The People Who Own the Dark
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| Spanish | Último deseo |
| Directed by | León Klimovsky |
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| Cinematography | Miguel Fernández Mila |
| Edited by | Soledad López |
| Music by | Miguel Asins Arbó |
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| Country | Spain |
The People Who Own the Dark (Spanish: Último deseo, lit. 'Last Wish') is a 1976 Spanish post-apocalyptic thriller directed by León Klimovsky starring Nadiuska and Alberto de Mendoza.
Plot
[edit]A group of wealthy men who have survived an apocalyptic fallout unscathed mingling with female prostitutes in a high-class orgy in a secluded countryside mansion-brothel face the attacks of a violent horde of blinded townsfolk.[1][2][3]
Cast
[edit]- Nadiuska[4]
- Alberto de Mendoza as Professor Fulton[5]
- Teresa Gimpera[4]
- Emiliano Redondo[4]
- Julia Sali[4]
- Tomás Picó as Victor[5]
- Diana Polakov[4]
- Antonio Mayans as Vasily[5]
- Leona Devine[4]
- Ricardo Palacios[4]
- Maria Perschy as Lily[5]
- Paul Naschy as Borne[5]
Production
[edit]The screenplay was penned by Vicente Aranda, Joaquim Jordà and Gabriel Burgos based on a story by Burgos.[4] Shooting locations included the Cartuja de Talamanca de Jarama in the province of Madrid.[6]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Schlegel, Nicholas G. (2015). Sex, Sadism, Spain, and Cinema. The Spanish Horror. Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield. p. 155; 158. ISBN 978-1-4422-5115-1.
- ^ Madrid Brito, Débora (2019). La humanidad en peligro. Alteraciones y suplantaciones del ser humano en el cine español 1992-2014 (PDF). Universidad Autónoma de Madrid. pp. 114–115.
- ^ "18 Festival de Sevilla. Catálogo" (PDF). Festival de Cine de Sevilla. 2021. p. 244. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Último deseo (Ciclo 'Galaxia Ibérica: el cine de ciencia ficción español')" (PDF). Universidad de Zaragoza. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
- ^ a b c d e Schlegel 2015, p. 155.
- ^ "Principales rutas del fantástico en la Comunidad de Madrid" (PDF). Comunidad de Madrid. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
Categories:
- 1976 films
- Spanish post-apocalyptic films
- Spanish horror thriller films
- 1970s Spanish films
- Spanish erotic thriller films
- Films shot in the Community of Madrid
- 1970s exploitation films
- Films about prostitution
- Films about blind people
- 1976 horror films
- Films directed by León Klimovsky
- 1970s erotic thriller films