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House of the Living Dead ()

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On a South African plantation, a maniac is on the loose, first killing the estate's animals, then starting on the human members.
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Sir Michael Brattling / Dr. Breckinridge Brattling
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Mary Anne Carew
David Oxley ...
Dr. Collinson
Margaret Inglis ...
Lady Brattling
Dia Sydow ...
Lena
Lynne Maree ...
Annie
Bill Flynn ...
Simeon
Nobby Clark ...
Capt. Turner (as William Baird Clark)
Ronald France ...
Col. Pringle
Don Furnival ...
Brand
Pieter Geldenhuys ...
Shoemaker (as Peter Geldenhuys)
Ben Dekker ...
Jan
Limpie Basson ...
Hugo de Groot
Amina Gool ...
Aia Kat

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Ray Austin

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Marc Marais ... (screenplay) (as Marc de V Marais)
 
John Brason ... (original story)

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Matt Druker ... producer
Philip N. Krasne ... executive producer
Basil Rayburn ... producer (as Basil Rubin)

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Peter J. Elliott ... (as Peter Elliot)

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Lionel Friedberg ... (lighting cameraman)

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Diana Friedberg ... (as Diane Ginsberg)

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Lionel Selwyn ... supervising editor

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Anita Friedberg

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Ashley Ferne ... hairdresser
Irene Haselau ... makeup artist

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Gerald Berman ... production manager

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Roland Robinson ... assistant director

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Joachim Putz ... property master

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Johan van de Vyver ... sound (as Johan van der Vyver)

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Protea Holdings ... special effects

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Robin Browne ... camera operator
Erwin Hekelmoser ... gaffer
Tommy Kieser ... grip
Rainer Lanuschny ... focus puller
Oliver Stapleton ... still photographer

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Reggie Wollschlager ... wardrobe (as Reggie Woolschlager)

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Eric Smith ... music director

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Cheryl Frootko ... continuity

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John B. Kelly ... presenter
Marc Marais ... assistant to producer (as Marc de V Marais)

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Plot Summary

A mad scientist (Mark Burns) is conducting hideous occult experiments at the family estate of Brattling Manor, monkeying about with things man was not meant to know, including the transfer and containment of living souls. It's only a matter of time before he begins to experiment on the souls of human beings - including his own family. Written by Ørnås

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Taglines It drives you mad before it kills! See more »
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Also Known As
  • Skaduwees Oor Brugplaas (South Africa, Afrikaans title)
  • Doctor Maniac (United States)
  • Kill, Baby, Kill (United States)
  • Curse of the Dead (United States)
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  • 87 min
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Trivia Was shot under the title "Shadows over Bridge Place," but later released as "House of the Living Dead" and "Curse of the Dead" to cash in on the then-popular zombie movies, even though there are no zombies in the movie whatsoever. See more »
Goofs Mary Anne's low-cut dress at dinner is inappropriate for the period. Only a strumpet would wear a neckline so low in the Victorian age. See more »
Movie Connections Referenced in Herschell Gordon Lewis: The Godfather of Gore (2010). See more »
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