La maldición de Nostradamus (1961)
- 1961
- ·77 min
The Professor, dedicated to the belief that supernatural beings such as vampires and werewolves do not exist, has been re-elected chairman of a local committee dedicated to proving this to the masses.
But that night he finds a visitor inexplicably in his study, who claims to be the 400 year old son of Nostradamus the Alchemist and demands that he be acknowledged publicly as such so that he may rebuild his father's cult.
When the Professor refuses, Nostradamus, as he also calls himself, proceeds to predict the death next day of an admirer of the Professor's work; and the man indeed dies - buried alive while in a death-like paralysis, as the Professor later discovers.
Meanwhile, Nostradamus withstands six point-blank bullets fired by the Professor, then becomes a bat and flies away.
But though convinced of Nostradamus' power, the Professor refuses to make public acknowledgment, lest society crumbles, and sets about finding a way to destroy Nostradamus, his sole confidant being Antonio, fiance to his daughter Anna.
- Actors
- Aurora Alvarado·Domingo Soler·Germán Robles·Julio Alemán
- Directed by
- Federico Curiel
- Genre
- Horror·Thriller
- Language
- Spanish
- Country
- Mexico
- Director
- Federico Curiel
A Mexican serial, 'La maldición de Nostradamus', was shown in cinemas in 12 25-minute episodes during 1959-60. Never one to miss an opportunity in exporting cheap, badly-dubbed Mexican fare to US shores, producer K.
"The Curse of Nostradamus" is an unjustly and sadly forgotten Mexican curio from the early 60s, and actually a lot more intelligent and atmospheric than you would automatically assume, judging by its cheap look & feel and its status of obscurity. The first thing that attracted my interest was, obviously, the unusual name in the title.
