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The Castle of the Living Dead is a italien film of genre Horror directed by Warren Kiefer released in USA on 5 august 1964 with Christopher Lee
The Castle of the Living Dead (1964)
Il castello dei morti vivi
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Add to a movie listCastle of the Living Dead (Italian: Il castello dei morti vivi) is a 1964 Italian-French horror film directed by Warren Kiefer. The film is set in France in the late 19th century where a traveling circus visits the castle of the Count Drago (Christopher Lee). Drago habits of experimenting on animals is revealed and the visitors are about to become unwilling participants before they are rescued by a dwarf.
Castle of the Living Dead has gone through several inconsistencies with its production since its release involving who had directed the film ranging from Kiefer to Riccardo Freda to fictional people such as Herbert Wise and Lorenzo Sabatini. Other production mysteries include the crew where Michael Reeves had been stated as the directing either all or parts of the film and whether or not Mario Bava had created special effects work on the picture.
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Italie, première moitié du XIXe siècle, après les guerres napoléoniennes. Sur la place d'un village, la foule assiste à une exécution publique par pendaison mise en scène par une petite troupe d'artistes embulants, composée de la belle Laura, de son frère Bruno, le sourd-muet Gianni, Nick le nain et Dart l'arlequin. Au loin, dans sa carrosse, le comte Drago a observé le spectacle puis envoie son serviteur pour leur remettre une missive. Contre une rémunération intéressante, l'aristocrate invite la troupe à exécuter le numéro dans son château. Pauvre, elle accepte son invitation.Actors
Christopher Lee
(Count Drago)
Gaia Germani
(Laura)
Philippe Leroy
(Eric)
Donald Sutherland
(Sgt. Paul / The Witch / The Old Man)
Luigi Bonos
(Marc)
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