Island of the Doomed
Cast & Crew
Mel Welles
Cameron Mitchell
Elisa Montés
George Martin
Kay Fischer
Ralph Naukoff
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Synopsis
A group of tourists arrive to see the botanical gardens on a small island off the Italian coast. The only inhabitants of the island are the famous botanist Baron von Weser and his two faithful servants; all of the other residents fled after a series of mysterious deaths. When the car driven by the tourists' guide hits one of the baron's servants, von Weser explains that the death was due to a rare and incurable disease, not the accident. That night, the guide and Cora Robinson, one of the guests, are found murdered with all the blood drained from their bodies. Some time later a guest named David Moss discovers Baldi, the baron's mute servant, disposing of still another corpse. After beating Moss and the baron into unconsciousness, Baldi takes refuge in a chapel but is killed when the roof collapses on him. Following the deaths of several more guests, it is revealed that the baron has been experimenting with a carnivorous tree, the branches of which ensnare their victims and drain their blood. When Moss attempts to destroy the tree, the baron intervenes, but he is caught and strangled by his own creation.
Director
Mel Welles
Cast
Cameron Mitchell
Elisa Montés
George Martin
Kay Fischer
Ralph Naukoff
Hermann Nehlsen
Matilde Sampedro
Ricardo Valle
Mike Brendel
Crew
Francisco Canet
Antonio Cánovas
Enrique Fernández Sagaseta
George Ferrer
Antón García Abril
Gregorio García Segura
Ira Meltcher
Ira Meltcher
Cecilio Paniagua
Stephen Schmidt
Ernst Ritter Von Theumer
Fanny Wessling
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Notes
Opened in Madrid in January 1968 as La isla de la muerte; in West Germany in September 1967 as Das Geheimnis der Todesinsel. Sources conflict in screenplay and music credits. The following actors appear under anglicized names: Kai Fischer (Kay Fischer), Rolf von Naukoff (Ralph Naukoff), Matilde Sampedro Muñoz (Matilde Sampedro).
