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Oasis of the Zombies

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Wikipedia article




'Oasis of the Zombies' (originally called 'L'Abme des Morts-Vivants' / 'The Abyss of the Living Dead') is a 1982 film directed by Jess Franco for French producer Marius Lesoeur. Two different versions of the film were made, each featuring different lead actors.Stephen Thrower, Murderous Passions: The Delirious Cinema of Jess Franco (2015)

Plot



The plot involves treasure hunters who track down a lost fortune in Nazi gold in the desert, only to discover that the treasure is still guarded by the Afrika Korps soldiers transporting it, who have become zombies.

Cast



* Manuel Glin as Robert Blabert

* France Lomay as Erika

* Jeff Montgomery as Ben

* Eric Saint-Just as Ronald

* Caroline Audret as Sylvie

* Henri Lambert as Colonel Kurt Meitzell '(in the French-language version)'

* Myriam Landson as Kurt's Wife '(in the French-language version)'

* Eduardo Fajardo as Colonel Kurt Meitzell '(in the Spanish-language version)'

* Lina Romay as Kurt's Wife '(in the Spanish-language version)'

* Antonio Mayans as Sheik Mohamed Al-Kafir

* Javier Maiza as Captain Blabert

* Albino Graziani as Prof. Deniken

* Jess Franco as Zombie

Release



The film has also been referred to over the years as 'El desierto de los zombies', 'The Grave of the Living Dead', and 'The Treasure of the Living Dead'. It was released as 'Bloodsucking Nazi Zombies' on U.S. video.

Franco filmed a "Spanish version" simultaneously with the French version (under the title 'La Tumba de los Muertos Vivientes'). He replaced Henri Lambert and Myriam Landsom with his friends Lina Romay and Eduardo Fajardo for the lead roles in the Spanish language version. The Spanish version is a lost film.

Reception



Writing in 'The Zombie Movie Encyclopedia', academic Peter Dendle stated the film has had a negative reception, but it "presents a simple, unhurried, and unpretending appreciation of zombies and their habitat, a fresh and provocative desert landscape." Ian Jane of DVD Talk rated it 3/5 stars and wrote, "It's terrible, but somehow trance inducing in its own bizarre way." Gordon Sullivan of DVD Verdict wrote, "It's really a mess of tepid Eurosleaze masquerading as a zombie flick, and it doesn't even do that well."

References




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