Castle of Blood

Castle of Blood

Director: Antonio Margheriti Cast: Barbara Steele
Barbara Steele
, Georges Riviere
Georges Riviere
, Margaret Robsahm
Margaret Robsahm
, Sylvia Sorente
Sylvia Sorente
Antonio Margheriti
Castle of Blood

Castle of Blood

Director: Antonio Margheriti Cast: Barbara Steele
Barbara Steele
, Georges Riviere
Georges Riviere
, Margaret Robsahm
Margaret Robsahm
, Sylvia Sorente
Sylvia Sorente
Antonio Margheriti

DVD (Wide Screen / Black & White)

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Overview

"In this eerie and effective early horror film from prolific genre director Antonio Margheriti, Alan Foster (Georges Riviere), an American tourist visiting England, takes a bet from a Lord Blackwood and his guest, Edgar Allan Poe, to spend the night in a haunted mansion. The rationalist Foster, who does not believe in the supernatural, is soon drawn into a world of ghosts and phantoms, doomed to eternally replay the horrifying murders that climaxed a long-ago love triangle. Foster also finds himself in love with one of the protagonists, the beautiful Elizabeth (Barbara Steele), and it is a love which ensures that he never leaves the haunted castle alive. It's a marvelously atmospheric gothic thriller, one of the best Italian horror films of the decade, and quite properly made the enchantingly spooky Steele -- fresh from Mario Bava's La Maschera del Demonio -- even more of a horror icon. Riccardo Pallotini's evocative camerawork enhances the mood tremendously, and the shock scenes, though perhaps too tame for modern audiences, are nonetheless strikingly effective. Margheriti remade the film in widescreen color eight years later (as Nella Stretta Morsa del Ragno), but this version remains one of the handful of definitive Italian gothics. Silvano Tranquilli co-stars with Margaret Robsahm, Henry Kruger, and Umberto Raho."

Product Details

Release Date: 10/22/2002
UPC: 0654930302095
Original Release: 1964
Rating: NR
Source: Synapse Films
Presentation: [B&W, Wide Screen]
Sound: [Dolby Digital Mono]
Language: English
Time: 1:29:00
Sales rank: 36,803

Special Features

Uncensored international version; Brand new digital 1.78:1 transfer enhanced for widescreen tv; English and French with English subtitles; Original U.S. Castle of Blood theatrical trailer; Original U.S. Castle of Blood opening credit sequence; Liner notes from film historian, Tim Lucas; Still gallery

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits
Barbara Steele Elisabeth Blackwood
Georges Riviere Alan Foster
Margaret Robsahm Julia
Sylvia Sorente Elsi
Henry Kruger Dr. Carmus
Silvano Tranquilli Edgar Allan Poe
Umberto Raho Lord Thomas Blackwood
Phil Karson Killer
John Peters Actor
Ben Steffen William
Salvo Randone Lester
Montgomery Glenn Actor
Riz Ortolani Composer

Technical Credits
Frank Belty Producer
Antonio Margheriti Director
Walter Sarch Producer
Jean Grimaud Screenwriter
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