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Horror Europa with Mark Gatiss

Horror Europa with Mark Gatiss

2012•1h 30m•7.4/10
DocumentaryTV Movie

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7.4/10(13)

Actor and writer Mark Gatiss embarks on a chilling journey through European horror cinema, from the silent nightmares of German Expressionism in the 1920s to the Belgian lesbian vampires in the 1970s, from the black-gloved killers of Italian bloody giallo cinema to the ghosts of the Spanish Civil War, and finally reveals how Europe's turbulent 20th century forged its ground-breaking horror tradition.

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Production

BBC Bristol Productions

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Mark Gatiss

Mark Gatiss

Self - Host

Annette Chaton

Self

Dario Argento

Dario Argento

Self

Édith Scob

Édith Scob

Self

Roy Bava

Self

Guillermo del Toro

Guillermo del Toro

Self

Harry Kümel

Harry Kümel

Self

Jorge Grau

Jorge Grau

Self

Chicho Ibáñez Serrador

Chicho Ibáñez Serrador

Self

Werner Sudendorf

Self

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