Nuda per Satana (1974)

Director:

Luigi Batzella

Writer:

Luigi Batzella

Release Date:

23 October 1974 (Italy)

Genre:

Horror | Adult

Plot:

Italian Gothic horror that tells the tale of a man who stops at a remote castle hoping to get medical help for an injured woman, only to find the inhabitants mirror the darker sides of the woman and himself.

Plot Keywords:

Castle | Doctor | Beautiful Woman | Gothic | Remote

Cast

Rita Calderoni	...	Susan Smith / Evelyn
James Harris	...	The Devil
Renato Lupi	...	Butler
Iolanda Mascitti	...	Servant Girl
Luigi Antonio Guerra
Barbara Lay	...	Brown coven member
Augusto Boscardini	...	Naked man
Alfredo Pasti	...	Naked man
Stelio Candelli	...	Dr. William Benson / Peter
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Gota Gobert	...	Blonde Coven Member (uncredited)

Directed by
Luigi Batzella		(as Paolo Solvay)

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Luigi Batzella

Produced by
Remo Angioli	....	producer

Original Music by
Alberto Baldan Bembo

Cinematography by
Antonio Maccoppi

Film Editing by
Luigi Batzella

Makeup Department
Ultimo Peruzzi	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Michelangelo Ciafré	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Michelangelo Ricci	....	assistant director

Sound Department
Antonio Forrest	....	sound

Camera and Electrical Department
Giuliano Grasselli	....	camera operator
Luciano Ronconi	....	assistant camera

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Simone Chapoutier	....	set costumer

Production Companies

• C.R.C. Productions

Distributors

• Filmfreak Distributie (2007) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Image Entertainment (1998) (USA) (DVD)
• Raro Video (2011) (USA) (DVD)
• Ryko Distribution (2006) (USA) (DVD)
• Salvation Films (2006) (UK) (DVD) (as Redemption)

Other Companies

• Cantini & C.  costumes

Also Known As:

Runtime:

82 min | Netherlands:90 min (DVD version)

Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Netherlands:16 (XXX) | UK:18 (cut) | USA:Unrated

Filming Locations:

Monte San Giovanni Campano Castle, Monte San Giovanni Campano, Frosinone, Lazio, Italy

Company:

C.R.C. Productions

Trivia:

Dutch Hardcore DVD Version with XXX inserts, longest version available so far.

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: As William is rescuing Susan from the spider, the chutes that are blowing smoke onto the set are clearly visible.

Movie Connections:

References Rosemary's Baby (1968)

Unforgettable 1970s Italian trash! Don't miss it!

Several times while watching 'Nude For Satan' I had to pinch myself. Am I REALLY watching this or has someone spiked my drink?! Dario Argento fans often claim that his PLOTS aren't the most important things in his movies, rather it's his ability to manipulate mood and atmosphere, and his films are best approached as dreams, or better yet, nightmares. Luigi Batzella obviously feels the same way, but comparing him to Argento is over-doing it. Argento meets Ray Dennis Steckler is more like it! 'Nude For Satan' is CHEAP, it doesn't make much sense if you analyse it too much, but it is jam-packed with nudity and bargain-basement surrealism, and to my mind, is classic horror-trash that works on so many levels that your mind will boggle!

Leave your brain at the door (but not your libido!), enter Batzella's house of fun, you're in for an unforgettable time! Be careful of the doppelgangers, spooky paintings that come to life, and a TERRIFYING (well...) giant spider, and maybe you too will end up 'Nuda per Satana'!