Una vela para el diablo

1973
PG
1h 27m

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Two sisters running a small hotel in Spain kill female tourists whose morals do not meet their strict religious standards.Two sisters running a small hotel in Spain kill female tourists whose morals do not meet their strict religious standards.Two sisters running a small hotel in Spain kill female tourists whose morals do not meet their strict religious standards.

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5.8/10

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Eduardo
(as Vic Winner)

Lone Fleming

Helen Miller

Blanca Estrada

Norma
(as Blanche Estrada)

Carlos Piñeiro

Luis
(as Charley Piñeiro)

Loreta Tovar

May Barkley

Montserrat Julió

Beatriz

Fernando Villena

Doctor

Fernando Hilbeck

Mayor

Herminia Tejela

Mery Leyva

Director
- Eugenio Martín
Writers
- Antonio Fos
- Eugenio Martín
All cast & crew
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Trivia
The film was submitted to the MPAA in 1974 under the title 'Dread Stop at Nightmare Inn' and was given a PG rating.

Goofs
As a woman so appalled by public immorality, and so domineering of her sister, Marta could not have countenanced her sister going out in the street in a dress cut above her knee, and, though her own skirt was cut below her knee, she herself went out bra-less, and when her blouse was pulled, not ripped, open by branches as she waded through the swamp, even though the button remained intact on the blouse, she made no effort to close it, even as she walked through town back home.

Quotes
Blaise Pascal: [intertitle card after opening credits] There are only two types of men: The righteous who think they are sinners, and the sinners who think they are righteous

Alternate versions
The U.S DVD (released by Cheezy Flicks and titled "It Happened at Nightmare Inn") runs 67 minutes and features a heavily edited print which removes all shots of nudity, stabbings and dead bodies, and the entire relationship between Veronica and Luis. The UK Odeon DVD (released as "A Candle For The Devil") runs 83 minutes and is the full uncut version.

Connections
Featured in TJ and the All Night Theatre: Nightmare Hotel + Zombies + the Brain Eaters (1980)

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Featured review

7/10

Suspenseful, enjoyable, much better than I was lead to believe...

Just finished watching IT HAPPENED AT NIGHTMARE INN, and though I'm thinking I saw one of the heavily cut versions--this distributed by Cheezy Video--I still thoroughly enjoyed this film. Judy Geeson's character was smarter than usual for these sorts of films, the sisters were truly frightening, and the small town hypocrisy added dimensions to the narrative that I was not expecting.

I'm not sure where or when I'll find a near-definitive version of this film, but I'll certainly be on the look out for one. Good to see Geeson in this film, too. She was believable and sympathetic. And now I'm just blathering on to meet the idiotic, arbitrary IMDb 10 line review requirement, but I do recommend this film. Great for Saturday night viewing.