Christopher Lee stars as a 19th century Count who invites a theatrical troupe to his castle for a weekend of horrors.

THE ORIGINAL UNCUT VERSION SCANNED IN 4K WITH NEW SPECIAL FEATURES

In the final film of his early '60s European period, Christopher Lee stars as a 19th century Count who invites a theatrical troupe for a weekend of horrors that boasts an enthusiastically creepy performance by Lee, startling locations in Lazio, Italy's Orsini-Odescalchi Castle and 'Park of the Monsters', second-unit direction by Michael Reeves (WITCHFINDER GENERAL) and the screen debut of Donald Sutherland as both a doofus gendarme and a hunchbacked hag. Philippe Leroy (THE NIGHT PORTER) and Jacques Stany (VIOLENCE IN A WOMEN'S PRISON) co-star in this 1964 French-Italian co-production from American producer Paul Maslansky - who would go on to produce DEATH LINE and the POLICE ACADEMY movies - and fellow expat writer/director Warren Kiefer - after whom Sutherland would name his son - now scanned in 4K from the Italian negative for the first time ever.

Special Features

Audio Commentary with Mondo Digital's Nathaniel Thompson & Film Writer Troy Howarth

Audio Commentary with Film Writer Kat Ellinger

From the Castle to the Academy - Career Interview with Master Producer Paul Maslansky

The Castle of the Mystery Man - Mavericks of Italian Cinema Author Roberto Curti on Writer/Director Warren Kiefer

Media

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Bonus Materials

• Audio Commentary with Mondo Digital's Nathaniel Thompson & Film Writer Troy Howarth
• Audio Commentary with Film Writer Kat Ellinger
• From the Castle to the Academy - Career Interview with Master Producer Paul Maslansky
• The Castle of the Mystery Man - Mavericks of Italian Cinema Author Roberto Curti on Writer/Director Warren Kiefer

 

Cast & Crew

Actors:

•       Christopher Lee as Count Drago
•       Gaia Germani as Laura
•       Philippe Leroy as Eric
•       Mirko Valentin as Sandro
•       Donald Sutherland as Sgt. Paul / The Witch / The Old Man
•       Antonio De Martino as Nick
•       Renato Terra as Policeman
•       Luigi Bonos as Marc
•       Ennio Antonelli as Gianni
•       Jacques Stany as Bruno
•       Luciano Pigozzi as Dart

Director: Warren Kiefer

Producer: Paul Maslansky

Producers: Paul Maslansky

Additional Details

Label: Severin Films

Genre: Horror

Language: English

Run Time: 90 mins

Region: 0

Release Date: 01/31/23

UPC: 760137116233