---
title: 'The Awful Dr. Orloff (1962)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Jesús Franco'
released: '1962-05-14'
runtime_minutes: 90
genres:
  - 'Horror'
  - 'Thriller'
countries:
  - 'France'
  - 'Spain'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-awful-dr-orloff-1962'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0056040/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Awful Dr. Orloff (1962)

1962 · 90 min · Horror, Thriller · France, Spain

Original title: Gritos en la noche

## Synopsis

The Awful Dr. Orloff is a 1962 horror film written and directed by Jesús Franco. It stars Howard Vernon as the mad Dr. Orloff who wants to repair his disfigured daughter's face with skin grafts from other women with the aid of a slavish, blind henchman named Morpho. A co-production between Spain and France, filmed in Madrid, the film is considered to be the earliest Spanish horror film.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Jesús Franco](https://cinepixo.com/people/jesus-franco)
- **Screenplay:** [Jesús Franco](https://cinepixo.com/people/jesus-franco)
- **Director of Photography:** [Godofredo Pacheco](https://cinepixo.com/people/godofredo-pacheco)
- **Editor:** [Alfonso Santacana](https://cinepixo.com/people/alfonso-santacana)

## Cast

- [Marisa Paredes](https://cinepixo.com/people/marisa-paredes)
- [Howard Vernon](https://cinepixo.com/people/howard-vernon)
- [Rafael Hernández](https://cinepixo.com/people/rafael-hernandez)
- [Mara Laso](https://cinepixo.com/people/mara-laso)
- [Manuel Vázquez Hueso](https://cinepixo.com/people/manuel-vazquez-hueso)
- [Elena María Tejeiro](https://cinepixo.com/people/elena-maria-tejeiro)
- [María Silva](https://cinepixo.com/people/maria-silva)
- [Venancio Muro](https://cinepixo.com/people/venancio-muro)
- [Perla Cristal](https://cinepixo.com/people/perla-cristal)
- [Pilar Gómez Ferrer](https://cinepixo.com/people/pilar-gomez-ferrer)
- [Conrado San Martín](https://cinepixo.com/people/conrado-san-martin)
- [Jesús Franco](https://cinepixo.com/people/jesus-franco)
- [Diana Lorys](https://cinepixo.com/people/diana-lorys)

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