Spirits of the Dead (1968)

★ 6.2/10 121 min Horror, Mystery, Drama France, Italy French

Directors: Louis Malle , Roger Vadim , Federico Fellini

Short Story: Edgar Allan Poe
Adaptations: Clement Biddle Wood, Federico Fellini, Pascal Cousin, Louis Malle, Bernardino Zapponi, Roger Vadim
Dialogue: Daniel Boulanger
Screenplay by: Roger Vadim, Louis Malle, Federico Fellini, Clement Biddle Wood, Bernardino Zapponi, Pascal Cousin

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The ultimate orgy of evil.

Description

Anthology film from three European directors based on stories by Edgar Allan Poe: a cruel countess haunted by a ghostly horse, a sadistic young man haunted by his double, and an alcoholic actor haunted by the Devil.

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Top Cast

Brigitte Bardot Giuseppina (segment "William Wilson")

Alain Delon William Wilson and his double (segment "William Wilson")

Jane Fonda Contessa Frederique de Metzengerstein (segment "Metzengerstein")

Terence Stamp Toby Dammit (segment "Toby Dammit")

Peter Fonda Baron Wilhelm Berlifitzing (segment "Metzengerstein")

James Robertson Justice Countess' Advisor (segment "Metzengerstein")

Salvo Randone Priest (segment "Toby Dammit")

Françoise Prévost Friend of Countess (segment "Metzengerstein")

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