Miss Muerte
Nothing ever stripped your nerves screamingly raw like the diabolical Dr. Z
A woman seeks to avenge her father's death using a local dancer, with long poisonous fingernails, to do her bidding.
The Diabolical Dr. Z (1966) is a horror and science fiction film directed by Jesús Franco, released on August 1, 1966 with a runtime of 1h 26m. It stars Estella Blain, Mabel Karr, Fernando Montes and Howard Vernon. Viewers rate it 5.8 out of 10 across 38 ratings.
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Estella Blain
as Nadja / Miss Muerte
Mabel Karr
as Irma Zimmer
Fernando Montes
as Dr. Phillippe Brighthouse
Howard Vernon
as Dr. Vicas
Guy Mairesse
as Hans Bergen
Antonio Jiménez Escribano
as Dr. Zimmer
Marcelo Arroita-Jáuregui
as Dr. Moroni
Cris Huerta
as Dr. Kallman
Lucía Prado
as Barbara Albert
Jesús Franco
as Inspector Tanner
Daniel White
as Inspector Green
Ángela Tamayo
as Juliana
Directed by Jesús Franco, written by Jesús Franco and Jean-Claude Carrière, produced by Serge Silberman and Michel Safra.
Average viewer score of 5.8/10 from 38 ratings.
**_Miss Zimmer manipulates a provocative dancer to avenge her father_** A Spanish-French production masterminded by Jess Franco, this combines the moody artistic tone of early ’60’s B&W mystery/horror flicks “Night Tide” and “Carnival of Souls” with bits of the Frankenstein story for imaginative Euro horror. There’s also the risqué sideshow element of “The Incredibly Strange Creatures Who Stopped Living and Became…
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The main cast of The Diabolical Dr. Z (1966) includes Estella Blain, Mabel Karr, Fernando Montes, Howard Vernon and Guy Mairesse. The film was directed by Jesús Franco. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
The Diabolical Dr. Z was released on August 1, 1966 and runs for 1h 26m.
The Diabolical Dr. Z (1966) holds an average rating of 5.8 out of 10 from 38 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy horror and science fiction films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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