The World of the Dead

1970 1h 30m ES

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6.0

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5.6

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★6.0TMDB · 21★5.6IMDB · 125

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Synopsis

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Santo and Blue Demon take on a 300-year-old witch with a nasty attitude. She raises a legion of zombies and sends them to fight Santo in his home and in the rings.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

El Santo
Santo
Blue Demon
Blue Demon
Pilar Pellicer
Carlos Leon
Antonio Raxel
Guillermo Álvarez Bianchi
Carlos Suárez
Mary Montiel

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Gilberto Martínez Solares
Writers: Rafael García Travesí, Jesús Sotomayor Martínez, Rafael García Travesí
Languages: Spanish
Countries: Mexico

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RUNTIME

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

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ERA

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56 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "El Santo Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Gilberto Martínez Solares, shot by Raúl Martínez Solares. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor José W. Bustos shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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El Santo and Blue Demon and Pilar Pellicer carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0064933 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Gilberto Martínez Solares directs. Raúl Martínez Solares behind the camera. José W. Bustos cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Mexico. Dialogue in Spanish.

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Things worth knowing

190 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
256 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Part of the "El Santo Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by Gilberto Martínez Solares, shot by Raúl Martínez Solares. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Editor José W. Bustos shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7El Santo and Blue Demon and Pilar Pellicer carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt0064933 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 21 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
10Classified under 9 themes, including "mexico", "wrestler", "mixed martial arts (mma)", "satanic ritual".

The technical file

Cinematography: Raúl Martínez Solares
Editing: José W. Bustos
Runtime: 90 min · 1h 30m
Status: Released
Original language: ES
Certification (US): B-15
IMDB: The World of the Dead (1970)
IMDB rating: 5.6/10 · 125 votes

Part of

El Santo Collection

A collection of films starring the luchador El Santo on his various adventures, sometimes teaming up with his in-ring rivals Blue Demon and Mil Mascaras.