An alcoholic archaeologist working on some Etruscan ruins suspects there might be some supernatural basis to a series of ritualistic murders. If you're going to make a movie about a moody alcoholic philanderer and populate it with a cast of surly, unpleasant characters you'd better have a compelling story to tell, otherwise you're going to fall flat on your face - which is exactly what director Armando Crispino does here. A second-rate cast (Alex Cord, Samantha Eggar, John Marley) barely summon up the energy to go through the motions as they wait impatiently for payday and the flight home. It benefits from some nice location photography and a lush, sweeping score but the story is dull and the pay-off inadequate.
Review of The Dead Are Alive!
