An emotionally disturbed young woman turns to witchcraft to curse her former lover. But is her alarming behavior due to obsession or possession?

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For his second film as writer/director, famed Fellini collaborator and Oscar® nominated screenwriter Brunello Rondi (LA DOLCE VITA, 8½) created this 'profoundly unnerving' (Film at Lincoln Center) 'overlooked classic' (Gruesome Magazine) that would influence WITCHFINDER GENERAL, DON'T TORTURE A DUCKLING and THE EXORCIST: In rural Southern Italy, an emotionally disturbed young woman - 'a damn near perfect performance' (Rock! Shock! Pop!) by Daliah Lavi of THE WHIP AND THE BODY - turns to witchcraft to curse her former lover. But is her increasingly alarming behavior due to obsession or possession? Frank Wolff (ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST) co-stars in this still-potent 1963 shocker co-written/co-produced by Luciano Martino (THE STRANGE VICE OF MRS. WARDH), scanned in 4K from the original negative at RAI-TV in Rome with newly discovered footage - including the complete 'spider walk' scene - missing from all previous releases.

Special Features

Audio Commentary With Film Historian Kat Ellinger

'The Kid From A Kibbutz' - Daliah Lavi And The Road To IL DEMONIO

Once Upon A Time In Basilicata

LA TARANTA - Documentary Short By FLAVIA THE HERETIC Director Gianfranco Mingozzi

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Bonus Materials

• Audio Commentary With Film Historian Kat Ellinger
• 'The Kid From A Kibbutz' - Daliah Lavi And The Road To IL DEMONIO
• Once Upon A Time In Basilicata
• LA TARANTA - Documentary Short By FLAVIA THE HERETIC Director Gianfranco Mingozzi
• Trailer

 

Cast & Crew

Actors:

•       Daliah Lavi as Purificazione (Purif)
•       Frank Wolff as Antonio
•       Anna María Aveta as Sister Angela
•       Tiziana Casetti as Agata
•       Dario Dolci as Don Tommaso
•       Franca Mazzoni as The Mother Superior
•       María Teresa Orsini as Nun
•       Rossana Rovere as Antonio's Wife

Director: Brunello Rondi

Producer: Ugo Guerra

Producer: Federico Magnaghi

Producer: Luciano Martino

Additional Details

Label: Severin Films

Genre: Horror

Language: Italian

Run Time: 100 mins

Region: 0

Release Date: 10/15/24

UPC: 760137162933