involved with werewolves and would take the name Wolfstein. The passing off of this plot was decided by the American distrbutors and the film's American producers who wanted to promote a Frankenstein movie. It was paired in 1974 with the American release Dracula vs. Frankenstein
Dracula vs. Frankenstein
Dracula vs. Frankenstein is a 1971 horror film directed by Al Adamson.-Plot:A mad descendent of the original Dr. Frankenstein takes to murdering young women for experimentation in hopes to revive his ancestor's creation , with help from his mute assistant...
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