The Diabolical Dr. Z
The Diabolical Dr. Z () is a 1966 French-Spanish horror film directed by Jesús Franco. The film stars Mabel Karr as Irma Zimmer, a surgeon who creates a machine that turns people into zombified slaves. Ms. Zimmer is the daughter of a Professor Zimmer (a disciple of Dr. Orloff), who was hounded to his death several years earlier by four of his scientific associates. Zimmer uses the machine to control an erotic dancer named Miss Muerte (Estella Blain) who uses her long poison-tipped fingernails to murder the people Ms. Zimmer holds responsible for her father's death. Plot Woman seeks to avenge her father's death by using a local dancer, with long poisonous fingernails, to do her bidding. Cast Estella Blain as Nadia Mabel Karr as Irma Zimmmer Howard Vernon as Dr. Vicas Fernando Montes as Philippe Marcelo Arroita Jauregui as Dr. Moroni (as Marcelo Arroita Cris Huerta as Dr. Kallman Antonio Escribano as Policeman (as Albert Bourbon) Guy Mairesse as Hans Bergen Production The Diabolical Dr. Z was written and Jean-Claude Carrière based on a story by director Jesús Franco. The film is loosely based on the 1940 novel The Bride Wore Black. The film's opening credits state that it