On a strange island inhabited by demons and spirits, a man battles the forces of evil.
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Marc
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Allyson Ames | ... |
Kia
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Eloise Hardt | ... |
Amael
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Robert Fortier | ... |
Olin
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Ann Atmar | ... |
Arndis
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Milos Milos | ... |
Incubus
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Jay Ashworth | ... |
Monk (uncredited)
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Forrest T. Butler | ... |
Monk (uncredited)
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Paolo Cossa | ... |
Narrator (uncredited) (voice)
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Ted Mossman | ... |
Monk (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Leslie Stevens | ||
Written by
| Leslie Stevens | ... | (written by) |
Produced by
| Elaine Michea | ... | associate producer |
| Anthony M. Taylor | ... | producer |
Music by
| Dominic Frontiere | ||
Cinematography by
| Conrad L. Hall | ... | (as Conrad Hall) |
| William A. Fraker | ... | (uncredited) |
Editing by
| Richard K. Brockway | ||
Editorial Department
| Verna Fields | ... | editor (uncredited) (color footage) |
Costume Design by
| Forrest T. Butler | ||
Makeup Department
| Fred B. Phillips | ... | makeup artist |
| Carolyn Brandt | ... | makeup artist: color footage (uncredited) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Maurice Vaccarino | ... | assistant director |
Art Department
| Ted Mossman | ... | property master |
Sound Department
| Jay Ashworth | ... | location sound |
| Arthur Cornell | ... | sound editor (as Arthur J. Cornall) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Jordan Cronenweth | ... | assistant camera |
| Norman C. McClay | ... | electrician |
| Charles Rosher Jr. | ... | camera operator |
| William A. Fraker | ... | camera operator (uncredited) |
| Ray Dennis Steckler | ... | camera operator (uncredited) (color footage) |
Music Department
| John Caper Jr. | ... | music editor |
| Dominic Frontiere | ... | conductor |
Script and Continuity Department
| Mary Chaffee | ... | continuity |
Transportation Department
| Richard Margrave | ... | transportation |
Additional Crew
| Wayne Fitzgerald | ... | title designer: main titles |
| Mona Skager | ... | assistant: Mr. Stevens |
Production Companies
- Contempo III Productions (presents)
- Daystar Productions
Distributors
- Mac Mahon Distribution (1966) (France) (theatrical)
- Fox/Lorber Video (2001) (United States) (DVD)
- Le Chat Qui Fume (2023) (France) (Blu-ray) (mastered from the only surviving 35mm print)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Consolidated Film Industries (CFI) (optical effects)
Storyline
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Kia is a succubus, luring to their final perdition men who already have sinful habits and libertine inclinations. She tires of this, it's too easy, and these souls are going to Hell anyway. She wants to match wits and charm with someone who is good. So, against the advice of her sister Amael, Kia seeks out Marc, a man who has already faced death with courage. After a night together, Kia finds that not only is Marc's goodness still intact, but she has been ravaged by love. In anger, she and Amael conjure an incubus to deal with Marc. The incubus starts with Marc's sister, Arndis. Who will win the struggle for souls?
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | While theatrical distribution was being sought for the film, actor Milos Milos murdered Barbara Thomason Rooney (also known as actress Carolyn Mitchell, then wife of Mickey Rooney) and then killed himself following Rooney's discovery of their affair. Twelve days before the San Francisco International Film Festival premiere, actress Ann Atmar committed suicide. Two years following the premiere, Marina Habe, daughter of actress Eloise Hardt, was abducted and brutally murdered. The case remains unsolved. Domestic theatrical distribution for the film was never obtained, the film elements were stored away, and the film fell into total obscurity in the US. See more » |
| Goofs | On one of the DVD commentary tracks, Anthony M. Taylor explains that the original screenplay was written in English and then translated into Esperanto. A sole surviving print of the film was found in Paris, subtitled in French. A copy of the original screenplay was found and the English language subtitles are based on the script, not a translation of the spoken Esperanto dialogue back to English, so any mistranslations are actually from the English to Esperanto, not vice versa, or else were changes which were not incorporated back into the original English language script. The English subtitles are sometimes erratic. For example, at one point Marc says to Kia: "I want us to be together. To stay together ... as man and woman." This matches the Esperanto dialogue. Then he says, "Mi volas havi infanon." The correct translation: "I want to have a child." The subtitles say: "The right way." He also says, "Mi deziras, ke ni estas kune." Translation: "I want us to be together." Subtitles say, "I want your body ... and I want to give you mine." See more » |
| Movie Connections | Edited from Nightmare (1963). See more » |
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Amael:
He has faced death, Kia. Kia: They all face death, all of them. Amael: He was unafraid! Kia: Is that so pure and noble? The beasts in the fields have courage. The smallest bird will beat its wings and claw a weasel in its nest. Amael: But his courage went beyond self-preservation. See more » |