The Whip and the Body (1963)
- Original title
- La frusta e il corpo
- Directed by
- Ernesto Gastaldi, Mario Bava
- Genre
- drama film, horror film, mystery film, melodrama, supernatural horror film, gothic horror film
- Country
- France, Italy
- Runtime
- 1h 25m
- Rated
- 12
- Rating
- 6.4 of 10 from 159 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A man returns to his family castle after a scandal involving a servant's suicide. He tries to win back his former fiancée who married his brother, but soon turns up dead. The locals believe his ghost has come back for revenge.
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What happens
The Whip and the Body (Italian: La frusta e il corpo) is a 1963 gothic horror film directed by Mario Bava under the alias "John M. Old". The film is about Kurt Menliff (Christopher Lee) who is ostracized by his father for his relationship with a servant girl and her eventual suicide. He later returns to reclaim his title and his former fiancée Nevenka (Daliah Lavi) who is now his brother's wife. Menliff is later found murdered, but the locals believe his ghost has returned to haunt the castle for revenge. Italian censors removed the film from cinemas due to its sadomasochistic themes. The international cut features some significant changes, and runs for 77 minutes. It was released theatrically as What! and Night Is the Phantom in the United States and United Kingdom, respectively. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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