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At Midnight I’ll Take Your Soul (1964): Cast & Plot

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At Midnight I’ll Take Your Soul is a 1964 horror thriller starring José Mojica Marins as Zé do Caixão, Valéria Vasquez and Magda Mei. It runs 1 hour 23 minutes.

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At Midnight I’ll Take Your Soul (1964) movie poster
Released
Runtime
1h 23m (83 min)
Genres
Horror , Thriller
Original language
Portuguese
After the credits
No No extra scene
The story

What Is At Midnight I’ll Take Your Soul About?

The premise of At Midnight I’ll Take Your Soul without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.

Zé do Caixão, a morbid undertaker known as Coffin Joe, lives in a remote Brazilian village where he obsessively seeks the ideal woman to produce a superior offspring. After discovering his marriage cannot yield a child, he murders his wife and embarks on a chilling quest across the countryside, hunting for a new mate who meets his twisted criteria.

At Midnight I’ll Take Your Soul Themes & Keywords

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  • first part
  • evil lead character
  • maggot
  • uncle niece relationship
  • man wears a cape
  • pipe
  • barmaid
  • atheist
  • day of the dead
  • psychic prediction
  • poisonous spider
  • man murders a man
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  • death of best friend
  • man with a beard
  • sexual harassment
  • sign of the cross
  • man gives barmaid a tip
  • rape
  • letter
  • suicide
  • gypsy
  • spider
  • mortician
  • man in black
  • long fingernails
  • first of trilogy
  • coffin
  • haunting
  • bathtub
  • cult film
  • skull
  • drowning
  • bird
  • hanging
  • card playing
  • owl
  • ether
  • crypt
  • meat
  • undertaker
  • gore
  • funeral
  • thunderstorm
  • murder
  • money
  • black cat
  • mutilation
  • whip
  • holiday horror
  • city
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Cast & crew

At Midnight I’ll Take Your Soul Cast & Characters

José Mojica Marins leads the cast as Zé do Caixão, with Valéria Vasquez as Lenita and Magda Mei as Terezinha.

Plot

At Midnight I’ll Take Your Soul Plot Summary

What happens in At Midnight I’ll Take Your Soul from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 12 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 3-minute read.

Spoilers ahead

The movie unfolds in a small, unnamed town in Brazil where the local undertaker, Zé do Caixão, lives with a singular obsession: the continuity of his bloodline. Disregarding religion and emotional bonds, Zé’s primary goal is to find the “perfect woman” who can bear him a superior child destined for immortality. However, tragedy strikes when it is revealed that his wife, Lenita, cannot bear children.

Full summary

The whole story of At Midnight I’ll Take Your Soul, scene by scene

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Videos

At Midnight I’ll Take Your Soul Trailers & Videos

2 videos: 1 trailer and 1 clip.

At Midnight I'll Take Your Soul Trailer
  • Clip A woman must belong to only one man
Quiz

How Well Do You Know At Midnight I’ll Take Your Soul?

9 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.

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FAQ

At Midnight I’ll Take Your Soul FAQ: Cast & Runtime

Runtime, release date, cast, post-credit scenes and language of At Midnight I’ll Take Your Soul, each answered in a sentence.

How long is At Midnight I’ll Take Your Soul?

At Midnight I’ll Take Your Soul runs 1 hour 23 minutes (83 minutes).

When was At Midnight I’ll Take Your Soul released?

At Midnight I’ll Take Your Soul was released on November 9, 1964.

Who is in the cast of At Midnight I’ll Take Your Soul?

At Midnight I’ll Take Your Soul stars José Mojica Marins as Zé do Caixão, Valéria Vasquez as Lenita and Magda Mei as Terezinha, among 31 credited actors.

Does At Midnight I’ll Take Your Soul have a post-credit scene?

No. At Midnight I’ll Take Your Soul has no extra scene during or after the credits.

What language is At Midnight I’ll Take Your Soul in?

The original language of At Midnight I’ll Take Your Soul is Portuguese.

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