''Cauldron of Blood'' (Original title: ''El Coleccionista de cadáveres''/ ''The Corpse Collector''), also known in USA as ''Blind Man's Bluff'', is a 1970
horror film
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filmed in
Spain
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and directed by Santos Alcocer, credited as "Edward Mann". The film stars
Boris Karloff
William Henry Pratt (23 November 1887 – 2 February 1969), known professionally as Boris Karloff () and occasionally billed as Karloff the Uncanny, was a British actor. His portrayal of Frankenstein's monster in the horror film ''Frankenstei ...
and
Viveca Lindfors. It was filmed in the Spring of 1967, but only released theatrically in 1970 in Spain, a year after Karloff's death. It was later theatrically released in the US by Cannon Films in August, 1971.
Plot
Karloff plays a blind sculptor named Franz Badulescu, who uses the skeletons of actual dead people to create works of art. Unbeknownst to him, his wife is murdering people to provide him with skeletons, and is plotting to eventually kill Franz as well.
Cast
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Jean-Pierre Aumont as Claude Marchand
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Boris Karloff
William Henry Pratt (23 November 1887 – 2 February 1969), known professionally as Boris Karloff () and occasionally billed as Karloff the Uncanny, was a British actor. His portrayal of Frankenstein's monster in the horror film ''Frankenstei ...
as Franz Badulescu
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Viveca Lindfors as Tania Badulescu
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Dyanik Zurakowska as Elga
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Milo Quesada as Shanghai
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Rosenda Monteros as Valerie
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Rubén Rojo as Pablo
* Carmen Rojo as The Gypsy Queen
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Manuel de Blas as Lenny
* Jaqui Speed as Pilar (as Eduardo Coutelen)
* Mary Lou Palermo as the Stewardess
[Nollen, Scott Allen. Boris Karloff: A Gentleman's Life. Midnight Marquee & BearManor Media]
Release
United Commonwealth/NTA Television purchased US distribution and TV rights from Cannon Films after the U.S. theatrical run. It was released on VHS and
region 0 DVD in the
United Kingdom
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only. The DVD included a bonus episode ''The Silver Curtain'' from Karloff's 1954 TV series ''
Colonel March of Scotland Yard''.
In 2012, Olive Films gave ''Cauldron of Blood'' its first-ever U.S. home video release on DVD and Blu-Ray. Olive's release utilized a surviving print from Cannon Films' owner MGM, and produced under licence from U.S. rights' holder Paramount (who obtained those rights from the purchase of Republic Pictures/Spelling Entertainment, which also included the Commonwealth/ NTA library).
References
External links
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1970 films
English-language Spanish films
1970 horror films
1970s English-language films
English-language horror films
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