Directing
Amando de Ossorio
Born April 6, 1918 · A Coruña, A Coruña, Galicia, Spain
Died January 13, 2001 · aged 82
Amando de Ossorio was one of the foremost Spanish horror film directors during the European horror film surge in the 1970s, known especially for his "Blind Dead" tetralogy.
Known For
Tombs of the Blind Dead · 1972Tombs of the Blind Dead
★ 6.21972
MovieHorror
In 13th century Berzano, a legion of knights known as the Templar were executed for conducting black magic rituals and committing human sacrifices in a quest for eternal life. 700 years later, they rise from the dead and attack a group of vacationing college students who visit the remains of their abandoned monastery.
Hudson River Massacre · 1965Hudson River Massacre
★ 8.51965
MovieWestern
Hudson river fur hunters rebel against their English masters in this pre-Blind Dead effort from de Ossorio. Victor, chief of the rebels, kidnaps Ann from the ruthless landowner, Sullivan, as a bartering tool. Ann and Victor, in love, fight together against Sullivan for a free life together.
Curse of the Blind Dead · 2020Curse of the Blind Dead
★ 4.12020
MovieHorror
In the Thirteenth century, a group of Satan worshipers, the Knights Templar, are captured during a ritual and brutally murdered by the locals. Just before the execution, the Knights swear to return from their graves to haunt the village and the nearby forest. Centuries later, in a post-apocalyptic future, a man and his daughter try to survive against both the undead Knights and a sect commanded by a mad preacher.
Fangs of the Living Dead · 1969Fangs of the Living Dead
★ 4.41969
MovieHorror
A beautiful virgin inherits a castle, but when she arrives at it, she finds that the inhabitants include a strange nobleman and a bevy of beautiful women she suspects may be vampires.
Attack of the Blind Dead · 1973Attack of the Blind Dead
★ 5.81973
MovieHorror
Nearly a half-millenium after they were blinded and executed for committing human sacrifices, a band of Templar knights returns from the grave to terrorize a rural Portuguese village during its centennial celebration. A small group of people take refuge in a deserted cathedral and must find a way to escape from the creatures.
Night of the Seagulls · 1975Night of the Seagulls
★ 5.61975
MovieHorror
A bizarre cult that practices a ritual of sacrificing humans terrorizes a young doctor and his wife, who have just moved to the group's village.
Demon Witch Child · 1975Demon Witch Child
★ 4.91975
MovieHorror
After an old witch desecrates a church and abducts a baby, the police take her in for questioning, leading her to attempt suicide. To exact revenge, a fellow witch curses the police commissioner's daughter, and as the old witch dies, her spirit latches onto the young girl and causes her to wreak havoc.
The Ghost Galleon · 1974The Ghost Galleon
★ 4.91974
MovieHorror
After a pair of models go missing from a boat, a rescue party discover an empty galleon carrying the coffins of the long dead Knights Templar. The rescue party board the galleon and then discover their own boat has vanished. The survivors struggle to fight off the spectral knights with what little knowledge they have of them.
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El bandido generoso · 1957El bandido generoso
★ 9.01957
MovieAdventure
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