La maschera del demonio (1960)

Calificación de los usuarios:

7.6/10   

Director:

Mario Bava

Escritores:

Nikolai Gogol (short story "The Viy")
Ennio De Concini (screenplay) ...

Fecha de Lanzamiento:

15 febrero 1961 (USA)

Género:

Horror

Frase comercial:

STARE INTO THESE EYES... discover deep within them the unspeakable terrifying secret of BLACK SUNDAY... it will paralyze you with fright!

Plot:

A vengeful witch and her fiendish servant return from the grave and begin a bloody campaign to possess...

Plot Keywords:

Witch | Doctor | Hypnotism | Candelabra | Painting

Comentarios de los usuarios:

Excellent Gothic chiller.

Reparto

Barbara Steele	...	Katia Vajda / Princess Asa Vajda
John Richardson	...	Dr. Andre Gorobec
Andrea Checchi	...	Dr. Thomas Kruvajan
Ivo Garrani	...	Prince Vajda
Arturo Dominici	...	Igor Javutich / Javuto
Enrico Olivieri	...	Priince Constantine Vajda
Antonio Pierfederici	...	Priest
Tino Bianchi	...	Ivan
Clara Bindi	...	Inn Keeper
Mario Passante	...	Nikita, the Coachman
Renato Terra	...	Boris
Germana Dominici	...	Sonya, the Innkeeper's Daughter

También conocida como:

Black Sunday (USA)
House of Fright
Mask of the Demon
Revenge of the Vampire (UK)
The Demon's Mask
The Hour When Dracula Comes
The Mask of Satan
La máscara del demonio (Mexico) (Spain) [es]
Domingo Negro (Argentina) (TV title) [es]

Duración:

87 min | USA:83 min

País:

Italy

Idioma:

Italiano | Inglés

Color:

Negro y Blanco

Relación de Aspecto:

1.66 : 1

Sonido:

Mono

Clasificación:

Australia:MA | Australia:M (TV rating) | UK:15 (1986) | UK:(Banned) (1961) | Italy:VM18 | Italy:T (DVD) | Finland:K-18 | Sweden:15 | USA:Unrated

Locaciones de Filmación:

Titanus Studios, Rome, Lazio, Italy

Compañía:

Alta Vista Productions

Trivialidades:

The U.S. version released by American International has a replacement score by Les Baxter. Although Baxter is given sole credit, his score actually contains themes from Roberto Nicolosi's original score.

Errores:

Continuidad: In the scene where Princess Asa pauses by her father’s coffin, she is wearing black stockings and shoes under her dress. She then leaves the room to look for the others and is seen running down the hall barefoot and without stockings.

Citas:

Princess Asa Vajda: You, too, can feel the joy and happiness of hating.

Conexiones de Película:

Referenced in Scream Greats, Vol. 2: Satanism and Witchcraft (1986)

Excellent Gothic chiller.

"La Maschera del Demonio" aka "Black Sunday" is an excellent Gothic chiller with plenty of uncanny atmosphere,a good script and an okay cast.Princess Asa Vajda(lovely Barbara Steele)is executed as a witch.200 years later,she is revived and plots to take over the body of Katia(also Barbara Steele)."Black Sunday" is a perfect combination of Expressionist lighting and set designs and graphic bursts of gore and sensuality.The film is full of striking visuals and is truly one of the most beautiful black and white films I have ever seen.A must-see for fans of Italian horror.10 out of 10.