Question 1

In the most talked-about scene, what real animals were used?

Accepted Answer

Real rats were used. Paul Naschy was set upon by them and had to be inoculated against possible rabies. María Elena Arpón lay on a slab with rats nestling and nibbling on her; some rats were burned alive on camera.

Question 2

Why did Paul Naschy take two swigs of whiskey during the head-severing scene?

Accepted Answer

He couldn't get past the first cut into the throat of a real corpse used with permission. A dummy head was used thereafter.

Question 3

Who plays the hunchback Wolfgang Gotho?

Accepted Answer

Paul Naschy plays Wolfgang Gotho.

Question 4

What drives the hunchback to seek help from a scientist?

Accepted Answer

He falls in love with a sick woman. When she dies, he goes berserk and seeks help from a scientist to bring her back from the dead.

Question 5

Which actress played Ilse, and was she a mannequin in the rat scene?

Accepted Answer

María Elena Arpón played Ilse. She was not a mannequin; she lay on a slab with real rats nestling and nibbling all over her.

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