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Black Sunday

Name: Black Sunday
Director: Mario Bava
Genre: Horror
Released: 1960
Rating: 7.4
Cast: Barbara Steele, John Richardson, Andrea Checchi, Ivo Garrani, Arturo Dominici

A vengeful witch, Asa Vajda, and her fiendish servant, Igor Jauvitch, return from the grave and begin a bloody campaign to possess the body of the witch's beautiful look-alike descendant: Katia. Only a handsome doctor with the help of family members stand in her way.

1960 · Directed by Mario Bava · 86 min · Horror · 17 frames

Tagline

STARE INTO THESE EYES...Discover deep within them the unspeakable, terrifying secret of BLACK SUNDAY...It will paralyze you with fright!

Crew

Screenplay: Mario Serandrei, Ennio De Concini
Cinematography: Mario Bava
Edited by: Mario Serandrei
Music: Roberto Nicolosi
Production design: Giorgio Giovannini
Produced by: Massimo De Rita

Cast

Barbara Steele as Princess Asa Vajda / Katia Vajda
John Richardson as Dr. Andrej Gorobec / Dr. Andreas Gorobec
Andrea Checchi as Dr. Choma Kruvajan / Dr. Thomas Kruvajan
Ivo Garrani as Prince Vajda
Arturo Dominici as Igor Javutich / Javuto
Enrico Olivieri as Prince Constantine Vajda
Antonio Pierfederici as Priest
Tino Bianchi as Ivan - Manservant
Clara Bindi as Inn Keeper
Mario Passante as Nikita - Coachman

Production

Country: Italy
Language: Italian
Studios: Galatea Film, Jolly Film
Themes: witch, vampire, crypt, black and white, gothic horror, iron mask

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