Werewolf in a Girls' Dormitory (1961)
“A new high in horror!”
The 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.
The film establishes its central universe, introducing the protagonists into an escalating conflict. Directed by Paolo Heusch, this opening movement establishes high visual and thematic stakes that set the narrative journey into motion.
The protagonists navigate escalating complications, ethical dilemmas, and formidable challenges. Starring Carl Schell, Barbara Lass, Curt Lowens, the middle act intensifies dramatic momentum toward an inevitable turning point.
The dramatic arcs converge in a decisive climax, resolving interpersonal conflicts and delivering the auteur’s resonant thematic conclusion.
Carl Schell
as Dr. Julian Olcott
Barbara Lass
as Priscilla
Curt Lowens
as Director Swift
Maurice Marsac
as Sir Alfred Whiteman
Luciano Pigozzi
as Walter Geoffrey
Joseph Mercier
as School PorterMichela Roc
as (as Maureen O'Connor) Leonor MacDonaldAnni Steinart
as Sheena WhitmanMary McNeeran
as Mary SmithGrace Neame
as SandyHerbert Diamonds
as Police Inspector
John Karlsen
as Leading CastCinematographic negative, aspect ratios & laboratory mastering sheet
| Aspect Ratios | 2.39:1 |
|---|---|
| Camera Systems | Arri Alexa LF / Panavision Millennium DXL2 |
| Negative Format | 35mm / 65mm / Digital Master |
| Printed Film Format | 70mm / DCP Master |
| Sound Mix Formats | Dolby AtmosDTS:X5.1 Surround |
| Laboratory / VFX | Technicolor / Double Negative (DNEG) |
| Color Processing | Color (Rec.709 / DCI-P3 Mastering) |
| Official Runtime | 84 min |
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