Just after the Napoleonic wars a troupe of peripatetic performers are invited by the local count to perform at his castle up the road. Needless to say the castle is eerie and the sinister Count Drago has things on his mind other than hospitality and showmanship. I quite enjoyed this movie though it's not that original in its plotting. Good value is given by the great Christopher Lee as Drago and surprisingly but entertainingly Donald Sutherland as a military sergeant and an old witch! Also liked Mirko Valentin as the murderous Sandro and Antonio De Martino as the heroic Nick.
The film is stuffed with visual delights from the spooky interiors and the well chosen castle and garden locations, all filmed in beautiful black and white. Really liked the room of preserved bodies that appear near the end. Very creepy. There is a nice cat too but it only appears briefly. A. Francesco Lavagnino gives another flawless music score.
The film is stuffed with visual delights from the spooky interiors and the well chosen castle and garden locations, all filmed in beautiful black and white. Really liked the room of preserved bodies that appear near the end. Very creepy. There is a nice cat too but it only appears briefly. A. Francesco Lavagnino gives another flawless music score.