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One of the best zombie shockers of the 1970s, this Spanish-Italian coproduction (also known as The Living Dead at Manchester Morgue and Don't Open the Window, among other titles) is a real international affair. Inspired by George Romero's genre-shattering American hit Night of the Living Dead, it was shot in England by a Spanish director with a largely British cast, and supplemented by Spanish zombies and American character actor Arthur Kennedy as a bitter Irish police detective (with only a hint of a brogue). He's investigating a sudden rash of violent murders (the work of Satanists, he's convinced) and closes in on a pair of newcomers to the sleepy Northern England town, longhaired antique dealer Ray Lovelock and his nervous traveling companion Christine Galbó. Only they know the real culprits: newly deceased corpses, revived by agricultural experiments in ultrasonic radiation that are also turning newborns into vicious little monsters. Director Jorge Grau delivers all the stumbling zombies and gory flesh feasts you could hope for in a 1974 movie, but more importantly he creates the rare zombie thriller that manages to be both scary and smartly done. Some of the twists are a bit more far-fetched than others (why does dabbing blood on the eyes of long-dead cadavers magically bring them to life, and how would a zombie even know to try?), but it's a minor quibble in the face of the startling blood frenzy and Grau's satisfying dark dramatic twists.
The DVD also features an introduction and a 20-minute interview with Grau ("I hope you will suffer profoundly," he jokes in the opening), as well as a gallery of posters and stills, TV ads, and radio spots. --Sean Axmaker
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5.0 out of 5 stars
One of the most impressive zombie films ever made,
By Daniel Jolley "darkgenius" (Shelby, North Carolina USA) - See all my reviews (TOP 50 REVIEWER) (REAL NAME)
This review is from: Let Sleeping Corpses Lie (DVD)
If zombies existed and formed their own Zombie Actors' Guild, this is the kind of film they would be fighting (in their patently clumsy way) to appear in. When I started watching Let Sleeping Corpses Lie, I didn't really know it was a zombie movie; then, by the time it was over, I had it ranked in my personal top three zombie films of all time. This film is living proof that you can't judge a zombie film by its number of zombies. It's all about atmosphere, a fact which most European filmmakers have always known, and that's why a film with less than a dozen zombies plays much better than some sweeping epic about a zombie apocalypse. And I must say this is a thoroughly European film, as it's an Italian-Spanish coproduction featuring a Spanish director (Jorge Grau) and a British cast (and filmed in Britain). It also goes by many names, including Don't Open the Window, The Living Dead at Manchester Morgue, No profanar el sueño de los muertos, and Non si deve profanare il sonno dei morti.
When you think about it, letting sleeping corpses lie isn't really the problem here; I daresay every single character is wholly in favor of doing just that. The problem consists of keeping sleeping corpses from rising all on their own. Either way, the last thing George (Ray Lovelock) expected to be dealing with on his weekend trip to the country was zombies. Unfortunately for him, a red-headed stranger named Edna (Christine Galbo) accidentally runs over his motorcycle. He insists that she take him to his destination, but they end up checking on her sister first. Along the way, Edna is attacked by a decidedly abnormal man, although no one believes her. Neither do they believe her sister when she claims this same man murdered her husband. Having arrived at the wrong place at the wrong time, George finds himself basically trapped in town as the hippie-hating police sergeant's main suspect. His attempt to extricate himself from the situation indirectly leads to him finding ample proof that Edna was telling the truth all along, though. Not only is the murderer a zombie, he's engaged in waking up some undead friends to join the fun. Not surprisingly, the gruff sergeant isn't buying such a seemingly cock and bull story of corpses coming to life and feeding on human bodies. George and Edna are pretty much on their own when it comes to trying to survive the whole, unbelievable situation. The source of the zombie outbreak is actually rather interesting, as it's a far cry from some wacked-out virus or alien infestation. The whole storyline is well above average, for that matter, holding together quite well as it forges its own path through the zombie genre. And the ending? Well, I can't think of any way to improve it, really. It's well-nigh perfect. Additionally, lest my fellow gorehounds despair, there are some excellent scenes of blood and gore as the film proceeds -- both in terms of what the zombies do to their victims as well as what their victims do to them as they frantically try to escape the horror all around them. This 1974 film inevitably draws comparisons to George Romero's immensely influential Night of the Living Dead. To tell you the truth, I'm not sure which film is the better of the two -- although, if I had to choose which of them to watch over again, it would be Let Sleeping Corpses Lie. That's how impressed I was with this film.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Creepy Zombie Movie.,
By henry (San Diego CA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Let Sleeping Corpses Lie (Widescreen) (DVD)
First Of All I would like to say to those who compare this movie to Luci Fulci ,and George Romero. I respect some of your opinions but you cannot compare one movie to this director ,and one to the other because these directors all have there individual talent! This movies is not even inspired by night of the living dead. In My opinion it is more artistic, Creative, and completely diffrent than most zombie movies. I truly recommend this movie It Really creeped me out, The musie was Creepy and the zombies were very strange. Enjoy The Individual Talent Of This Director I Highly Recommend This Movie.
2.0 out of 5 stars
Agricultural anxiety? Or sub-par zombie flick?,
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This review is from: Let Sleeping Corpses Lie (Widescreen) (DVD)
I was not familiar with this film until recently, when I viewed it under the title 'The Living Dead at Manchester Morgue', which I'll bet carries considerably more weight for our British friends across the Pond. It looked like yet another 'infamous' Italian horror film, so I settled in prepared for a freak show and a good time. I have to agree with one reviewer who noted the film is simply not worthy of the hype, not at all. There are some things going for it, namely some of the atmosphere, the English setting and location shooting and a little bit of zombie action. I want to say there's something more to the whole story--that fancy new insecticide technology is inadvertently causing the dead to get up and walk about the English countryside--but I don't think it's there. Perhaps a comment on the farming industry in the UK? Methinks I'm thinking too much. However, the film does a great job of nearly talking itself to death for a good forty minutes or so. And when we do get some zombie action, it's nothing great. Some very sick looking people with sub-par makeup waddle around before chewing on what look like sweet-meats from the local butcher, 'grossing' us out. Our protagonist, a 'strong, silent type' in a leather jacket with a commanding attitude (the early scenes in the gas station are plain funny in a badly dubbed (or seems-like-dubbed) clumsiness. The director gives us an amusing introduction, hoping we don't have a good time watching the film, presumably because it's supposed to disturb us but actually does much worse: bores us. However, how can I fault Anchor Bay? They've done an excellent job cleaning up a 'cult' movie (don't even know how cult this is) that was unavailable for a long, long time. They always do a very reverent job on these movies, and it's admirable. Perhaps some big studios could learn a thing or two. Recommended if you have to inspect every zombie flick out there (particularly Italian). But there are far better, namely the original Romero film this is obviously inspired by, as well as Romero's sequels and even Fulci's demented foray into the sub-genre. Americans may get a chuckle out of classic Britishisms like 'And don't bugger me about!' (Character to gas jockey).
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