At Midnight I'll Take Your Soul
| At Midnight I'll Take Your Soul | |
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| Directed by | José Mojica Marins |
| Written by | Waldomiro França José Mojica Marins Magda Mei |
| Produced by | Arildo Iruam Geraldo Martins Simões Ilídio Martins Simões |
| Starring | José Mojica Marins |
| Cinematography | Giorgio Attili |
| Edited by | Luiz Elias |
| Music by | Salatiel Coelho Hermínio Gimenez |
Production company | Indústria Cinematográfica Apolo |
| Distributed by | N.T.M. |
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Running time | 84 minutes |
| Country | Brazil |
| Language | Portuguese |
At Midnight I'll Take Your Soul (Portuguese: À Meia-Noite Levarei Sua Alma) is a 1964 Brazilian horror film directed and co-written by José Mojica Marins. Marins stars as Zé do Caixão (known in English-speaking countries as Coffin Joe), an undertaker who believes that he can achieve immortality by having a son, a concept he refers to as "the continuation of blood". The film marks the first appearance of the Coffin Joe character in media.
At Midnight I'll Take Your Soul is the first Brazilian-produced horror film, and the first installment of the "Coffin Joe trilogy". It is followed by This Night I'll Possess Your Corpse (1967) and Embodiment of Evil (2008).