A Virgin Among the Living Dead

A Virgin Among the Living Dead

A Virgin Among the Living Dead

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A Virgin Among the Living Dead

"She's going down."

1973

1h 19m

4.8(69 votes)

Horror

Overview

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.

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Comptoir Français du Film Production

Cast & Crew

15 members

Acting

Christina von Blanc

Christina Benton

Christina von Blanc

Acting

Carmen Yazalde

Carmencé

Carmen Yazalde

Acting

Rosa Palomar

Aunt Abigail

Rosa Palomar

Acting

Anne Libert

The Queen of the Night

Anne Libert

Acting

Howard Vernon

Uncle Howard

Howard Vernon

Directing

Jesús Franco

Basilio

Jesús Franco

Acting

Paul Müller

Ernesto Pablo Reiner, Christina's father

Paul Müller

Acting

Alice Arno

Princess of Eroticism (added scene) (uncredited)

Alice Arno

Acting

Wal Davis

Garden orgy (added scene) (uncredited)

Wal Davis

Acting

Antonio de Cabo

Notary (uncredited)

Antonio de Cabo

Writing

Nicole Guettard

Female Doctor (uncredited)

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Acting

Linda Hastreiter

Blind Girl (uncredited)

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Acting

Rose Kiekens

(uncredited)

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Acting

France Nicolas

Garden orgy (added scene) (uncredited)

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Pierre Taylou

Garden orgy (added scene) (uncredited)

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