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Paul Naschy, Barbara Capell, Gaby Fuchs, Andrés Resino, Valerie Samarine ... see more see more... , Patty Shepard , Julio Peña , Andrew Reese , Yelena Samarina

The fourth film in the series, this movie follows the escapades of Count Waldemar Daninsky (Paul Naschy), a classy werewolf, who is brought back to life by an over-curious doctor. Once free, he finds ... read more read more...himself struggling to overcome the vampiric Countess Waldessa (Patty Shepard), who has taken his young female friend captive. ~ Iotis Erlewine, Rovi

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R, 1 hr. 22 min.

Directed by: León Klimovsky

Release Date: May 17, 1971

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DVD Release Date: March 20, 2001

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  • August 24, 2009
    This movie has about 5 Different titles Werewolf Shadow, aka Blood Moon, aka Nacht der Vampire (West Germany), aka Shadow of the Werewolf, aka The Werewolf Versus the Vampire Woman (USA), and Walpurgis Night (Spain) (literal title). This is a Paul Naschy film, one of the greates... read moret European werewolf actors there ever was. The Director is León Klimovsky. This one is about Paul being a werewolf battling a vampire who just happens to be a women. @ women are traveling through the countryside My guess Spain, when they happen to come across a man who is willing to help them, Unknown to them he is a werewolf, he falls in love with one of the girls. So we have a werewolf trying to save his girlfriend from a vampire. Having seen a number of Paul Naschy Films, this one is not the best or the worst, The Werewolf is made up as one of the best I have ever seen. But over all the movie only gets 3 stars.
  • January 6, 2009
    I guess the guy who played the werewolf in this film, played werewolves and other monsters in a few other Spanish horror films. He's got the growl and physicality of a wolf-man, but as a man there's nothing interesting about his character. Vampire women are always supposed to h... read moreave a seductive quality, but the actresses don't even reach this expected potential. All the performances are of the quality of a bad made-for-tv movie. Another boring, ill-conceived horror pic.
  • April 29, 2010
    Why do I do it to myself? The best part was the beginning and they way the vampires walked, more like floated, that was cool. Other than that it's just another crappy horror flick.
  • February 26, 2008
    Great!
  • August 13, 2009
    an excellent 70's horror film from spain,starring paul naschy.
    a werewolf against cute vampire gals!?! what more could you want?
    well written,but a little slow..
    there are flaws,and there are awes.i enjoyed it never the less.i love bad films of this fare.
    you should too.
  • May 18, 2008
    My second Naschy werewolf viewing, after the superior Night of the Werewolf. A very similar plot, actually: two beautiful young women go into the French mountains to research the local vampire legends. They run across Waldemar Daninsky, the tragic werewolf. One falls in love ... read morewith him, while the other is bitten by a resurrected vampire. Thick with gothic atmosphere, although not as lush as Night of the Werewolf. If you can get past the bad dubbing, it's worth seeing.
  • February 16, 2008
    Elvira is travelling through the French countryside with her friend Genevieve, searching for the lost tomb of a medieval murderess and possible vampire, Countess Wandessa. They find a likely site in the castle of Waldemar Daninsky, who invites the women to stay as long as they li... read moreke. As Waldemar shows Elvira the tomb that supposedly houses the countess, she accidentally causes the vampire to come back to life, hungrier than ever. Daninsky has a hidden secret of his own, but will it be enough to save the two girls from becoming Wandessa's next victims?
  • February 19, 2007
    This is the second werewolf movie by italian wolfman Paul Naschy. If you like forign horror that has a touch of eroticism this is not bad. The effects are dated baddly and the music is horrible. But, it is a decent story with decent action. Also Known as "Werewolf Shadow"

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Scott Weinberg
September 21, 2002
Scott Weinberg, eFilmCritic.com

The plot-heavy narrative throws a half dozen characters into the mix, all of whom are either A) vampire lesbians, B) a werewolf, or C) soon to be dead. Full Review

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