Macumba Love
Seen it?1960 | 86 min | Fantasy, Adventure, Horror
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Best for horror fans and fantasy fans. Best enjoyed if you're happy to go along with its world. Shelve it next to The Wizard of Oz.
- The mood
- Scary.
- The pace
- Tense from early on, at 1 hr 26 min. Done before bedtime.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1960: an older pace and style.
- Skip it if you like your stories firmly grounded in the real world.
A writer who specializes in exposing fake witchcraft journeys to Brazil to investigate a voodoo cult.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 3K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Douglas Fowley
- Walter ReedJ. Peter Weils
- Ziva RodannVenus
- William Wellman Jr.Warren
- June WilkinsonSara
- Ruth de SouzaMama Rata-loi
- Pedro Paulo HatheyerInsp. Escoberto
- Cléa SimõesSymanthemum
- Waldemar Wey
- Victor Merinow