Curse of the Doll People

1961 | B/N | 81:00

Four men are cursed by a voodoo priest for stealing a sacred idol from his temple. Soon, a gang of murderous “doll men” is after them and their families.

Country: México
Direction: Alazraki; Benito
Script: Salazar; Alfredo
Production: Calderón; Guillermo
Photography: Wallace; Enrique
Sound: Samperio; Galdino
Music: Díaz Conde; Antonio
Cast:Quintana; Elvira, Gay; Ramon, G. Rivera; Roberto, Bulnes; Quintín, Veryán; Nora, Aragón; Luis, Mondragón; Jorge, Navarro; Norma, Villegas; Margarita
Art direction: Fontanals; Manuel
Participation year at FICM: 2025

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