Zombies in the Sugar Cane Field: The Documentary

Overview

Tucumán, Argentina, 1965. Three years before George A. Romero's Night of the Living Dead was released, director Ofelio Linares Montt shot Zombies in the Sugar Cane Field, which turned out to be both a horror film and a political statement. It was a success in the US, but could not be shown in Argentina due to Juan Carlos Onganía's dictatorship, and was eventually lost. Writer and researcher Luciano Saracino embarks on the search for the origins of this cursed work.

Directed by Pablo Schembri

Top cast

Isabel Sarli

Self - Actress

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Luciano Saracino

Self - Researcher

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Diego Trerotola

Self - Film Critic

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Roger Koza

Self - Film Critic

Laura Casabé

Self - Filmmaker

Ramiro San Honorio

Self - Film Collector

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César Legname

Ofelio Linares Montt

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Mónica Audi Falú

Alicia Miranda

Juan Carlos Onganía

Self - Politician (archive footage)

George A. Romero

Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

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