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| Title: | Night of the Bloody Apes |
| Directed by: | René Cardona |
| Written by: | René Cardona; René Cardona, Jr. |
| Produced by: | Guillermo Calderon Stell; Alfredo Salazar |
| Music by: | Antonio Diaz Conde |
| Cinematography: | Raúl Martínez Solares |
| Edited by: | Jorge Bustos |
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| Distributors: | Cinematográfica Calderón |
| Released: | February 6th, 1969 (Mexico) 1972 (US) |
| Rating: | R |
| Running time: | 83 min. |
| Country: | Mexico |
| Language: | Spanish |
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Night of the Bloody Apes is an independent Mexican horror film of the science fiction subgenre. It was written and directed by René Cardona and co-written by René Cardona, Jr. and produced by Guillermo Calderon Stell and Alfredo Salazar]] for Cinematográfica Calderón. The film premiered in Mexico on February 6th, 1969. It was released in the United States under the title Night of the Bloody Apes in 1972.
Plot
Cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| José Elías Moreno | Doctor Krallman |
| Carlos López Moctezuma | Goyo |
| Armando Silvestre | Lieutenant Arturo Martinez |
| Norma Lazareno | Lucy Ossorio |
| Agustin Mtz. Solares | Julio Krallman |
| Noelia Noel | Elena Gomez |
| Gina Morett | Woman in shower |
| Juan Fava | El Fisico Nuclear |
| Nathanael León | Zoo security chief |
Notes & Trivia
- Night of the Bloody Apes redirects to this page.
- Alternatively known as La Horripilante bestia humana, aka, The Horrible Man-Beast.
- Is considered a "Video Nasty".
- The tagline for this film is, "They rip, they claw, they tear you to pieces!"
- Production on Night of the Bloody Apes began on May 6th, 1968. Principal photography concluded on May 23rd, 1968. It was filmed on location in Chapultepec Park, Mexico City, Mexico.
- Night of the Bloody Apes is actually just a quasi-remake of René Cardona's first horror film feature, Doctor of Doom.
- Other actors featured in this film include Javier Rizo, Anna Levine and Roger Park. The roles they play in Night of the Bloody Apes is unknown.
- Pre-certification promotional material for the film included the disclaimer, "Warning: this film contains scenes of extreme and explicit violence".
- Night of the Bloody Apes features footage of an actual human heart transplant operation in two separate scenes.
Gallery
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External Links
- Night of the Bloody Apes at IMDB
- Night of the Bloody Apes at Wikipedia
- Night of the Bloody Apes at Eccentric Cinema
- Night of the Bloody Apes at Themoviedb.org
- Night of the Bloody Apes at Horrormovies.org