El Jorobado de la Morgue (The Hunchback of the Rue Morgue) (1972)

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Release Date: Sep 1, 1973 Wide

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One of the more notorious Spanish exercises in gory horror, this film from Basque director Javier Aguirre stars Jacinto Molina (aka "Paul Naschy") as a hunchbacked Swiss morgue attendant named Gotho. He's in love with a woman who dies of tuberculosis, causing Gotho to grab an axe and chop up some medical students who want to dissect her then hide her body in a dank crypt. A hallucination scene featuring the woman's body being eaten by rats while Gotho beats and burns them featured real rats, who

R, 1 hr. 26 min.

Art House & International, Horror

Directed By: Javier Aguirre

Written By: Paul Naschy, Javier Aguirre, Albert Insua

In Theaters: Sep 1, 1973 Wide

On DVD: Nov 24, 2009

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A Paul Naschy starring masterpiece. Great gore effects and a nice twist on the hunchback story. Though there seems to be room for a little character development believe it or not but it falls a little short but that doesn't really matter does it?

January 11, 2010