Alucarda

Based On the book by Sheridan Le Fanu

Alucarda (Spanish: Alucarda, la hija de las tinieblas, lit. 'Alucarda, the daughter of darkness') is a 1977 English-language Mexican supernatural horror film co-written and directed by Juan López Moctezuma, and starring Tina Romero, Claudio Brook, Susana Kamini, and David Silva. A loose adaptation of Sheridan Le Fanu's 1872 novella Carmilla, it revolves around two teenage orphan girls living in a Catholic convent, who unleash a demonic force and become possessed. The film premiered at the 1977 Paris International Festival of Fantastic and Science-Fiction Film, and had a brief Mexican theatrical release in a censored version. It was released theatrically in France on 26 December 1977.

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Release date:

January 26, 1978

Director:

Juan López Moctezuma

Cast:

Tina Romero, Claudio Brook, David Silva, Martin LaSalle, Susana Kamini

Genre:

Horror, LGBTQ-related, Vampire

Country:

Mexico

Language:

English

Year page:

1978 in adaptations