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Castle of Blood

Castle of Blood

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Castle of Blood

"The living and the dead change places in an orgy of terror!"

1964

1h 31m

7.1(125 votes)

Horror

Overview

When a cynical journalist accepts a wager that he won't survive the night in a haunted castle, it unlocks an odyssey of sexual torment, undead vengeance, and a dark seductress who surrenders the gravest of pleasures.

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Ulysse Productions

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Barbara Steele

Barbara Steele

Elisabeth Blackwood

Georges Rivière

Georges Rivière

Alan Foster

Margrete Robsahm

Margrete Robsahm

Julia Allert

Arturo Dominici

Arturo Dominici

Dr. Carmus

Silvano Tranquilli

Silvano Tranquilli

Edgar Allan Poe

Sylvia Sorrente

Sylvia Sorrente

Elsi

Umberto Raho

Umberto Raho

Lord Thomas Blackwood

Giovanni Cianfriglia

Giovanni Cianfriglia

Herbert the Gardener

Benito Stefanelli

Benito Stefanelli

William Blackwood

Jhonny Walters

Creative team

Directed by: Antonio Margheriti
Written by: Giovanni Grimaldi
Bruno Corbucci
Produced by: Walter Zarghetta
Franco Belotti

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