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Noche de muerte

1975 1h 24m ES
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★4.3TMDB · 10
ActionDrama
Synopsis
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Someone who wears a blue mask, is squat and has giant hands are killing people and stealing jewelry and money. The witnesses are afraid to talk, despite the detective understands that the clues point to his friend Blue Demon. This is actually an evil plan hatched by the Count and a fighter called ' The Cossack ', taking revenge on Blue. In both the real Blue Demon campaign starts with his secretary and a detective to unravel the mystery.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Credits

Behind the camera

Director
René Cardona
Writers
Carlos Enrique Taboada
Languages
Spanish
Countries
Mexico

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RUNTIME

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84 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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ERA

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51 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "The Blue Demon Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by René Cardona, shot by Ricardo Carretero. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Alfredo Rosas Priego shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Blue Demon and Armando Silvestre and Germán Valdés carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0257970 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 10 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

René Cardona directs. Ricardo Carretero behind the camera. Alfredo Rosas Priego cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Mexico. Dialogue in Spanish.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

  • 184 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
  • 251 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
  • 3Part of the "The Blue Demon Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
  • 4Directed by René Cardona, shot by Ricardo Carretero. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
  • 5Editor Alfredo Rosas Priego shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
  • 6Blue Demon and Armando Silvestre and Germán Valdés carry the top of the cast.
  • 7IMDB entry: tt0257970 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
  • 8Only 10 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
  • 9Classified under 9 themes, including "robbery", "jewelry", "detective", "1970s".

The technical file

Cinematography
Ricardo Carretero
Editing
Alfredo Rosas Priego
Runtime
84 min · 1h 24m
Status
Released
Original language
ES

Part of

The Blue Demon Collection

A series of films starring the famous luchador Blue Demon as himself fighting various supernatural foes.

Also by

René Cardona

Production companies

Who made it

  • ES

    Estudios América

    MX

  • PR

    Producciones Jiménez Pons Hermanos

Key crew

  • EditorAlfredo Rosas Priego
  • Sound EditorSigfrido García
  • Assistant EditorSaúl Aupart
  • Camera OperatorRoberto Rivera

Themes & keywords

What it's about, really

  • robbery
  • jewelry
  • detective
  • 1970s
  • investigation
  • wrestler
  • murderer
  • masked man
  • lucha libre

Release history · US

When it landed

  • Theatrical1975-07-02

Also known as

International titles

  • Blue Demon: Death NightUS

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