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Night of the Bloody Apes (1969)

Night of the Bloody Apes poster
Original title
La horripilante bestia humana
Directed by
René Cardona
Genre
horror film, science fiction film, monster film
Country
Mexico
Runtime
1h 21m
Rated
R
Rating
5.5 of 10 from 58 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A doctor performs a risky transplant on his dying son, giving the son a heart from a gorilla. The son transforms into a violent man-beast who prowls the city at night.

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What happens

Night of the Bloody Apes (Spanish: La horripilante bestia humana, lit. 'The Horrible Man-Beast') is a 1969 Mexican horror film directed by René Cardona, from a screenplay co-written with his son René Jr.. It stars José Elías Moreno, Armando Silvestre, Carlos López Moctezuma, and Norma Lazareno. It is also known under the alternate titles Horror y sexo ("Horror and Sex") and Gomar—The Human Gorilla. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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