Los Ojos Azules de la Muneca Rota
Encyclopedia
Los Ojos Azules de la Muneca Rota, (aka Blue Eyes Of The Broken Doll aka House Of Psychotic Women aka House Of Doom), is a Spanish horror film from 1973 directed by Carlos Aured and starring Paul Naschy
(who also co-wrote), Diana Lorys, Maria Perschy
, and Eva Leon.
in 1973.
The film was released theatrically in the United States
by the Independent International Pictures in 1976.
The film contains graphic scenes of gore and nudity, and was rated R in the U.S. under its slightly edited House Of Psychotic Women title. House Of Doom was the further edited version released on television.
The film was released on a special edition DVD
in 2007 by Deimos Entertainment, a subdivision of BCI Eclipse.
Paul Naschy
Paul Naschy was a Spanish movie actor, screenwriter, and director working primarily in horror films. His portrayals of numerous classic horror figures—the wolfman, the hunchback, Count Dracula, the mummy—have earned him recognition as the Spanish Lon Chaney...
(who also co-wrote), Diana Lorys, Maria Perschy
Maria Perschy
Maria Perschy was an Austrian actress.Perschy was born in Eisenstadt, Burgenland, Austria and moved to Vienna at the age of 17 to study acting. After completing her education, she moved to Germany for more training, leading to a movie career. Her first major success came with Nasser Asphalt where...
, and Eva Leon.
Plot
The story concerns a drifter named Gilles (Naschy) who arrives in a French village looking for work. He soon gets a lift from a woman named Claude (Lorys) who sports a prosthetic hand, hiding a gruesome deformity. She gives him a job as a handyman at a large house owned by her and her two sisters: nymphomaniac redhead Nicole (Leon) and wheelchair-using Yvette (Perschy). Soon after he sets up doing chores around the grounds, Nicole takes a strong interest in him and Claude voices her disgust, while Yvette is tended to by a doctor and nurse. As these domestic events occur, a black-gloved killer is murdering blue-eyed women and gouging out their eyes, dropping them into a jar of water. Before too long Gilles is painted as a top suspect, due to a shady past involving his abuse of a former girlfriend, and the authorities pursue him.Cast
- Paul NaschyPaul NaschyPaul Naschy was a Spanish movie actor, screenwriter, and director working primarily in horror films. His portrayals of numerous classic horror figures—the wolfman, the hunchback, Count Dracula, the mummy—have earned him recognition as the Spanish Lon Chaney...
as Gilles - Diana Lorys as Claude
- Eduardo Calvo as Doctor Phillipe
- Eva León as Nicole
- Inés Morales as Michelle
- Antonio Pica as Inspector Pierre
- Luis CigesLuis CigesLuis Ciges was a Spanish film actor. He appeared in 140 films between 1958 and 2002.-Selected filmography:* The Thief of Tibidabo * Spain Again * Long Live the Bride and Groom...
as René - Pilar BardemPilar BardemPilar Bardem is a Spanish film and television actress.Born María del Pilar Bardem Muñoz to performers Rafael Bardem and Matilde Muñoz Sampedro in Seville, Bardem began her screen career in 1965...
as Caroline - Maria PerschyMaria PerschyMaria Perschy was an Austrian actress.Perschy was born in Eisenstadt, Burgenland, Austria and moved to Vienna at the age of 17 to study acting. After completing her education, she moved to Germany for more training, leading to a movie career. Her first major success came with Nasser Asphalt where...
as Ivette
Background
- Paul NaschyPaul NaschyPaul Naschy was a Spanish movie actor, screenwriter, and director working primarily in horror films. His portrayals of numerous classic horror figures—the wolfman, the hunchback, Count Dracula, the mummy—have earned him recognition as the Spanish Lon Chaney...
is also known as Jacinto Molina and has starred as a werewolf in many films in his native Spain. He and director Aured have collaborated on a number of these and other films. - A theater marquee displays "House Of Psychotic Women" in the 1980 film "Times Square".
Release
The film was released theatrically in its native SpainSpain
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in 1973.
The film was released theatrically in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
by the Independent International Pictures in 1976.
The film contains graphic scenes of gore and nudity, and was rated R in the U.S. under its slightly edited House Of Psychotic Women title. House Of Doom was the further edited version released on television.
The film was released on a special edition DVD
DVD
A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
in 2007 by Deimos Entertainment, a subdivision of BCI Eclipse.