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RUNTIME
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86 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
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The Living Dead Girl
1982 1h 26m FR
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6.0
MID
★6.0TMDB · 100
Horror
Synopsis
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A toxic spill revives a beautiful, dead heiress who, with the help of her childhood friend, must quench her insatiable thirst for blood.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Marina Pierro
Hélène
Françoise Blanchard
Catherine Valmont
Mike Marshall
Greg
Carina Barone
Barbara Simon
Fanny Magier
6th Victim
Patricia Besnard-Rousseau
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Jean Rollin
- Writers
- Jean Rollin, Jacques Ralf
- Languages
- French, English
- Countries
- France
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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ERA
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44 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
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WORLD
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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: French, English.
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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 Jean Rollin, shot by Max Monteillet. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Philippe D'Aram. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Janette Kronegger 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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Marina Pierro and Françoise Blanchard and Mike Marshall carry the top of the cast.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Jean Rollin directs. Max Monteillet behind the camera. Philippe D'Aram scores. Janette Kronegger cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in France. Dialogue in French, English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 186 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
- 244 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
- 3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: French, English.
- 4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 5Directed by Jean Rollin, shot by Max Monteillet. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 6Original score by Philippe D'Aram. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 7Editor Janette Kronegger shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 8Marina Pierro and Françoise Blanchard and Mike Marshall carry the top of the cast.
- 9IMDB entry: tt0084357 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Max Monteillet
- Original score
- Philippe D'Aram
- Editing
- Janette Kronegger
- Makeup / hair
- Éric Pierre
- Runtime
- 86 min · 1h 26m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- FR
Also by
Jean Rollin
Trailers & featurettes
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Community reviews
What people are saying
- Parker★ 10/10
"it's not possible. you're alive. i touched your body and felt the life in you. tell me it's not true. tell me." truly five stars in my head, but ultimately has some glaring flaws i can't ignore (male direction, some bad acting). anyways GOD!!! lesbians,,, campy gore,,, a romance trying to hold on despite all odds,,, god, and it's beautiful! when helene washes the blood off catherine,,, when catherine is finally able to speak again and she initially can only speak of helene and her love for her,,, the way they hold each other,,, AND THEN THE DESPERATION!!! the way helene kills and destroys herself for catherine,,, catherine begging to die while helene fights to bring her back to life,,, desperate to bring back someone who's right in front of her, but not there,,, the inherent romanticism in cannibalism,,, the ending, which is inevitable but devastating,,, AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
Production companies
Who made it
- LE
Les Films du Yaka
- FI
Films A.B.C.
- LE
Les Films Aleriaz
Key crew
- ProducerSam Selsky
- CostumerChristine Delbecq
- Sound MixerHenri Graff
- Co-ProducerJoe de Palmer
- Makeup ArtistÉric Pierre
- EditorJanette Kronegger
- Sound EffectsJacky Dufour
- Special Effects Makeup ArtistBenoît Lestang
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- vampire
- chemical
- castle
- living dead
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1982-10-23
Also known as
International titles
- The Living Dead GirlGB
- The Living Dead GirlDE
- Scare - Dead or Alive?DE
