Horror (1963/I)

User Rating:

4.9/10   

Director:

Alberto De Martino

Writers:

Bruno Corbucci (writer)
Sergio Corbucci (writer)

Release Date:

6 June 1963 (Italy)

Genre:

Drama | Horror

Plot:

The beautiful young daughter of a crazed count fears that she will fall victim to the family curse - to be sacrificed to fulfill an ancient family legend. |

Plot Keywords:

Family Curse | Monster | Castle | Birthday

Cast

Gérard Tichy	...	Rodrigue De Blancheville
Leo Anchóriz	...	Dr. Lerouge
Ombretta Colli	...	Emily De Blancheville (as Joan Hills)
Helga Liné	...	Miss Eleonore
Irán Eory	...	Alice Taylor
Vanni Materassi	...	John Taylor (as Richard Davis)
Paco Morán	...	Alistair (as Frank Moran)
Emilia Wolkowicz	...	Cook (as Emily Wolkowicz)
Harry Winter	...	Gamekeeper

Also Known As:

Horror (Italy)
The Blancheville Monster (USA)

Runtime:

90 min | USA:87 min (DVD)

Country:

Italy | Spain

Language:

Italian

Color:

Black and White

Certification:

USA:Unrated

Company:

Film Columbus

Somewhat slow, short on horror, but eerie.

This "pretty good" Corman-styled quasi-Poe entry complete with Vincent Price lookalike, and red herrings, is a little too plodding for it's own good and needs some more frequent and stronger moments of horror to make it to the "very good" level. The same can be said of the Corman-Poe films and such, yet they had great indelible scare moments, fabulous art direction in color and Vincent Price to keep them interesting. This looks like a late night spook show staple from the 60s and 70s, and is fine as such, except I saw it without commercials. I kept thinking it would be better if I'd watched it on an old B&W 20" portable TV on a wire-rack TV stand with potato chips and soda, and a chair with lumpy cushion on a chilly and windy October night just to get into the period.