La frusta e il corpo

La frusta e il corpo (1963)

Disowned in the past by his father, Kurt Menliff, a cruel and sadistic nobleman, returns to the family castle to reclaim his inheritance.

Data lansării
1963-08-29
TMDB
6.4 / 10 (167)
Durată
1 h 27 min
Genuri
Dramă, Horror
Regizor
Mario Bava

Distribuție

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  • Buget: 66,5 K USD

The Whip and the Body is a 1963 gothic horror film directed by Mario Bava under the alias "John M. Old". The film is about Kurt Menliff who is ostracized by his father for his relationship with a servant girl and her eventual suicide. He later returns to reclaim his title and his former fiancée Nevenka who is now his brother's wife. Menliff is later found murdered, but the locals believe his ghost has returned to haunt the castle for revenge.

Production

The credited screenwriters are Ernesto Gastaldi (as Julian Berry), Ugo Guerra (as Robert Hugo), and Luciano Martino (as Martin Hardy). Gastaldi has stated that he had written the script himself with Guerra possibly contributing to some of the story early on, whilst Martino made no contribution to the script. Gastaldi was shown an Italian print of The Pit and the Pendulum (1961) by the producers who requested a similar film to be made.

The film was shot for under ₤159 million on a six-week shooting schedule with one more week for special effects. The film was shot in both Anzio and Castel Sant'Angelo in Rome.

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