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The Living Coffin
The Living Coffin
Actors: Gaston Santos, Maria Duval, Pedro de Aguillón, Carlos Ancira, Carolina Barret
Director: Fernando Méndez
Genres: Westerns, Indie & Art House, Horror, Science Fiction & Fantasy
UR     2007     1hr 12min

AKA: El Grito de la Muerte — . In this eerie atmospheric reinvention of a timeless Mexican legend and Edgar Allen Poe's classic The Premature Burial, a Cowboy (Gastón Santos) and his partner, Crazy Wolf (Pedro de Aguill...  more »

     
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Actors: Gaston Santos, Maria Duval, Pedro de Aguillón, Carlos Ancira, Carolina Barret
Director: Fernando Méndez
Creators: Víctor Herrera, Charles L. Kimball, Alfredo Ripstein hijo, César Santos, Ramón Obón
Genres: Westerns, Indie & Art House, Horror, Science Fiction & Fantasy
Sub-Genres: Westerns, Indie & Art House, Horror, Science Fiction & Fantasy
Studio: Casanegra Ent
Format: DVD - Color
DVD Release Date: 04/24/2007
Original Release Date: 01/01/1959
Theatrical Release Date: 01/01/1959
Release Year: 2007
Run Time: 1hr 12min
Screens: Color
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaDVD Credits: 1
Total Copies: 0
Members Wishing: 1
MPAA Rating: Unrated
Languages: Spanish, English, Spanish
Subtitles: English

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Movie Reviews

Wanderings spirits
M. Barnard | U.S. | 04/26/2007
(4 out of 5 stars)

"During the 1950s, producer Alfredo Ripstein lensed a series of films around successful horseback matador Gaston Santos. Generally rurales entries, three in particular (EL GRITO DE LA HUERTE, EL PANTANO DE LAS ANIMAS and LA FLECHA ENVENENNADA, emerged as quirky "PERIOD" mysteries. the LIVING COFFIN (EL GRITO DE LA MUERTE) reteams Gaston with comic relief Pedro de Aguillón in the mystery surrounding an isolated hacienda and a corpse which vanishes from its tomb.

Nicely atmospheric in places.

Santos, never overly impressed with film work, admits to never having seen any of his handful of films in its entirety through."
Time waster
Alan | Monroe, CT | 05/04/2008
(1 out of 5 stars)

"Disappointing film in the Casanegra series. The mixture of cowboys, walking corpses, bandits and weak attempts at comedy makes for a boring mismatch. The attempt to weave this story into a mystery falls way short and predictable. In addition, the colors in this print are dull and reminiscent of the B/W films that were "colorized." There are much better films in this series; this one should have stayed buried."