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A Virgin Among the Living Dead
“She's going down.”
4.7 / 10• 1973• 1h 19m•NR• French
Horror
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Christina von Blanc
Christina Benton
Lead
Carmen Yazalde
Carmencé
Rosa Palomar
Aunt Abigail
Anne Libert
The Queen of the Night
Howard Vernon
Uncle Howard
Jesús Franco
Basilio
Paul Müller
Ernesto Pablo Reiner, Christina's father
LH
Linda Hastreiter
Blind Girl (uncredited)
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Jesús Franco's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. A Virgin Among the Living Dead is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
