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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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Stylish and suspenseful giallo
Even though this film is entitled under its German title, 'L'Etrusco Uccide Ancora' - how it is called in Italian - is overall a typical Italian thriller of the Seventies. Directed with style by Armando Crispino, who also directed the breathtaking 'Macchie Solari' (aka Autopsy, The Victim), the film suggests supernatural forces involved in the plot. That makes the whole thing even more atmospheric and will keep you on the edge of your seats. The German video versions are heavily cut concerning the plot (one version is also cut concerning the violent killings), while only the Danish video version appears to be complete (according to the excellent English book 'Blood and Black Lace'). Nevertheless, if you are able to get this gem on video, get it: This giallo truly delivers!
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- rundbauchdodo
- Mar 19, 2000
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- Also known as
- Etrurac jos ubija
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- Gross US & Canada
- $110,000
- Runtime1 hour 46 minutes
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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