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Malatesta's Carnival of Blood

  • 1973
  • R
  • 1h 18m
IMDb RATING
5.3/10
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Malatesta's Carnival of Blood (1973)
A family infiltrates a sinister carnival where their son mysteriously disappeared.
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A family infiltrates a sinister carnival where their son mysteriously disappeared.A family infiltrates a sinister carnival where their son mysteriously disappeared.A family infiltrates a sinister carnival where their son mysteriously disappeared.

  • Director
    • Christopher Speeth
  • Writer
    • Werner Liepolt
  • Stars
    • Janine Carazo
    • Jerome Dempsey
    • Daniel Dietrich
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    5.3/10
    1K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Christopher Speeth
    • Writer
      • Werner Liepolt
    • Stars
      • Janine Carazo
      • Jerome Dempsey
      • Daniel Dietrich
    • 24User reviews
    • 44Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro

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    A family infiltrates a sinister carnival where their son mysteriously disappeare
    Trailer 2:22
    A family infiltrates a sinister carnival where their son mysteriously disappeare

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    Janine Carazo
    Janine Carazo
    • Vena
    Jerome Dempsey
    Jerome Dempsey
    • Blood
    Daniel Dietrich
    • Malatesta
    Lenny Baker
    Lenny Baker
    • Sonja
    Hervé Villechaize
    Hervé Villechaize
    • Bobo
    • (as Herve Villechaize)
    William Preston
    William Preston
    • Sticker
    Paul Hostetler
    • Mr Norris
    Betsy Henn
    • Mrs Norris
    Chris Thomas
    • Kit
    Paul Townsend
    • Johnny
    Tom Markus
    Tom Markus
    • Bean
    Sebastian Stuart
    • Lucky
    James Lambert
    • Winston
    Rebecca Stuart
    • Leading Ghoul
    Jim McCrane
    • Mr Davis
    Gloria Salmansohn
    • Mrs Davis
    Karen Salmansohn
    • Toby Davis
    Tom Dorff
    • State Trooper
    • Director
      • Christopher Speeth
    • Writer
      • Werner Liepolt
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    • Trivia
      Director Christopher Speeth's only feature film. The film was thought lost until the director independently released it on dvd in the early 2000's. Arrow Video and the American Horror Project have released it on special edition bluray
    • Goofs
      Camera/crew shadow visible when Vena is walking alongside the carousel just before she encounters Sonja.
    • Quotes

      Vena: [hiding as Sticker approaches, on phone to operator, shouting] I can't talk any louder! It's an emergency!

    • Connections
      Featured in The Secrets of Malatesta (2016)

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    8/10

    The carnival is over.

    Malatesta's carnival of blood welcomes its guests with cannibalistic ghouls and blood-sucking vampires.It's weird and very loosely narrated assault on the viewer's senses.The sets and images are gloriously surreal,the atmosphere is dreamy and there is a nice amount of blood as we see the ghouls devouring its human prey.The action is fast and there are some truly odd characters for example Malatesta,a creepy dwarf named Bobo with his annoying French accent,psychotic Mr.Blood and a transvestite fortune teller.If you liked Frederick Hobbs movies or "Death Bed:The Bed that Eats" check out "Malatesta's Carnival of Blood".8 out of 10.A surreal treat of epic proportions!
    • HumanoidOfFlesh
    • Jul 5, 2010
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    • Release date
      • 1973 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Willow Grove, Pennsylvania, USA(carnival)
    • Production company
      • Windmill Films
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 18 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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