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Nightmare City

1980 · 91 min

A lurid, fast-moving siege of blood-drinking ghouls, with cheap shocks and a grim, chaotic atmosphere.

Directed by
Umberto Lenzi
Genres
Horror, Science fiction
Starring
Hugo Stiglitz, Laura Trotter, Maria Rosaria Omaggio
Tagline
Now They Are Everywhere! There Is No Escape!
Overview
A reporter and his doctor wife try to escape from the hordes of bloodthirsty, undead people exposed to nuclear radioactivity as military leaders fight a losing war of attrition against the relentless attacks.

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Directed by
Umberto Lenzi
Genres
Horror, Science fiction
Starring
Hugo Stiglitz, Laura Trotter, Maria Rosaria Omaggio
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • conspiracy
  • corruption
  • death
  • isolation
Places
  • big city
  • hospital
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action7
Horror7
Humour2
Realism4
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Genres
horror, science fiction
Directed by
Umberto Lenzi
Written by
Antonio Cesare Corti, Piero Regnoli, Luis María Delgado
Starring
Hugo Stiglitz, Laura Trotter, Maria Rosaria Omaggio, Francisco Rabal, Sonia Viviani, Eduardo Fajardo, Stefania D'Amario, Ugo Bologna
Music
Stelvio Cipriani
Cinematography
Hans Burmann
Runtime
91 min
Country
Spain, Italy, Mexico
Languages
English, Italian, Spanish

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