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Nightmare City

Nightmare City

Now They Are Everywhere! There Is No Escape!

19805.71h 31mR

Overview

In a nameless European city, a local reporter and his doctor wife try to escape from hordes of blood thirsty zombies, undead people exposed to nuclear radioactivity, while the military leaders fight a losing war of attrition against the relentless atomic zombies.

Directed by Umberto Lenzi
Written by Luis María Delgado, Antonio Cesare Corti, Piero Regnoli
Produced by Diego Alchimede, Luis Méndez
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Top Cast

Hugo Stiglitz

Hugo Stiglitz

Dean Miller

Laura Trotter

Laura Trotter

Dr. Anna Miller

Maria Rosaria Omaggio

Maria Rosaria Omaggio

Sheila Holmes

Francisco Rabal

Francisco Rabal

Major Warren Holmes

Sonia Viviani

Sonia Viviani

Cindy

Eduardo Fajardo

Eduardo Fajardo

Dr. Kramer

Stefania D'Amario

Stefania D'Amario

Jessica Murchison

Ugo Bologna

Ugo Bologna

Mr. Desmond

Sara Franchetti

Sara Franchetti

Liz the Maid

Manuel Zarzo

Manuel Zarzo

Colonel Donahue (as Manolo Zarzo)

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Themes & Keywords

vampireapocalypsezombiebloodsuckervirusmilitary to the rescue

About Nightmare City

Nightmare City is a horror, science fiction film released in 1980 exploring themes of vampire, apocalypse, zombie, bloodsucker, virus, military to the rescue. Directed by Umberto Lenzi, it stars Hugo Stiglitz, Laura Trotter, Maria Rosaria Omaggio. In a nameless European city, a local reporter and his doctor wife try to escape from hordes of blood thirsty zombies, undead people exposed to nuclear radioactivity, while the military leaders fight a losing war of attrition against the relentless atomic zombies.

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