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Challenge the Devil (1963)
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Add to a movie listKatarsis (Italian: Sfida al diavolo) is a 1963 Italian horror film directed and written by Giuseppe Veggezzi. It is Veggezzi's only film.
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Pour convaincre une ancienne amie d'accomplir une bonne action, un moine lui explique la raison pour laquelle il est entré dans les ordres. Il faisait partie d'un groupe de jeunes gens, insouciants et violents, ne pensant qu'à s'amuser, qui se retrouvèrent une nuit dans un château mystérieux, ignorant qu'ils allaient vivre une aventure incroyable...Actors
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, 1h21Directed by Mario Bava, Francesco Prosperi
Origin Italie
Genres Science fiction, Fantastic, Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Horror
Themes Films about magic and magicians, Films based on mythology, Vampires in film, Films based on Greco-Roman mythology, Dans la Grèce mythologique, Films based on Greco-Roman mythology
Actors Christopher Lee, Leonora Ruffo, Marisa Belli, George Ardisson, Ida Galli, Mino Doro
Rating62%
Upon his return to Italy from his many adventures, the great warrior Hercules learns that his lover, Princess Deianira (Daianara), has lost her senses. According to the oracle Medea (Gaia Germani), Daianara's only hope is the Stone of Forgetfulness which lies deep in the realm of Hades. Hercules, with two companions, Theseus and Telemachus, embarks on a dangerous quest for the stone, while he is unaware that Dianara's guardian, King Lico, is the one responsible for her condition and plots to have the girl for himself as his bride upon her revival. Lico is in fact in league with the dark forces of the underworld, and it is up to Hercules to stop him.
Curse of the Crimson Altar (1968)
, 1h29Directed by Vernon Sewell
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Horror
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Un marchand d'antiquités part la recherche de son frère, mystérieusement disparu après avoir poignardé une jeune femme au cours d'une fête satanique. Son enquête le conduit à un manoir, siège de cérémonies orgiaques et décadentes
Uncle Was a Vampire (1959)
, 1h30Directed by Steno
Genres Comedy, Horror comedy, Horror
Themes Films about magic and magicians, Vampires in film, Comedy horror films
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The Hands of Orlac (1960)
, 1h35Directed by Edmond T. Gréville
Genres Thriller, Horror, Crime
Themes Films about music and musicians
Actors Mel Ferrer, Dany Carrel, Christopher Lee, Felix Aylmer, Lucile Saint-Simon, Donald Wolfit
Rating56%
Pianiste célèbre, Stephen Orlac subit une opération chirurgicale des mains après avoir été victime d'un accident d'avion. Quelques mois plus tard, il se rend compte qu'il n'est plus en mesure de jouer comme auparavant et il finit par se convaincre que les mains d'un autre ont été greffées à la place des siennes. Désemparé, il s'enfuit alors qu'il séjourne sur la Côte d'Azur en compagnie de sa fiancée, Louise. Installé dans un hôtel marseillais, il devient la proie d'un couple, Li-Lang, chanteuse, et Néron, son amant.
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Origin United-kingdom
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Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Fantastic, Fantasy, Horror
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Rating62%
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Origin United-kingdom
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, 1h17Origin United-kingdom
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Rating52%
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, 1h28Directed by Freddie Francis
Origin United-kingdom
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