La morte vivante (English: The Living Dead Girl) is a 1982 French horror-drama film directed by Jean Rollin and starring Marina Pierro, Françoise Blanchard, Mike Marshall, Carina Barone, Fanny Magier, Patricia Besnard-Rousseau, and Sam Selsky.

When an earthquake causes the toxic waste to spill, Catherine Valmont, a young woman who died several years previously, is resurrected.

Deciding to bring her victims, Hélène pretends to be out of fuel and flags down a helpful motorist, drawing her back to the mansion.

Hélène tortures the girl she kidnapped, but Catherine rejects the unwilling sacrifice and frees her, telling her to return to the village and seek help.

[2] Blanchard's performance in the ending scene in which Catherine devours Hélène and descends into madness was apparently so believable that the crew were worried for her mental state.

Rollin met Pierro at the Sitges Film Festival, casting her for her strong personality,[3] but finding her vain.

A scene in which Catherine impales a woman's throat which her sharp fingernail was edited; one in which a female victim is disemboweled by Catherine was slightly cut to remove some of the prolonged gore; a scene in which Hélène slashes at a teenage girl's navel area was completely removed; the ending scene where Catherine eats Hélène alive was trimmed down; and the shot where Hélène's thumb is bitten off was cut.

[8] Kino Lorber and Redemption released a Blu-ray version, as well as a remastered DVD on 7 August 2012, featuring an intro by Rollin, several featurettes and interviews, and a 12-page booklet.

[11] The DVD contained a cropped 4:3 aspect ratio, which was a transfer from the original video release and reversible cover artwork.

Redemption released two subsequent DVD editions in the UK, the first on 3 September 2007, presenting the film complete and uncensored for the first time.

[13] La morte vivante, under the title The Living Dead Girl, received a Blu-ray release in the UK in 2018.

The complete uncut version was released by Encore Films in Europe on 30 November 2005 in a 2-DVD set with a new aspect ratio of 16:9/1.78:1.