Nightmare Castle (1965)
1965 · Feature film · 79 min · dir. Mario Caiano
WARNING! See it with someone who's shockproof!
- Horror
Synopsis
A sadistic count tortures and murders his unfaithful wife and her lover, then removes their hearts from their bodies. Years later, the count remarries and the new wife experiences nightmares and hauntings.
Synopsis from TMDb
Details
- Director
- Mario Caiano
- Writer
- Mario Caiano
- Composer
- Ennio Morricone
- Cinematography
- Enzo Barboni
- Studio
- Cinematografica Emmeci
- Released
- 1965-08-20
- Original title
- Amanti d'oltretomba
- Running time
- 79 minutes
Cast & crew
Mario Caiano Director
Barbara Steele
Paul Müller
Helga Liné
Marino Masé
Giuseppe Addobbati
Rik Battaglia
Reviews on the Internet Archive
★★★★★ · 154 million · READGRAHAM · 2018-12-25
This film was released on the 16th of July 1965 and grossed 165 million lire on its release. a good film i watched it on my android tablet
★★★★★ · Great Movie · nsw79 · 2023-08-20
This is one of my fave movies. Love the classics!
★★★★★ · Nightmare Castle · Okello Ogemba · 2022-07-23
Excellent movie 🍿
★★★★ · 1960's Gothic: 2 Sides of Barbara Steele · max_von_mayerling · 2005-11-08
A baleful Victorian scientist leaves for a medical conference (with a lot of ÃÂÃÂfanatical good-for-nothings like himselfÃÂÃÂ) then suddenly returns and, with the help of his housekeeper/spy/lover surprises his wife with the gardener on the greenhouse floor. The scientist immediately strings up his wife and his gardener in the basement, and proceeds to torture them with electric shocks and acid. The scientistÃÂÃÂs wife, Muriel, informs him that if he kills her the estate, including the castle, will go to her sister, Jenny, an inmate of the local insane asylum, leaving him penniless and unable…
★★★★ · eerie fun!! · babe917 · 2009-12-21
i overlooked the dubbing n that piano music playing over n over & really enjoyed this movie! it has an eerie gothic quality! i love old movies! barbara steele's too!! fun stuff!
★★★ · nightmare castle · bryangr50 · 2011-07-28
a rare find, a horror movie with a well thought out script. a battle between science and romanticism. very poetic little gem of a movie with lovely barbara steele and a music score by ennio moricone
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