''The People Who Own the Dark'' ( es, Último deseo, links=no, literal, Last Wish) is a 1976 Spanish

post-apocalyptic Apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction is a subgenre of speculative fiction in which the Earth's (or another planet's) civilization is collapsing or has collapsed. The apocalypse event may be climatic, such as runaway climate change; astro ...

thriller directed by

León Klimovsky León Klimovsky (16 October 1906 – 8 April 1996) was an Argentine film director, screenwriter and film producer. Biography A trained dentist, born in Buenos Aires, his real passion was always the cinema. He pioneered Argentine cultural moveme ...

starring

Nadiuska Nadiuska is a retired Polish and Russian model and actress who became a well-known celebrity in Spain during the 1970s. Born as Roswicha Bertasha Smid Honczar in 1952 in Bavaria to Polish and Russian parents, she moved to Barcelona in 1971 and he ...

and

Alberto de Mendoza Alberto Manuel Rodríguez-Gallego González de Mendoza (21 January 1923 – 12 December 2011) was an Argentine film actor who appeared in some 114 films between 1930 and 2005, spanning eight decades. A lifelong figure in Argentine films, De Mendo ...

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A group of wealthy men who have survived an apocalyptic

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unscathed mingling with female

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s in a high-class

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in a secluded countryside mansion-

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face the attacks of a violent horde of blinded townsfolk.

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The screenplay was penned by

Vicente Aranda Vicente Aranda Ezquerra (; 9 November 1926 – 26 May 2015) was a Spanish film director, screenwriter and Film producer, producer. Due to his refined and personal style, he was one of the most renowned Spanish filmmakers. He started as a f ...

, and Gabriel Burgos based on a story by Burgos. Shooting locations included the in the province of Madrid.

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Spanish post-apocalyptic films Spanish horror thriller films 1970s Spanish films Spanish erotic thriller films Films shot in the Community of Madrid 1970s exploitation films Films about prostitution Films about blind people 1976 horror films Films directed by León Klimovsky 1970s erotic thriller films {{DEFAULTSORT:People Who Own the Dark, The

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