Miss Muerte (Miss Death and Dr. Z in the Grip of the Maniac) (The Diabolical Dr. Z) (1967)

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Release Date: Feb 15, 1967 Wide

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Dr. Zimmer (Antonio Escribano) invents a mind control machine, and then dies from a heart attack after being insulted at a medical conference. His beautiful but deadly daughter, Irma (Mabel Karr), seeks revenge on the officials who stressed him out. At a club she sees the act of "Miss Death" (Estella Blain), a beautiful woman in a sheer body stocking whose act consists of seducing a mannequin in the center of a spider web. Inspired, Irma fakes her own death, performs plastic surgery on herself,

Unrated, 1 hr. 26 min.

Horror, Classics, Science Fiction & Fantasy

Directed By: Jesus Franco , Robert Griffin

Written By: Jean-Claude Carriere

In Theaters: Feb 15, 1967 Wide

On DVD: Mar 29, 2005

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Critic Reviews for Miss Muerte (Miss Death and Dr. Z in the Grip of the Maniac) (The Diabolical Dr. Z)

very worthy addition to the collection of any fans of late night chiller theatre

April 8, 2003 Full Review Source: Sex Gore Mutants

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Alan Simpson

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This was the first Franco flick I've seen and I've got to say I was impressed. I would love to see what Diabolical Dr. Z would've looked like in color, but it likely would've killed the atmospheric qualities of the movie. The Miss Death sequence was great (and hot in an odd way) as was the hallway fight towards the

July 29, 2007

Michael Gildea

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One of the more "slick" looking Franco films. Beautifully photographed in B&W. The fight in the hallway near the end is amazing. When Franco has the backers his films are unforgetable. This has all the key ingrediants of a solid Franco film. Including the ever reliable performance art scene in a club.

February 11, 2008