Werewolf in a Girls' Dormitory
Watch TrailerThe new science teacher Dr. Julian Olcott with a mysterious past arrives in an institutional boarding school for troublemaker girls. Along the night, the intern Mary Smith, who is blackmailing another teacher - Sir Alfred Whiteman - with some love letters, is slaughtered by a werewolf. The detective in charge of the investigation attributes the crime to a wolf, while her mate Priscilla believes she was killed by Sir Alfred. On the next days, other deaths happen in the school, reducing the list of suspects.
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📋 Film Details
| Original Title | Lycanthropus |
| Year | 1961 |
| Country | Italy |
| Genre | Horror, Mystery |
| Director | Paolo Heusch |
| Runtime | 84 min. |
| Rating | TMDB: 4.9/10 (48 votes) |
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🎬 MovieFinder's Take
The film constructs a classic gothic horror atmosphere, relying on the confined space of the boarding school and a limited suspect pool. It explores paranoia through shadows and suggestion, keeping the beast's nature obscured longer than is comfortable.
What lingers after viewing is the chill of a British horror that prioritizes mood over gore, leaving you to question every character's motive. A slow-burn mystery for patient genre fans. — MovieFinder Editorial
Director: Paolo Heusch
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Watch alone on a dark, quiet night. Perfect for black-and-white gothic atmosphere lovers.
🎭 Cast
Carl Schell
Dr. Julian Olcott
Barbara Lass
Priscilla
Curt Lowens
Director Swift
Maurice Marsac
Sir Alfred Whiteman
Luciano Pigozzi
Walter Geoffrey
Joseph Mercier
School Porter
Michela Roc
(as Maureen O'Connor) Leonor MacDonald
Anni Steinart
Sheena Whitman
Mary McNeeran
Mary Smith
Grace Neame
Sandy
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