The Diabolical Dr. Z

The Diabolical Dr. Z Spanish Miss Muerte is a SpanishFrench 1965 horror film directed by Jess Franco. The film stars Mabel Karr as Irma Zimmer, a surgeon who creates a machine that turns people into zombified slaves. Ms. Zimmer is the daughter of a Professor Zimmer a disciple of Dr. Orloff, who was hounded to his death several years earlier by four of his scientific associates. Zimmer uses the machine to control an erotic dancer named Miss Muerte Estella Blain who uses her long poisontipped fingernails to murder the people Ms. Zimmer holds responsible for her fathers death.

The film was Francos last film shot in black and white. Despite being one of Francos favourite films of his earlier period, Franco has stated that the film shouldnt have been made. Censorship was causing me troubles.The Diabolical Dr. Z was released in Spain in August 1966 under the title Miss Muerte with a running time of 86 minutes. It was released in France on November 22, 1967 under the title of Dans les griffes du maniaque In the Grip of the Maniac with a running time of 90 minutes. ........

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