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The People Who Own the Dark poster
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MASTER SCORE 54.4 / 100
1976·Horror / Sci-Fi / Science Fiction·1h 22m

THE PEOPLE WHO OWN THE DARK

“Now ... there is nothing between you and ... "the people who own the dark"”

A group of rich businessmen and military officers who are partying in an old castle are spared when a nuclear war ravages the earth. When they venture out into the nearest town to search for food and supplies, they find most of the residents blinded, and soon they discover the existence of a sinister group called The People Who Own The Dark.

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León Klimovsky·DirectorVicente Aranda·ScreenplayJoaquín Jordá·ScreenplayMiguel Fernández Mila·Director of PhotographyMiguel Asins Arbó·Original Music ComposerSoledad López·Editor
Cast
Nadiuska·ClaraAlberto de Mendoza·Prof. FultonTeresa Gimpera·BertaEmiliano Redondo·Dr. MessierJulia Saly·Marion (as Julia Sali 'La Pocha')Tomás Picó·VictorDiana Polakov·TaniaAntonio Mayans·VasilyLeona Devine·LunaRicardo Palacios·Dr. Robertson
Full Crew
(30 credits)
Directing· 4
León Klimovsky·DirectorAndrés Vich·First Assistant DirectorErika Szel·Script SupervisorMay Marqués·Third Assistant Director
Writing· 4
Vicente Aranda·ScreenplayJoaquín Jordá·ScreenplayGabriel Moreno Burgos·ScreenplayGabriel Moreno Burgos·Story
Camera· 3
Miguel Fernández Mila·Director of PhotographyJulio Burgos·Assistant CameraJosé Salvador·Still Photographer
Editing· 3
Soledad López·EditorMari Carmen Taberner·Assistant EditorPablo Blanco·Additional Editor
Sound & Music· 1
Miguel Asins Arbó·Original Music Composer
Art & Design· 8
Tony Pueo·Art DirectionMercedes de Segovia·Costume DesignJosé Algueró·Set DecorationToñy Nieto·Makeup Department HeadCristóbal Criado·Makeup ArtistInocencio Barbán·PropsMercedes Gómez·Makeup ArtistNorma Mures·Assistant Makeup Artist
Production· 5
José Luis Renedo·ProducerSalvadore Romero·ProducerManuel Torres·Production DirectorÁngel Quintana·Key Production AssistantCésar Picó·Production Assistant
Other Departments· 2
Mercedes Guillot·HairdresserMercedes de Segovia·Seamstress
By the Numbers
54.4
OF 100
Master Score
5.6
OF 10
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