Oasis of the Zombies

Oasis of the Zombies [a.k.a. Oasis of the Dead]
Directed by	Jesús Franco
Produced by	Marius Lesoeur
Written by	Jesus Franco
Starring	Manuel Gélin France Lomay
Music by	Daniel White
Cinematography	Max Monteillet
Editing by	Claude Gros
Release date(s)	1981
Country	France
Language	French, Spanish, English

Oasis of the Zombies (L'Abîme des Morts-Vivants) is a 1981 film by cult film director Jesús Franco for French producer Marius Lesoeur.

The plot involves treasure hunters who track down a lost fortune in Nazi gold in the desert, only to discover that the treasure is still guarded by the Afrika Korps soldiers transporting it, who have become zombies.

Franco filmed a "Spanish version" simultaneously with the French version (under the title La tumba de los Muertos Vivientes), probably to placate Lina Romay (since the French producer had chosen other actors to be in the "real version"). Only the director's cut (the Spanish version) includes scenes with Lina Romay and Eduardo Fajardo, but that version has never been released outside of Spain.

External links

• L'abîme des morts vivants (1981) at the Internet Movie Database
• La tumba de los muertos vivientes (1983) at the Internet Movie Database
• Oasis of the Zombies is available for free download at the Internet Archive [more]
• Oasis of the Zombies a.k.a. Oasis of the Dead at AllRovi
• Negative review at somethingawful.com