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A Virgin Among the Living Dead

A Virgin Among the Living Dead

She's going down.

19734.81h 19m

Overview

A girl arrives from London to visit her estranged relatives in a remote castle for the reading of her father's will. After a while she discovers that they are all in fact dead and her decision to live with them turns into a nightmare. Unable to leave she's drawn into a macabre underworld through visions of nude satanic rituals and her own impending sacrifice.

Directed by Jesús Franco
Written by Jesús Franco, Paul D'Ales
Produced by Marius Lesoeur, Karl Heinz Mannchen
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Top Cast

Christina von Blanc

Christina von Blanc

Christina Benton

Carmen Yazalde

Carmen Yazalde

Carmencé

Rosa Palomar

Rosa Palomar

Aunt Abigail

Anne Libert

Anne Libert

The Queen of the Night

Howard Vernon

Howard Vernon

Uncle Howard

Jesús Franco

Jesús Franco

Basilio

Paul Müller

Paul Müller

Ernesto Pablo Reiner, Christina's father

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Linda Hastreiter

Blind Girl (uncredited)

Antonio de Cabo

Antonio de Cabo

Notary (uncredited)

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Nicole Guettard

Female Doctor (uncredited)

Themes & Keywords

surrealismfamily secretssexploitationlast will and testamentlustheiresssoftcoreliving deadvirgin sacrificeancient castle

About A Virgin Among the Living Dead

A Virgin Among the Living Dead is a horror film released in 1973 exploring themes of surrealism, family secrets, sexploitation, last will and testament, lust, heiress. Directed by Jesús Franco, it stars Christina von Blanc, Carmen Yazalde, Rosa Palomar. A girl arrives from London to visit her estranged relatives in a remote castle for the reading of her father's will. After a while she discovers that they are all in fact dead and her decision to live with them turns into a nightmare. Unable to leave she's drawn into a macabre underworld through visions of nude satanic rituals and her own impending sacrifice.

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