(133) FACE OF HELL + MACABRE TRAIL Mexican Double Feature
5102DVD
MEXICAN
DOUBLE FEATURE with OPTIONAL ENGLISH SUBTITLES
FACE
OF HELL PLUS THE SEQUEL MACABRE TRAIL
FILM ONE
FACE OF HELL [Rostro Infernal] (1963) 86
MIN
also known as THE INCREDIBLE FACE OF DR. B
director Alfredo B. Crevenna
starring Eric del Castillo · Rosa Carmina · Jaime Fernández
· Elsa Cárdenas · Ramón Bugarini
FILM TWO
THE MACABRE TRAIL [La Huella Macabra] (1963)
88 MIN
also known as MACABRE FOOTSTEPS
director Alfredo B. Crevenna
starring Guillermo Murray · Rosa Carmina · Jaime Fernández
· Elsa Cárdenas · Ramón Bugarini
In 1500, Count Brankovan
stole Paracelsus' secret formula of "eternal life."
But decay continues to ravish both body and mind, leaving him monstrously
ugly inside and out. To survive, the Count must constantly replenish
his craving with fresh brains. His ghastly diet successfully transfers
life AND knowledge from the victim, but
it does not curb Count Brankovan's physical deterioration [he is reduced
to constantly wearing a mask]. After the death of a distinguished concert
pianist, the police become so desperate to solve the 'brain sucking
murders' that they disguise a female detective as the brilliant Dr.
Méndez Braun to use her as bait to attract the celebrity killer.
The first movie ends with the demise of Brankovan; the sequel starts
as his trusty assistant Kunto removes him from the coffin. Count Brankovan,
now with a new disguise and name [Theo Van Korn], vows vengeance against
everyone who tried to destroy him.
The
cast and crew are essentially the same for both films. The major exception
is Eric Del Castillo [the original Count Brankovan] being replaced by
Guillermo Murray [playing the resurrected Brankovan. Even though Del
Castillo does appear briefly and uncredited in the beginning of this
sequel, he opted out of the project after securing the lead role in
a Mexican TV series Grandes Ilusiones. He would become one of Mexico's
most prolific actors, starring in 300+ productions including ENIGMA
OF DEATH with Mil Mascares and WOMEN
OF DRACULA. Guillermo Murray was a good choice for Brankovan
here after playing Count Sergio Subotai in WORLD
OF THE VAMPIRES the previous year.
Two
Mexican films on 2 Discs, Spanish with optional English subtitles, uncut
(169 total min);
fullscreen prints, DVD encoded for ALL REGION NTSC,
playable on any USA machine. Extras include selected theatrical trailers.
