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简介：本片是西班牙经典幻想片之一。当年美国演员查理-卓别林（CharlieChaplin）看过此片后称西班牙导演EdgarNeville是“他所遇见过的最会讲故事的人”(“thebeststorytellerheevermet”)，并对此片的评价甚高。《乡村之声》也对此片有过详尽的介绍。 LaTorredelosSieteJorobadosisa1944SpanishmysteryfilmdirectedbyEdgarNeville.ItisbasedonanovelbyEmilioCarrere.In19thcenturyMadridayoungmanplaysroulette.Amysteriouscharacterhelpshimbypointingwithhiswalkingstickthenextnumberwheretheballisgoingtofall.Theprotagonististheonlyoneabletoseehim.Themysteriousmanturnouttobetheghostofanarchaeologistandasktheyoungmantodefendhisdaughterfromagangofhunchbacks. ExplorethelabyrinthiandepthsandsecretalleysoftheWalterReade'sannualsurvey"SpanishCinemaNow"(December8through26),andyou'llfindaminiretrospectivedevotedtoEdgarNeville(1899–1967).ThearistocraticNevillewasafriendofLuisBunuelandCharlieChaplin(whomhemetwhileinHollywooddirectingSpanish-languagetalkiesforMGM),withareputationasaraconteurthat'sfullyjustifiedbytheplayfulnarrativesofhisbest-knownmovies.ThoseshowingincludeLifeHangingbyaThread(1945),awhimsicalcomedyofalternatedestiny;twomurdermysteries:thefarcicalCarnivalSunday(1945)andphilosophicalTheCrimeonBordadoresStreet(1946);aswellasaneorealistaccountofademobilizedcavalryman,TheLastHorse(1950),andacolormusical,Flamenco(1952). ThemostfabulousofNeville'sfantasiesisTheToweroftheSevenHunchbacks(1944),asupernaturalshaggy-dogstoryinwhich,eggedonbyadignifiedone-eyedghost,ahandsomeifcluelessMadridbonvivantstumblesintoalostsubterraneanworld.Thissecretcity,builtbyJewsescapingtheInquisition,ispopulatedbyacabalofsinister,coin-counterfeitingkyphotics,aswellasanumberofcobwebbedmummiesandamadarchaeologist.ThemoviewasevidentlybasedonahorrornovelbutNeville'sattitudetowardthisfantasticmaterialisbeyondbemused.(VillageVoice)…