| 词条 | Werewolf in a Girls' Dormitory |
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| name = Werewolf in a Girls' Dormitory | image = Lycanthropus-1961-poster.jpg | alt = | caption = Italian film poster for Werewolf in a Girls' Dormitory | border = yes | film name = | director = Paolo Heusch | screenplay = Ernesto Gastaldi{{sfn|Curti|2015|p=64}} | based on = | starring = {{plainlist|
| music = Armando Trovajoli{{sfn|Curti|2015|p=64}} | cinematography = Renato Del Frate{{sfn|Curti|2015|p=64}} | editing = Giuliana Attenni{{sfn|Curti|2015|p=64}} | studio = Royal Film{{sfn|Curti|2015|p=64}}{{sfn|Curti|2015|p=65}} | distributor = Cineriz (Italy) | released = {{film date|1961|11|9|Italy}} | runtime = 82 minutes{{sfn|Curti|2015|p=65}} | country = Italy{{sfn|Curti|2015|p=65}} | language = | budget = | gross = ₤115 million }} Werewolf in a Girls' Dormitory ({{lang-it|Lycanthropus}}) is a 1961 Italian horror film directed by Paolo Heusch. SynopsisWolves have been seen roaming around a girls' reformatory, and when the girls begin to get murdered, suspicion focuses on both the wolves and on a newly hired science teacher who might be a werewolf. ProductionWerewolves in a Girls' Dormitory was shot in 1961 around Cinecittà Studios and Rome.{{sfn|Curti|2015|p=65}} In the film, director Paolo Heusch is credited under the name Richard Benson.{{sfn|Curti|2015|p=66}} One of the films screenwriters Ernesto Gastaldi explained that it was mandatory to give yourself an English name in Italian productions of the time because "that's the way the producers wanted it."{{sfn|Curti|2015|p=67}} The German actor Curt Lowens plays the werewolf in the film.{{sfn|Curti|2015|p=67}} Lowens described the werewolf transformations as being shot in reverse starting with full make up and shot in reverse with more elements of his transformations being removed the whole process shot with dissolves taking over three hours.{{sfn|Curti|2015|p=67}}{{sfn|Curti|2015|p=68}} Lowens described shooting the film as a choatic experience with actors all predominantly speaking different languages: French, English, Italian and German.{{sfn|Curti|2015|p=68}} Cast
ReleaseWerewolf in a Girls' Dormitory was released in Italy on November 9, 1961 where it was distributed by Cineriz.{{sfn|Curti|2015|p=64}}{{sfn|Curti|2015|p=65}} The film grossed a total of 115 million Italian lira on its theatrical run.{{sfn|Curti|2015|p=65}} The film was shown in the United States on June 6, 1963 where it was distributed by MGM.{{sfn|Curti|2015|p=65}} The American version of the film adds the rock song "The Ghoul in School" to the opening credits written by Marilyn Stewart and Frank Owens.{{sfn|Curti|2015|p=64}}{{sfn|Curti|2015|p=65}}{{sfn|McCallum|1998|p=234}} The song had vocals by Adam Keefe and was released on a 45 RPM record distributed by Cub Records.{{sfn|McCallum|1998|p=234}} It was released on DVD in the United States by Retromedia and Alpha Video.{{sfn|Curti|2015|p=65}} ReceptionThe Globe and Mail stated that the film was "disfigured by bad dubbing and a silly attempt to establish the locale as the United States, it might have been a very respectable specimen of the horror school"[1]Danny Shipka, author of Perverse Titillation: The Exploitation Cinema of Italy, Spain and France, 1960-1980 stated the film "won't convert any fans to the genre" due to a slow pace and poor dubbing in the English-language version.{{sfn|Shipka|2011|p=29}} See also
Notes1. ^{{cite newspaper|last=Morriss|first=Frank|newspaper=The Globe and Mail|date=September 30, 1963|page=11|title=Dubbing, Locale Make Werewolf A Beastly Film}} References{{Refbegin}}
|last=Curti |first=Roberto |title=Italian Gothic Horror Films, 1957-1969 |publisher=McFarland & Company |isbn=1476619891 |year=2015 |ref=harv }}
|last = Shipka |first = Danny |title = Perverse Titillation: The Exploitation Cinema of Italy, Spain and France, 1960-1980 |year = 2011 |publisher = McFarland & Company |location = United States |isbn = 0786448881 |ref=harv }}
|last = McCallum |first = Lawrence |title = Italian Horror Films of the 1960s: A Critical Catalog of 62 Chillers |year = 1998 |publisher = McFarland & Company |location = United States |isbn = 0786404353 |ref=harv }}{{Refend}} External links
9 : 1961 horror films|Italian films|Italian horror films|Italian-language films|Films shot in Rome|Werewolves in film|Films directed by Paolo Heusch|Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer films|Screenplays by Ernesto Gastaldi |
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