Night of the Devils (1972)
"La notte dei diavoli" (original title)

The patriarch of a wealthy family fears that he will show up one day in vampire form. Should this happen, he warns his family not to let him back in his house, no matter how much he begs them.

Director:

Giorgio Ferroni

Writers:

Eduardo Manzanos Brochero, Romano Migliorini,

Stars:

Gianni Garko, Agostina Belli, Roberto Maldera

Cast

Cast overview:
Gianni Garko	...	Nicola
Agostina Belli	...	Sdenka
Roberto Maldera	...	Jovan (as Mark Roberts)
Cinzia De Carolis	...	Irina
Teresa Gimpera	...	Elena
Bill Vanders	...	Gorca Ciuvelak (as William Vanders)
Umberto Raho	...	Doctor Tosi
Luis Suárez	...	Vlado
Sabrina Tamborra	...	Mira
Rosita Torosh	...	Nurse (as Rosa Toros)
Stefano Oppedisano	...	Male Nurse
Maria Monti	...	The witch

Storyline

The patriarch of a wealthy family fears that he will show up one day in vampire form. Should this happen, he warns his family not to let him back in his house, no matter how much he begs them.

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Plot Keywords:

vampire | house | supernatural | finger | gore | 

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Genres:

Horror

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Details

Country:

Italy Spain

Language:

Spanish

Release Date:

29 April 1972 (Italy)

Also Known As:

Night of the Devils

Filming Locations:

Dear Studios, Rome, Lazio, Italy

Company Credits

Production Co:

Filmes Cinematografica, Due Emme Cinematografica, Copercines, Cooperativa Cinematográfica

Technical Specs

Runtime:

91 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

User Reviews

A witch and some Varadluks at the Yugoslavian countryside!

Nicolas is found wandering aimlessly at a beach and is taken to a hospital where his horrific story is told through flashbacks; He have a car accident in the Yugoslavian countryside and finds a house where he gets shelter for the night. He hears strange noises during the night and in the morning he's told about the witch that lives in the forest. The witch killed Yorga's borther (Yorga is the father in the family he stays with) and the brother came back at exactly 6 pm the next day, transformed into a Vardaluk (some sort of zombie). Nikolas falls in love with Sdenka, Yorga's daughter, and stays with the family. Yorga decides to confront the witch and his son Jovan is prepared for the worst. Just like Jovan feared Yorga returns the next day at 6 pm precise and a lot of really bad things starts to happen.

This is an interesting movie with a good story, scary music and nice sets but it is a bit to slow moving. The flashback-to-present way of telling the story is pretty effective. There are some memorable scenes like the torture fantasies in the beginning and when Helene's fingers are cut of by Nicolas' car door. There are some nudity and sex. The twist ending is great! Some curiosity: The good-looking Agostina Bella (Sdenka) plays the jealous chambermaid in Ivanna. I give this one 7/10.