---
title: 'The Hanging Woman (1973)'
type: 'film'
director: 'José Luis Merino'
released: '1973-09-03'
runtime_minutes: 97
genres:
  - 'Horror'
countries:
  - 'Italy'
  - 'Spain'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-hanging-woman-1973'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0069046/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Hanging Woman (1973)

1973 · 97 min · Horror · Italy, Spain

Original title: La orgía de los muertos

## Synopsis

La orgía de los muertos a.k.a. The Hanging Woman, Beyond the Living Dead, Return of the Zombies and Bracula: Terror of the Living Dead, is a 1972 Italian/Spanish horror film directed by José Luis Merino, starring Paul Naschy and Dyanik Zurakowska. The film was shot in March 1972, but was not shown in Spanish theaters until September 3, 1973. It was shown theatrically in the U.S. in 1974 as The Hanging Woman, and then was later re-released there as Beyond the Living Dead. It was released in Germany on April 6, 1976 as Der Totenchor der Knochenmänner / Death Chorus of the Skeletons, and re-released in Germany on March 1, 1977 as Die Bestie aus dem Totenreich / The Beast from the Death Realm. It was shown in the U.K. as Zombies - Terror of the Living Dead, in France as Les Orgies Macabres, and in Australia as Bracula, Terror of the Living Dead.

## Credits

- **Director:** [José Luis Merino](https://cinepixo.com/people/jose-luis-merino)
- **Screenplay:** [José Luis Merino](https://cinepixo.com/people/jose-luis-merino)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Francesco De Masi](https://cinepixo.com/people/francesco-de-masi)

## Cast

- [Aurora de Alba](https://cinepixo.com/people/aurora-de-alba)
- [Maria Pia Conte](https://cinepixo.com/people/maria-pia-conte)
- [Stelvio Rosi](https://cinepixo.com/people/stelvio-rosi)
- [Carlos Quiney](https://cinepixo.com/people/carlos-quiney)
- [Paul Naschy](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-naschy)
- [Carla Mancini](https://cinepixo.com/people/carla-mancini)
- [Isarco Ravaioli](https://cinepixo.com/people/isarco-ravaioli)
- [Gerard Tichy](https://cinepixo.com/people/gerard-tichy)
- [Eleonora Vargas](https://cinepixo.com/people/eleonora-vargas)
- [Alessandro Perrella](https://cinepixo.com/people/alessandro-perrella)

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