- El Retorno de Walpurgis
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El Retorno de Walpurgis 
A poster with one of the film's alternative titles: Curse of the DevilDirected by Carlos Aured Produced by Luís Gómez,
Ramiro MeléndezWritten by Jacinto Molina Starring Jacinto Molina,
Fabiola Falcón,
Maritza OlivaresCinematography Francisco Sánchez Editing by Maruja Soriano Distributed by Goldstone Film Enterprises (USA, theatrical) Release date(s) 1973 Running time 84 min (USA, uncut) Country Spain
MexicoLanguage Spanish El Retorno de Walpurgis, also known as The Return of Walpurgis, Curse of the Devil and The Black Harvest of Countess Dracula, is a 1973 Spanish horror film that is the seventh in a series about the werewolf Count Waldemar Daninsky, played by Paul Naschy.
Synopsis
When Waldemar Daninsky kills a wolf, it transforms into a man upon death, and he later finds himself cursed with lycanthropy by vengeful witches who are angry about Daninsky's ancestor killing their ancestors, including Elizabeth Bathory.
Release
The film was released theatrically in its native Spain in 1974.
The film was released theatrically in the United States by the Goldstone Film Enterprises in 1976.
The film was released on DVD by Anchor Bay Entertainment in 2002. It was subsequently re-released in a special edition in 2008 by Deimos Entertainment, a subdivision of BCI Eclipse.
External links
Categories:- 1973 films
- Spanish films
- Mexican films
- 1970s horror film stubs
- Fictional witches
- 1970s horror films
- Vampires in film and television
- Werewolves in film and television
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