Night of the Bloody Apes

Night of the Bloody Apes (1969, Mexico) is a Horror film directed by René Cardona.

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Main Details

• Released on February 6, 1969 (Mexico)
• Color
• Running Time: Mexico:81 min | USA:83 min (dubbed version)
• Production Co: Cinematográfica Calderón S.A.
• Distribution Co: Azteca Films Inc. (1969) (Mexico) (theatrical) | Jerand Film Distributors Inc. (1972) (USA) (theatrical) (recut with added footage) (dubbed) | Iver Film Services (IFS) (????) (UK) (theatrical)
• Directed by Rene Cardona
• Written by René Cardona Jr.
• Starring José Elías Moreno, Carlos López Moctezuma, Armando Silvestre
• Produced by Guillermo Calderón, Alfredo Salazar
• Original Music by Antonio Díaz Conde
• Cinematography by Raúl Martínez Solares
• Film Editing by Jorge Bustos

Plot Summary

• A doctor tries to save his son's life through a complicated heart transplant operation, the involuntary donor being a gorilla. Eventually, the young man turns into a violent hybrid beast.

Also Known As

• Gomar: The Human Gorilla
• Horror and Sex
• Horror y sexo (racier version)
• Korang, la terrificante bestia umana (Italy)

Taglines

• Half Man, Half Beast, ALL HORROR!
• An Orgy of Terror!
• They rip, they claw, they tear you to pieces!