The Diabolical Axe
Seen it?1965 | 75 min | Action, Horror, Adventure, Science Fiction
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With a box office flop and almost no lasting buzz, 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
- Great for fans of a good revenge story and anyone who appreciates a well-choreographed fight. A revenge story, so expect the pressure to build to a reckoning. Liked The Mask of Zorro? This is a good next one. The fight choreography is a big part of the appeal.
- The mood
- Scary.
- The pace
- Builds dread steadily, at 1 hr 15 min. Done before bedtime.
- What might put you off
- It's in Spanish, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Made in 1965: an older pace and style.
- Skip it if you prefer quiet, talky stories.
In the Age of the Inquisitions, 1603, Santo, El Enmascarado de Plata, is being laid to rest by a group of monks. The Black Hood, an axe-wielder and a tormented soul who sold his soul to the devil after losing his love to El Santo, appears at the foot of his tomb and swears to seek his revenge no matter how many centuries it takes. El Santo is the chosen one and is sworn to fight for good and justice at any cost. After he finds his love, Alicia, dead at the hands of the Black Hood, El Santo must trust his faith and use his strength in this battle of good vs. evil.
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 powerWeak
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
Not enough engagement data yet
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Cast & crew
Directed by José Díaz Morales
- El SantoSanto
- Lorena VelázquezIsabel de Arango
- Fernando OsésEncapuchado Negro
- Beatriz GonzálezAlicia
- Mario SevillaAbraca / Dr. Zanoni
- Mario OreaMonk
- Guillermo HernándezLobo Negro
- José Alvarez Valdez
- Mario ZebadúaReporter
- Martha Lasso Rentería