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The ultimate orgy of evil - Spirits of the Dead
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Title: Spirits of the Dead

Release Date: 16 May 1968

Runtime: 2h 1m

Genre: Horror, Mystery, Drama

Director: PEA, Les Films Marceau, Cocinor

Production Companies: PEA, Les Films Marceau, Cocinor

Overview: 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.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 6.26 (167 votes)

Cast

  • Giuseppina (segment "William Wilson"): Brigitte Bardot
  • William Wilson and his double (segment "William Wilson"): Alain Delon
  • Contessa Frederique de Metzengerstein (segment "Metzengerstein"): Jane Fonda
  • Toby Dammit (segment "Toby Dammit"): Terence Stamp
  • Baron Wilhelm Berlifitzing (segment "Metzengerstein"): Peter Fonda
  • Countess' Advisor (segment "Metzengerstein"): James Robertson Justice
  • Priest (segment "Toby Dammit"): Salvo Randone
  • Friend of Countess (segment "Metzengerstein"): Françoise Prévost
  • Girl on Dissection Table: Katia Christine
  • Philippe: Philippe Lemaire
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