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MediocreGoodWatch scoreSummary
A mysterious killer has been strangling women in a variety theater, and the police decide to bring Santo into the investigation. Santo suspects the killer is hiding undercover as one of the theater employees and must discover his true identity before more women are murdered.
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Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 53GoodWatch 49
IMDb5.3
Running time
1 h 20 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 crime movies, −26 min on the typical 106
typical 10680Half of all crime movies run 95–120 min.
Reach
Streams in 5 countries, rent or buy in 14 more
Released
1965
November 18, 1965
61 years ago
Genres
CrimeActionDramaAdventureScience FictionHorrorLanguage
Spanish
Original language
Made in
Mexico
and 13 more25 people
- El SantoSanto, el Enmascarado de Plata
- María DuvalLaura
- Roberto CañedoThe Great Goudini
- Ofelia MontescoLilian
- Carlos López MoctezumaInspector Villegas
- Begoña PalaciosIrene
- Alberto VázquezJavier
- Eric del CastilloJerry Marcos
- EAEmma ArvizuClaudia
Julián de MericheJulian Fiorelli
Nathanael LeónStrangler's Henchman (uncredited)
Fernando OsésWrestler (uncredited)- MRMilton RayRay
Mayte CarolOdete- GCGloria ChávezCorista rubia
Julio AhuetAgente policía
Manuel DondéPolicía encubierto
Guillermo Bravo SosaPortero- STSalvador TerrobaAgente policía (as Salvador Terrova)
- JAJosé AlcaldeEmpleado teatro (uncredited)
- ACAbel CureñoEspectador lucha libre (uncredited)
- BGBeny GalánLuchador (uncredited)
- A«Antonio «Pícoro» PadillaAnunciador ring (uncredited)
- EREdaena RuizCorista (uncredited
Directing · 1
- René Cardona Director, Writer
Writing · 1
- Rafael García Travesí Writer
Production · 1
- Alberto López Producer
Camera · 1
- Alfredo Uribe Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- José Juan Munguía Editor
Sound · 1
- Enrico C. Cabiati Original Music Composer
Art · 1
- Arcadi Artis Gener Production Design
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- Antonio Ramírez Makeup Artist
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Film 10 of 49 · after The Diabolical Axe · then Santo vs. the Ghost of the Strangler
- Santo vs. Evil Brain (1961)
GoodWatch score 51Film 1
- Santo vs. Infernal Men (1961)
GoodWatch score 45Film 2
- Santo vs. the Zombies (1962)
GoodWatch score 50Film 3
- Santo vs. the Vampire Women (1962)
GoodWatch score 40Film 4
- Santo vs. the King of Crime (1962)
GoodWatch score 52Film 5
- Santo in the Hotel of Death (1963)
GoodWatch score 51Film 6
- Santo vs. the Diabolical Brain (1963)
GoodWatch score 51Film 7
- Santo in the Wax Museum (1963)
GoodWatch score 52Film 8
- The Diabolical Axe (1965)
GoodWatch score 54Film 9
- Santo vs. the Strangler (1965)
GoodWatch score 49You're here
- Santo vs. the Ghost of the Strangler (1966)
GoodWatch score 53Film 11
- The Grave Robbers (1966)
GoodWatch score 56Film 12
- Baron Brakola (1967)
GoodWatch score 51Film 13
- Santo vs. the Martian Invasion (1967)
GoodWatch score 54Film 14
- Operation 67 (1967)
GoodWatch score 62Film 15
- Santo vs. The Ring Villains (1968)
GoodWatch score 55Film 16
- The Witches Attack (1968)
GoodWatch score 60Film 17
- The Treasure of Moctezuma (1968)
GoodWatch score 57Film 18
- Santo in the Treasure of Dracula (1969)
GoodWatch score 55Film 19
- Santo vs. Capulina (1969)
GoodWatch score 59Film 20
- Santo Faces Death (1970)
GoodWatch score 53Film 21
- Santo and Blue Demon Against the Monsters (1970)
GoodWatch score 63Film 22
- Santo vs. Blue Demon in Atlantis (1970)
GoodWatch score 50Film 23
- The World of the Dead (1970)
GoodWatch score 57Film 24
- Santo vs. the Riders of Terror (1970)
GoodWatch score 55Film 25
- The Vengeance of the Vampire Women (1970)
GoodWatch score 45Film 26
- Santo vs. the Vice Mafia (1971)
GoodWatch score 55Film 27
- Santo vs. the Head Hunters (1971)
GoodWatch score 56Film 28
- The Mummies of Guanajuato (1972)
GoodWatch score 66Film 29
- Santo vs. Frankenstein's Daughter (1972)
GoodWatch score 62Film 30
- Santo vs. the Killers from Other Worlds (1973)
GoodWatch score 54Film 31
- Santo and the Golden Eagle (1973)
GoodWatch score 48Film 32
- Suicide Mission (1973)
GoodWatch score 52Film 33
- The Beasts of Terror (1973)
GoodWatch score 43Film 34
- Santo and Blue Demon vs. Dracula and the Wolf Man (1973)
GoodWatch score 56Film 35
- Santo vs. Black Magic Woman (1973)
GoodWatch score 49Film 36
- Santo vs. the Kidnappers (1973)
GoodWatch score 49Film 37
- Santo vs. Doctor Death (1973)
GoodWatch score 55Film 38
- The Vengeance of the Crying Woman (1974)
GoodWatch score 53Film 39
- Santo and Blue Demon vs. Dr. Frankenstein (1974)
GoodWatch score 59Film 40
- Anonymous Death Threat (1975)
GoodWatch score 52Film 41
- Santo in the Mystery of the Black Pearl (1976)
GoodWatch score 47Film 42
- Santo vs. the She-Wolves (1976)
GoodWatch score 55Film 43
- Night of San Juan: Santo in Black Gold (1977)
GoodWatch score 52Film 44
- Mystery in the Bermuda Triangle (1979)
GoodWatch score 56Film 45
- Santo and the Border of Terror (1981)
GoodWatch score 43Film 46
- Santo vs. the TV Killer (1982)
GoodWatch score 53Film 47
- The Fist of Death (1982)
GoodWatch score 47Film 48
- The Fury of the Karate Experts (1982)
GoodWatch score 49Film 49
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