E tu vivrai nel terrore - L'aldilà (1981)

Director:

Lucio Fulci

Writers:

Dardano Sacchetti (story)
Dardano Sacchetti (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

March 1983 (USA)

Genre:

Horror

Tagline:

Behind this doorway lie the terrifying and unspeakable secrets of hell. No one who sees it lives to describe it. And you shall live in darkness for all eternity.

Plot:

A young woman inherits an old hotel in Louisiana where after a series of supernatural 'accidents', she learns that the building was built over one of the entrances to Hell.

Plot Keywords:

Hotel | Hell | Doctor | Supernatural | Plumber

Cast

Catriona MacColl	...	Liza Merril (as Katherine MacColl)
David Warbeck	...	Dr. John McCabe
Cinzia Monreale	...	Emily (as Sarah Keller)
Antoine Saint-John	...	Schweick
Veronica Lazar	...	Martha
Anthony Flees	...	Larry
Giovanni De Nava	...	Joe the Plumber
Al Cliver	...	Dr. Harris
Michele Mirabella	...	Martin Avery
Gianpaolo Saccarola	...	Arthur (as Giampaolo Saccarola)
Maria Pia Marsala	...	Jill
Laura De Marchi	...	Mary-Ann
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Cicely Browne	...	Martha (voice: English version) (uncredited)
Roberto Dell'Acqua	...	Glass-smashing Zombie (uncredited)
Lucio Fulci	...	Town Clerk (uncredited)
Gilberto Galimberti	...	Zombie (uncredited)
Dardano Sacchetti	...	Mob Member (uncredited)
Sergio Salvati	...	Mob Member (uncredited)

Directed by
Lucio Fulci

Writing credits
Dardano Sacchetti		(story)
Dardano Sacchetti		(screenplay) &
Giorgio Mariuzzo		(screenplay) &
Lucio Fulci		(screenplay)

Produced by
Fabrizio De Angelis	....	producer

Original Music by
Fabio Frizzi

Cinematography by
Sergio Salvati

Film Editing by
Vincenzo Tomassi

Production Design by
Massimo Lentini

Costume Design by
Massimo Lentini

Makeup Department
Giannetto De Rossi	....	makeup artist
Luciana Palombi	....	hair stylist
Maurizio Trani	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Tullio Lullo	....	unit manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Roberto Giandalia	....	assistant director

Art Department
Alfredo D'Angelo	....	set dresser
Claudia Giammona	....	assistant designer
Franco Rinaldi	....	property assistant
Rodolfo Ruzza	....	property master

Sound Department
Ugo Celani	....	sound engineer
Enzo Diliberto	....	special sound effects
Eros Giustini	....	boom operator
Bruno Moreal	....	sound mixer

Special Effects by
Germano Natali	....	special effects

Stunts
Nazzareno Cardinali	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Franco Bruni	....	camera operator
Alberto Corchi	....	still photographer (as Alberto Cocchi)
Lamberto Del Bene	....	key grip
Alfredo Fedeli	....	chief electrician
Maurizio Lucchini	....	assistant camera

Editorial Department
Armando Pace	....	assistant editor
Pietro Tomassi	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Maurizio Guarini	....	musician: keyboards
Agostino Marangolo	....	musician: drums

Other crew
Rita Agostini	....	continuity

Production Companies

• Fulvia Film

Distributors

• Union Générale Cinématographique (UGC) (1981) (France) (theatrical)
• Aquarius Releasing (1983) (USA) (theatrical) (cut version)
• Palace Explosive Video (1985) (Australia) (VHS)
• Thriller Video (1986) (USA) (VHS) (cut version)
• Creative Exposure (1998) (Canada) (theatrical) (re-release)
• Grindhouse Releasing (1998) (USA) (theatrical) (first uncut U.S. release)
• Rolling Thunder (1998) (USA) (theatrical) (second re-release, in collaboration with)
• Anchor Bay Entertainment (2000) (USA) (DVD) (in collaboration with)
• Anchor Bay Entertainment (2000) (USA) (VHS) (in collaboration with)
• Grindhouse Releasing (2000) (USA) (DVD) (first uncut DVD release)
• Grindhouse Releasing (2000) (USA) (all media) (first uncut U.S. release)
• Astro Distribution (2001) (Germany) (DVD)
• Anchor Bay Entertainment (2002) (USA) (DVD)
• Diamond Entertainment Group (DEG) (2003) (USA) (DVD)
• SlingShot Entertainment (2003) (USA) (DVD)
• DMEG (2004) (Sweden) (VHS)
• Siren Visual Entertainment (2004) (Australia) (DVD)
• Alemannia/Arabella Filmverleih GmbH (1981) (Germany) (theatrical) (dubbed)
• Another World Entertainment (2006) (Denmark) (DVD)
• Astro
• Firebox (2006) (Finland) (DVD)
• Greater Union Organisation (GUO) (Australia)
• Lamberto Forni Film (LF) (????) (Italy) (VHS)
• Reserva Especial (????) (Brazil) (VHS)
• Video Instant Picture Company (VIPCO) (????) (UK) (DVD)
• Video Invest AB (????) (Sweden) (VHS)

Special Effects

• Penta Studio (visual effects)

Other Companies

• Cinenoleggio  cameras and equipment provided by
• G.R.P.  set furnishings
• N.C.  sound studios
• New Orleans Film Commission, The  film commission
• Penta Studio  titles
• Rocchetti e Carboni  wigs
• Romana Trasporti Cinematografici S.r.l.  transportation
• S.A.F.A.S.  costumes
• Studio Sound  special sound effects

Also Known As:

And You Will Live in Terror: The Beyond (Italy) (literal English title)
L'aldilà (Italy) (short title)
Seven Doors of Death (USA) (censored version)
The Beyond (International: English title)

Runtime:

87 min | USA:80 min (R-rated version)

Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian | English

Color:

Black and White (Sepia) | Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (original version) | Dolby (US version)

Certification:

Finland:K-18 | UK:18 (re-rating: 1987) (cut) (re-rating: 2001) (uncut) | UK:(Banned) (1984-1987) | UK:X (original rating: 1981) (cut) | USA:R (heavily cut) | USA:Unrated (uncut) | Canada:16+ (Quebec) | West Germany:18 (original rating) | Germany:Not Rated (DVD rating) | Sweden:15 (uncut) | Italy:VM14 (DVD rating) | Australia:R | France:-16 | Italy:VM18 | Netherlands:16 | New Zealand:R16 | Spain:18 | Sweden:18 (video rating) | West Germany:(Banned) | Norway:(Banned) (video rating) | Germany:BPjM Restricted

Filming Locations:

Incir De Paolis Studios, Rome, Lazio, Italy

Company:

Fulvia Film

Trivia:

The role of the blind girl Emily was originally offered to Stefania Casini who declined it.

Goofs:

Miscellaneous: When Warbeck and MacColl enters the elevator at the hospital when they are escaping from the zombies Warbeck starts to reload his gun. Just before the elevator doors close we can clearly see that he put the bullets down the gun barrel as a joke and both him and MacColl starts to laugh.

Quotes:

Emily: Attack, Dickie!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Ban the Sadist Videos! (2005) (V)

Fulci's masterpiece is by far one of the best Italian gore flicks of the eighties.

A young woman, MacColl, inherits an old hotel in Louisiana which happens to be one of the "Seven Doors of Death" which is a gateway in and out of hell. After the hotel is reopened, several bizarre occurrences involving disappearing persons and brutal murders transpire. MacColl along with the help of physician Warbeck investigate to discover that the door to hell is open and the dead is walking the earth. This is a truly remarkable film, boasting superb cinematography and excellent gore effects. Fulci captures the eerie atmosphere and dark visions of hell in a horrifying climax that has never quite been matched by any other filmmaker. If possible, see this in it's original uncut and letterboxed state, it is absolutely one of the most beautifully visual horror films ever made. The haunting score is an excellent example of Fabio Fabrizzi's finer musical works. This is the best of Fulci's three great horror films (the others being The House by the Cemetary and the Gates of Hell) which all, coincidentally starred MacColl.