Byleth: The Demon of Incest (1972)

Original title

Byleth - Il demone dell'incesto

Directed by

Leopoldo Savona

Genre

horror film, sex film

Country

Italy

Runtime

1h 21m

Rated

18

Rating

4.8 of 10 from 28 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A 19th century nobleman becomes insanely jealous when his sister brings home a new husband. Murders start happening around their castle as the brother's twisted feelings spiral out of control.

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What happens

Byleth: The Demon of Incest (Italian: Byleth (il demone dell'incesto)) is a 1972 Italian gothic horror film directed and written by Leopoldo Savona. Set in 19th-century Italy, the film features Mark Damon as Lionello Shandell who welcomes his sister Barbara (Claudia Gravy) and her new husband Giordano (Aldo Bufi Landi) back to their castle after their trip to England. The two siblings are strongly affectionate for each other and the new marriage has caused Lionello into a mad jealousy which Giordano tries to cure as murders begin mysteriously happening around the castle. Byleth: The Demon of Incest was shot in Rome and released in Italy and later in Germany where it was re-edited and featured more explicit scenes of nudity and different editing. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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