Film
The Demon
1964 · 1h 40m · Horror · Drama
A night she wakes up bound to the bed and with the bleeding body. The revenge of the devil will not delay!
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Overview
Purif is distraught when her lover is betrothed to another. When she summons the old ways to curse him, her erratic behavior is interpreted as demonic possession, and the villagers turn against her with physical and sexual violence.
Cast
Daliah Lavi
Purificazione (Purif)
Frank Wolff
Antonio
Anna Maria Aveta
Sister Angela
Tiziana Casetti
Agata
Dario Dolci
Don Tommaso
Franca Mazzoni
The Mother Superior
María Teresa Orsini
Nun
Rossana Rovere
Antonio's Wife
Luciana Angiolillo
La Signora di Craco (uncredited)
Andrea Bosic
Priest (uncredited)
Nino Castelnuovo
Buca (uncredited)
Maria Ciriello
(uncredited)
Giovanni Cristofanelli
Padre Tommaso (uncredited)
Francesca Farinacci
(uncredited)
Laura Nucci
La Madre di Purif (uncredited)
Luca Pascarella
(uncredited)
Crew
- Brunello RondiScreenplay · Director · Story
- Luciano MartinoScreenplay · Producer
- Ugo GuerraScreenplay · Producer
- Federico MagnaghiProducer
- Carlo BelleroDirector of Photography
- Piero PiccioniOriginal Music Composer
- Mario SerandreiEditor
Media
Details
- Release date
- January 31, 1964
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- Italian
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Rated
- 18
- Genres
- Horror, Drama
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