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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)
Storyline
Did you know
- 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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Slow but good thriller of killings around a newly discovered tomb
This is a good but poorly paced Italian thriller from the 1970's. The plot concerns a series or murders occurring to people connected to a recently discovered Etruscan burial sight. One of the repeated shots is the face of the Etruscan demon god that was found on the wall of the tomb. As the police investigate the lives of everyone involved are revealed and wee see that not everyone is as innocent they would like us to believe.
A good, but not great mystery with supernatural overtones this movie is graced with good performances across the board. Better is the fact that the characters are very complex with no real clichés in the bunch. The film also keeps you off balance with some interesting camera work and music. The only thing that I'm not a fan of is the fact that the pacing is a bit to slack. There are several times when I would have liked them to move things on and not take a quiet contemplative moment. I'm probably over reacting but the desire to speed things up knocked down the rating a couple of points on this good thriller.
A good, but not great mystery with supernatural overtones this movie is graced with good performances across the board. Better is the fact that the characters are very complex with no real clichés in the bunch. The film also keeps you off balance with some interesting camera work and music. The only thing that I'm not a fan of is the fact that the pacing is a bit to slack. There are several times when I would have liked them to move things on and not take a quiet contemplative moment. I'm probably over reacting but the desire to speed things up knocked down the rating a couple of points on this good thriller.
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- dbborroughs
- Jul 21, 2006
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- Also known as
- 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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