Zombies in the Sugar Cane Field: The Documentary

The read

It runs a compact 1h 29m.

Synopsis

Tucumán, Argentina, 1965. Three years before George A. Romero's Night of the Living Dead was released, director Ofelio Linares Montt shot Zombies in the Sugar Cane Field, which turned out to be both a horror film and a political statement. It was a success in the US, but could not be shown in Argentina due to Juan Carlos Onganía's dictatorship, and was eventually lost. Writer and researcher Luciano Saracino embarks on the search for the origins of this cursed work.

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Key crew

• Pablo SchembriDirector
• Pablo SchembriWriter
• Javier RuizOriginal Music Composer

Cast

• Isabel SarliSelf - Actress
• Luciano SaracinoSelf - Researcher
• Diego TrerotolaSelf - Film Critic
• Roger KozaSelf - Film Critic
• Laura CasabéSelf - Filmmaker
• Ramiro San HonorioSelf - Film Collector
• César LegnameOfelio Linares Montt
• Mónica Audi FalúAlicia Miranda
• Juan Carlos OnganíaSelf - Politician (archive footage)
• George A. RomeroSelf - Filmmaker (archive footage)

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