Rent The Night Evelyn Came Out of the Grave (1971)
3.0 of 5 from 65 ratings
1h 43min
- General info
- Available formats
- Synopsis:
- Troubled aristocrat Alan Cunningham (Anthony Steffen), haunted by the death of his first wife Evelyn, tries to move on by marrying the seductive Gladys (Marina Malfatti). Marital bliss is short-lived, however, as various relatives meet untimely and gruesome deaths, prompting speculation that a vengeful Evelyn has risen from the grave...
- Actors:
- Anthony Steffen, Marina Malfatti, Enzo Tarascio, Giacomo Rossi-Stuart, Umberto Raho, Roberto Maldera, Joan C. Davis, Erika Blanc, Ettore Bevilacqua, Brizio Montinaro, Maria Teresa Tofano, Paola Natale
- Directors:
- Emilio Miraglia
- Producers:
- Antonio Sarno
- Writers:
- Fabio Pittorru, Massimo Felisatti
- Aka:
- La notte che Evelyn uscì dalla tomba
- Studio:
- Arrow Films
- Genres:
- Classics, Horror, Thrillers
- Countries:
- Italy
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 30/05/2016
- Run Time:
- 103 minutes
- Languages:
- English DTS-HD Master Audio 1.0 Mono, Italian DTS-HD Master Audio 1.0 Mono
- Subtitles:
- English Hard of Hearing
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 2.35:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- New Audio Commentary by Troy Howarth
- Exclusive Introduction by Actress Erika Blanc
- New Interview with Critic Stephen Thrower
- 'The Night Erika Came Out of the Grave' - exclusive interview with Erika Blanc
- The Whip and the Body - archival interview with Erika Blanc
- Still Rising from the Grave - archival interview with production designer Lorenzo Baraldi
- Original Italian Theatrical Trailer
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Reviews (1) of The Night Evelyn Came Out of the Grave
SPOILERS follow ... - The Night Evelyn Came Out of the Grave review by NP
Adding to the incredible amount of horror films released during the first few years of the 1970’s, this giallo features Anthony Steffen as Lord Alan Cunningham, who spends the early part of this looking distraught whilst sporting the most magnificent clothes (my genuine favourite is velvety suede burgundy suit). The death of his wife Evelyn had lead to a breakdown for the Lord, and subsequent incarceration at a mental institution. Now the aristocrat is intent on luring other eager young red-heads to his expansive, crumbling mansion (his chat-up method includes grabbing them by the hair to check whether or not they are wearing a wig) for his own fetishistic games, often including the wearing of exotic thigh-length leather boots.
It’s all a little ponderous for the most part. One girl follows the pattern of seduction and murder, and then the plot moves onto exactly the same scenario for the next. Only when he marries Gladys (Marina Malfatti) do things become less repetitive. Cunningham’s homes and grounds (the film is set in England) is a jaw-dropping location. Alan fears his mental problems may be returning when he begins to see visions of his dead wife. His cousin Farley (Umberto Raho) reveals Alan was convinced Evelyn had a lover prior to her death.
As Alan once again deteriorates, deaths begin to occur (including a briefly gory incident featuring foxes nibbling on various innards)
This is a solid, a rather than spectacular, giallo film with lots of well-constructed twists (especially the final one). Occasionally, the villainy verges on pantomime levels of subtlety.
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