The Diabolical Dr. Z

The Diabolical Dr. Z
Spanish theatrical release poster
Directed byJesús Franco
Screenplay byJean-Claude Carrière
Story byJesus Franco
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyAlejandro Ulloa[1]
Edited byJean Feyte[1]
Music byDaniel White[1]
Production
companies
  • Hesperia Films
  • Spéva Films
  • Ciné Alliance
Distributed byMercurio
Mondial
D.U.K. Films
U.S. Films Inc.[2]
Release dates
  • 11 March 1966 (1966-03-11) (Mallorca)
  • 22 November 1967 (1967-11-22) (France)
Running time
87 minutes[2]
Countries
  • Spain
  • France

The Diabolical Dr. Z (Spanish: Miss Muerte) is a 1966 horror film directed by Jesús Franco. The film stars Mabel Karr as Irma Zimmer, a surgeon who creates a machine that turns people into zombified slaves. Ms. Zimmer is the daughter of a Professor Zimmer (a disciple of Dr. Orloff), who was hounded to his death several years earlier by four of his scientific associates. Zimmer uses the machine to control an erotic dancer named Miss Muerte (Estella Blain) who uses her long poison-tipped fingernails to murder the people Ms. Zimmer holds responsible for her father's death.

  1. ^ a b c d "Miss Muerte (The Diabolical Dr. Z)". Monthly Film Bulletin. Vol. 34, no. 396. British Film Institute. 1967. p. 175.
  2. ^ a b Thrower 2015, p. 100.