Säge des Todes, Die (1981)

User Rating:

4.8/10   

Director:

Jesus Franco

Writers:

Rayo Casablanca (screenplay)
Rayo Casablanca (story)

Release Date:

27 March 1981 (West Germany)

Genre:

Horror

Plot:

Girls are killed at a language-school in Spain.

Plot Keywords:

Screaming | Female Nudity | Stocking Mask | Nudity | Voyeur

Cast

Olivia Pascal	...	Angela
Christoph Moosbrugger	...	Alvaro (as Christopher Brugger)
Nadja Gerganoff	...	Manuela
Alexander Waechter	...	Miguel
Jasmin Losensky	...	Inga
Corinna Drews	...	Laura (as Corinna Gillwald)
Ann-Beate Engelke	...	Eva
Peter Exacoustos	...	Antonio
Antonia García	...	Elvira
Beatriz Sancho Nieto	...	Rita
María Rubio	...	Countess Maria Gonzales
Otto Retzer	...	Bueno (as Otto W. Retzer)
Jesus Franco	...	Doctor
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Al Pereira	...	Man in party

Directed by
Jesus Franco

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Rayo Casablanca		screenplay
Rayo Casablanca		story

Produced by
Wolf C. Hartwig	....	producer
Otto Retzer	....	executive producer (as Otto W. Retzer)

Original Music by
Gerhard Heinz

Cinematography by
Juan Soler

Film Editing by
Karl Aulitzky
Christine Jank

Art Direction by
Klaus Haase

Costume Design by
Rolf Albrecht

Production Management
Otto Retzer	....	production supervisor (as Otto W. Retzer)
Erich Tomek	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Lina Romay	....	assistant director (as Rosa Almirail)

Special Effects by
Juan Ramón Molina	....	special effects (as Juan Ramon Molina)

Camera and Electrical Department
Fátima Ochando	....	assistant director of photography (as Fatima Ochanda)
Juan Soler	....	still photographer (as Hannes Furbringer)

Music Department
Frank Duval	....	composer: song "Love in the Shadow"

Production Companies

• Lisa-Film
• Metro Film
• Rapid Film

Distributors

• DMEG (2004) (Sweden) (video)
• Gold Internacional Films
• Inter-Light Video (1981) (UK) (video)
• Severin Films (2008) (USA) (DVD)
• Succéfilm AB (2004) (Sweden) (video)
• Trans World Entertainment (TWE) (video)

Also Known As:

Bloody Moon (International: English title)
Colegialas violadas (Spain) [es]
Lune de sang, La (France) [fr]
Profonde tenebre (Spain) [es]
Profonde tenebre (Italy) [it]
Sexmord på pigeskolen (Denmark) (video title) [da]
Terror y muerte en la universidad (Argentina) (video box title) [es]
The Bloody Moon Murders (Belgium: English title) (video title) [en]

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

West Germany

Language:

German

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Germany:18 (cut) (video rating) (1986) | Germany:18 (theatrical release) (1981) (uncut) | UK:X (original rating) | Argentina:18 | UK:18 | West Germany:(Banned) | Germany:BPjM Restricted

Filming Locations:

Alicante, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain

Company:

Lisa-Film

Movie Connections:

Featured in Matador (1986)

Great slasher film.

"Bloody Moon" is a great slasher film from the master of exploitation Jesus Franco.The plot is obviously inspired by "Halloween" and "Friday the 13th".The acting is pretty average,but there is plenty of gore to satisfy fans of splatter.There is for example very bloody power saw decapitation plus some other killings which involve chainsaws,razorblades and knives.The music score is pretty appalling and the film's theme tune is incredibly annoying.Overall,the film is moderately entertaining,so if you're a Franco fan give this one a look. Here is the plot:"Bloody Moon" takes place in a Spanish language school,where pretty female students are murdered by an unidentified stalker in a variety of grisly ways.