
“The beast returns!”
When a group of people from different walks of life converge in a Hungarian castle situated in Budapest which has been sealed for 500 years, they bring with them a werewolf which slowly begins to cut their numbers down.
Release Date: 5/1/1989
Runtime: 96 minutes
Languages: Hungarian, German, English
Director: Neal Sundstrom
00Companies: Allied Vision
Countries: United Kingdom
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***Ten Little Indians and One Werewolf*** Shot in an actual Hungarian castle, the plot of "Howling V: The Rebirth" (1989) is borrowed from "The Beast Must Die" (1974) wherein a group of people spend the night in a huge European estate while one of the party, a werewolf, systematically butchers the guests. It's basically a whodunit a la Agatha Christie's "And Then There Were None." It's also reminiscent of the underrated "Devil's Nightmare" aka "The Devil Walks at Midnight" (1971), albeit not as good. Still, it comes close, and although the werewolf is barely seen I found this a solid low-budget mystery flick with a werewolf. Besides, Elizabeth Shé (Marylou) has an exceptional scene and there's a superb Gothic score. But gorehounds who want to see loads of bloody werewolf action should pass (there's a little, but not enough to appease modern gorehounds). The film runs 1 hour, 36 minutes. GRADE: B-

Phil Davis
Count Istvan

Victoria Catlin
Dr. Catherine Peake

Ben Cole
David Gillespie

Mary Stavin
Anna

William Shockley
Richard Hamilton
Elizabeth Shé
Marylou Summers

Mark Sivertsen
Jonathan Lane
Stephanie Faulkner
Gail Cameron
Clive Turner
Ray Price
Jill Pearson
Eleanor

József Madaras
Peter

Renáta Szatler
Susan
1990