Sunday, October 17, 2010

The Dead Are Alive (1972)


Directed by Armando Crispino
My rating: 2 stars out of 4
IMDb
(DVD, Code Red)

Tame Italian murder mystery with drunken archeologist Alex Cord digging up an Estruscan demon. A couple of teenagers get bumped on the head with a pole while making out in a tomb and die. The police start questioning people and the main suspects are Cord, a sadistic old orchestra director and their friends. Old relationships are dug up and play an important role. It seems to go on forever with nothing much happening. A photograph of the demon manages to attack someone in a barn, but otherwise is not seen. The third act picks up the pace a bit, but it's too little too late.

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