Spirits of the Dead
Spirits of the Dead

Movie·1968·2h 2m

Spirits of the Dead

The ultimate orgy of evil.

Country

France

Language

English

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The Story

Original title: Histoires extraordinaires

Anthology film from three European directors based on stories by Edgar Allan Poe: a cruel countess haunted by a ghostly horse, a sadistic young man haunted by his double, and an alcoholic actor haunted by the Devil.

Written By

Clement Biddle Wood, Bernardino Zapponi, Pascal Cousin

Cinematography

Giuseppe Rotunno

Music

Nino Rota

Editor

Ruggero Mastroianni

Themes

armyobsessionanthologycatholicalcoholicdesirebased on song, poem or rhymedoppelgängermovie starhorror anthologypoe

Production House

PEA
Les Films Marceau
Cocinor

Audience Score

63%

184 votes

Skip13%
Timepass29%
Go for it37%
Perfection21%

Where to watch

Region: US

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Cast

Brigitte Bardot

Brigitte Bardot

Giuseppina (segment "William Wilson")

Alain Delon

Alain Delon

William Wilson and his double (segment "William Wilson")

Jane Fonda

Jane Fonda

Contessa Frederique de Metzengerstein (segment "Metzengerstein")

Terence Stamp

Terence Stamp

Toby Dammit (segment "Toby Dammit")

Peter Fonda

Peter Fonda

Baron Wilhelm Berlifitzing (segment "Metzengerstein")

James Robertson Justice

James Robertson Justice

Countess' Advisor (segment "Metzengerstein")

Salvo Randone

Salvo Randone

Priest (segment "Toby Dammit")

Françoise Prévost

Françoise Prévost

Friend of Countess (segment "Metzengerstein")

Katia Christine

Katia Christine

Girl on Dissection Table

Philippe Lemaire

Philippe Lemaire

Philippe

Serge Marquand

Serge Marquand

Hugues

John Karlsen

John Karlsen

Schoolmaster (segment "William Wilson") (uncredited)

Maria Tedeschi

Maria Tedeschi

Woman (uncredited)

Milena Vukotić

Milena Vukotić

TV Interviewer (segment "Toby Dammit") (uncredited)

Umberto D'Orsi

Umberto D'Orsi

Hans (segment "William Wilson")

Daniele Vargas

Daniele Vargas

University Professor (segment "William Wilson")

Ernesto Colli

Ernesto Colli

Manetti Brother (segment "Toby Dammit") (uncredited)

Marie-Ange Aniès

Marie-Ange Aniès

Courtesan (segment "Metzengerstein")

// crew

Crew

Louis Malle

Louis Malle

Director, Screenplay

Roger Vadim

Roger Vadim

Director, Screenplay

Federico Fellini

Federico Fellini

Director, Screenplay

Nino Rota

Nino Rota

Original Music Composer

Giuseppe Rotunno

Giuseppe Rotunno

Director of Photography

Jean Prodromidès

Jean Prodromidès

Original Music Composer

Diego Masson

Diego Masson

Original Music Composer

Clement Biddle Wood

Screenplay

Bernardino Zapponi

Bernardino Zapponi

Screenplay

Pascal Cousin

Screenplay

Ruggero Mastroianni

Ruggero Mastroianni

Editor

Hélène Plemiannikov

Editor

Tonino Delli Colli

Tonino Delli Colli

Director of Photography

Franco Arcalli

Franco Arcalli

Editor

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