Léon Klimovsky's "La Noche De Walpurgis" aka. "The Werewolf Vs. Vampire Women" of 1971 is certainly nothing essential, but definitely highly watch-worthy for my fellow Eurohorror enthusiasts, and an overall interesting little flick with highs and lows. While the movie is, of course, cheesy (which is to be expected), and unfortunately also has some pretty boring parts , it is also very stylish, quite creepy and quite interesting due to the Werewolf/Vampire topic and, especially, thanks to Spanish Exploitation/Horror icon Paul Naschy.
Elvira (Gaby Fuchs) and Genevieve (Barbara Capell) are two young girls who happen to search for the tomb of a murderous medieval witch, who was said to be a vampire. When the two young women run out of gas in the middle of nowhere, a man offers them to stay at his house. The friendly passenger is Waldemar Daninsky (Paul Naschy), a kind-hearted and educated man, who has he misfortune of turning into a werewolf at full moon... B-movie cult actor Paul Naschy stars in the role of the Werewolf Waldemar Daninsky the fourth time, a role which he has played 13 times so far. Naschy, whose name stands for pure cult for exploitation lovers like myself, also wrote the screenplay for this film, as he did for many of the movies he starred in. The film furthermore features a beautiful female cast, Gaby Fuchs, Barbara Capell and Patty Shepard (especially Capell is very, very hot), and, in spite of an obviously minimal budget, many scenes are very stylishly made (allthough its sometimes overdone, as nearly all creepy moments are done in slow-mo).
"The Werewolf Vs. Vampire Women" isn't a masterpiece. Nonetheless, it is a highly entertaining and interesting film that should not be missed by serious lovers of Eurohorror. The film may have its lengths throughout the middle, but it is also stylishly made and quite creepy in many parts, and definitely worth he time for a genre-fan. Highly recommended to my fellow Naschy-fans!
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Elvira (Gaby Fuchs) and Genevieve (Barbara Capell) are two young girls who happen to search for the tomb of a murderous medieval witch, who was said to be a vampire. When the two young women run out of gas in the middle of nowhere, a man offers them to stay at his house. The friendly passenger is Waldemar Daninsky (Paul Naschy), a kind-hearted and educated man, who has he misfortune of turning into a werewolf at full moon... B-movie cult actor Paul Naschy stars in the role of the Werewolf Waldemar Daninsky the fourth time, a role which he has played 13 times so far. Naschy, whose name stands for pure cult for exploitation lovers like myself, also wrote the screenplay for this film, as he did for many of the movies he starred in. The film furthermore features a beautiful female cast, Gaby Fuchs, Barbara Capell and Patty Shepard (especially Capell is very, very hot), and, in spite of an obviously minimal budget, many scenes are very stylishly made (allthough its sometimes overdone, as nearly all creepy moments are done in slow-mo).
"The Werewolf Vs. Vampire Women" isn't a masterpiece. Nonetheless, it is a highly entertaining and interesting film that should not be missed by serious lovers of Eurohorror. The film may have its lengths throughout the middle, but it is also stylishly made and quite creepy in many parts, and definitely worth he time for a genre-fan. Highly recommended to my fellow Naschy-fans!