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A photographer on an archaeological expedition digging up Etruscan ruins in Italy begins to suspect that not all the Etruscans buried there are actually dead.A photographer on an archaeological expedition digging up Etruscan ruins in Italy begins to suspect that not all the Etruscans buried there are actually dead.A photographer on an archaeological expedition digging up Etruscan ruins in Italy begins to suspect that not all the Etruscans buried there are actually dead.
Vladan Holec
- Otello
- (as Vladan Milasinovic)
Christina von Blanc
- Velia
- (as Christiane Von Blank)
Pierluigi D'Orazio
- Minelli
- (as Pier Luigi D'Orazio)
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- TriviaThe original Italian title translates as "The Etruscan Kills Again," but, thinking the Etruscans would be largely unknown outside of Italy, it was re-titled "The Dead are Alive!" to market it in America as a zombie movie, a la Night of the Living Dead (1968), to which it has no connection whatsoever, and in Germany as an Edgar Wallace movie, with the title translated as "Secrets of the Yellow Grave" ("yellow" as in "giallo"). However, the Bryan Edgar Wallace who wrote the story that the movie was based on, is not the renowned filmmaker so popular among Germans, Edgar Wallace.
- GoofsThe final images show a burning canvas with the image of the evil Etruscan god painted on it. For a movie that purports to be about Etruscology, someone should have known the Etruscans didn't paint on canvas.
- Quotes
Inspector Giuranna: i'm not particularly shocked by the ferocity of the crime. I've seen worse. It's the macabre touch, the way the bodies were laid out. Disturbing, don't you think? Like, uh...
Jason Porter: Like sculptures on a sarcophagus.
- Alternate versionsProduced in both Italian and German versions with partly different crews.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Cinemacabre TV Trailers (1993)
- SoundtracksRequiem
Written by Giuseppe Verdi
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Armando Crispino's clever, classy giallo
In Italy, a series of murders occur at a newly discovered Etruscan burial ground and when a tomb is opened, wall murals of sacrificial killings depict the current deaths ...but how could that possibly be? An American on the site, Professor Jason Porter (Alex Cord) -a violent alcoholic who also suffers blackouts- finds himself not only in the midst of a mystery, but a suspect as well. Was an ancient demon god unleashed when the burial grounds were disturbed -or are the murders the work of a mere (maniacal) mortal?
Armando Crispino's clever and classy entry from the Golden Age of the Giallo (1968-75) has nearly all the conventions one expects from the genre: an innocent (?) American abroad somehow connected to a string of violent crimes, ineffectual police detectives, quirky suspects, nubile victims, red herrings, brutal bludgeonings, suicides, and an insane killer that may come as a surprise. There's also a shoe fetish, a homosexual, a bottle of J&B Whiskey, a wild car chase, and Riz Ortolani's score to hold viewer interest. One of my favorite gialli plot devices is used here to good effect: the protagonist had a clue to the killer's identity all along if only he had interpreted a certain event correctly. All that's missing are the ever-present black gloves -but you won't miss them. This colorful, well-made thriller, based on a short story by Bryan Edgar Wallace, was released in the U.S. as THE DEAD ARE ALIVE. Rounding out the cast are Samantha Eggar, John "Death Dream" Marley, and guest-star Nadja Tiller.
Armando Crispino's clever and classy entry from the Golden Age of the Giallo (1968-75) has nearly all the conventions one expects from the genre: an innocent (?) American abroad somehow connected to a string of violent crimes, ineffectual police detectives, quirky suspects, nubile victims, red herrings, brutal bludgeonings, suicides, and an insane killer that may come as a surprise. There's also a shoe fetish, a homosexual, a bottle of J&B Whiskey, a wild car chase, and Riz Ortolani's score to hold viewer interest. One of my favorite gialli plot devices is used here to good effect: the protagonist had a clue to the killer's identity all along if only he had interpreted a certain event correctly. All that's missing are the ever-present black gloves -but you won't miss them. This colorful, well-made thriller, based on a short story by Bryan Edgar Wallace, was released in the U.S. as THE DEAD ARE ALIVE. Rounding out the cast are Samantha Eggar, John "Death Dream" Marley, and guest-star Nadja Tiller.
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- Etrurac jos ubija
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- Gross US & Canada
- $110,000
- Runtime1 hour 45 minutes
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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