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The Whip and the Body

Name: The Whip and the Body
Director: Mario Bava
Genre: Drama, Horror
Released: 1963
Rating: 6.4
Cast: Daliah Lavi, Christopher Lee, Tony Kendall, Ida Galli, Harriet Medin

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

1963 · Directed by Mario Bava · 87 min · Drama · Horror · 21 frames

Tagline

Evil horror!!!

Crew

Screenplay: Ugo Guerra, Ernesto Gastaldi, Luciano Martino
Cinematography: Ubaldo Terzano
Edited by: Renato Cinquini
Music: Carlo Rustichelli

Cast

Daliah Lavi as Nevenka
Christopher Lee as Kurt Menliff
Tony Kendall as Cristiano Menliff
Ida Galli as Katia
Harriet Medin as Giorgia
Gustavo De Nardo as Count Menliff
Jacques Herlin as Priest
Luciano Pigozzi as Losat

Production

Country: France, Italy
Language: Italian
Studios: Leone Film, Francinor, PIP, Vox Film
Budget: $66,500
Themes: sibling relationship, sadomasochism, family secrets, sexual sadism, haunted by the past, haunted castle, isolated place, father son relationship

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