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The Dead Are Alive

The Dead Are Alive

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The Dead Are Alive

"There's No Place To Hide When..."

1972

1h 45m

5.8(45 votes)

Horror

Mystery

Thriller

Overview

A photographer on an archaeological expedition digging up Etruscan ruins in Italy begins to suspect that not all the Etruscans buried there are actually dead.

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Alex Cord

Alex Cord

Jason Porter

Samantha Eggar

Samantha Eggar

Myra Shelton

John Marley

John Marley

Nikos Samarakis

Enzo Tarascio

Enzo Tarascio

Inspector Giuranna

Nadja Tiller

Nadja Tiller

Leni Samarakis

Horst Frank

Horst Frank

Stephen

Enzo Cerusico

Enzo Cerusico

Alberto

Carlo De Mejo

Carlo De Mejo

Igor Samarakis

Christina von Blanc

Christina von Blanc

Velia

Daniela Surina

Daniela Surina

Irene

Creative team

Directed by: Armando Crispino
Written by: Bryan Edgar Wallace
Lucio Battistrada
Produced by: Artur Brauner

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