The fist fight in The Diabolical Dr Z!

To quote myself in my earlier review of The Diabolical Dr Z: 

The most impressive sequence is the fist-fight between Philippe (Fernando Montes) and Hans Bergen (Guy Mairesse), which starts in the basement in a fantastic one-take fight through a long corridor, and then cuts and goes up into the mansion.

Look at this piece of action. Just look at it. The Diabolical Dr Z is one of the great films of the sixties and a masterpiece in Jess Franco's enormous filmography. But I'm extra fascinated by the stunning action sequence. It's like Old Boy, just from a different angle! It's like Franco Gothic mixed with James Bond! 

Imagine a scene like this in another film in the same genre and same budget scale? No, it would never happen. Just Franco could pull this off. I ripped the scene from the DVD quickly once to show my friend Aey - so sorry about the crappy quality. I think you still can see what's happening :)

Enjoy!

Comments

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"Look at this piece of action. Just look at it. The Diabolical Dr Z is one of the great films of the sixties and a masterpiece in Jess Franco's enormous filmography. But I'm extra fascinated by the stunning action sequence. It's like Old Boy, just from a different angle! It's like Franco Gothic mixed with James Bond!"

Pretty impressive...I haven´t seen the film but I liked the way he used shadows and light in that one.

Also filming from behind makes it better then the scene in Oldeuboi/Old Boy (2003), I think.

Thanks Fred/Ninja.