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Nightmare Castle (1965)

Nightmare Castle poster
Original title
Amanti d'oltretomba
Directed by
Mario Caiano
Genre
gothic film
Country
Italy
Runtime
1h 45m
Rated
NR
Rating
5.3 of 10 from 79 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A wealthy woman and her lover plot to steal her husband's fortune. The husband discovers their betrayal and exacts a cruel revenge. Years later, the husband remarries a woman who looks exactly like his dead wife, and dark secrets from the past begin to surface.

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What happens

Nightmare Castle, also known as The Faceless Monster, (Italian: Amanti d’Oltretomba) is a 1965 Italian horror film directed by Mario Caiano. The film stars Paul Muller, Helga Liné and Barbara Steele in a dual role. Mario Caiano shot the film in Rome and declared it his tribute to the Gothic genre and to actress Barbara Steele. Among reviews of the film, critics and historians note Steele's dual performance. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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