A troubled priest attempts to exorcise the soul of a tourist who has been possessed by the Devil after witnessing supernatural events at a Spanish villa.A troubled priest attempts to exorcise the soul of a tourist who has been possessed by the Devil after witnessing supernatural events at a Spanish villa.A troubled priest attempts to exorcise the soul of a tourist who has been possessed by the Devil after witnessing supernatural events at a Spanish villa.
Telly Savalas
- Leandro
- (archive footage)
Sylva Koscina
- Sophia Lehar
- (archive footage)
- (as Silva Koscina)
Alessio Orano
- Max
- (archive footage)
Gabriele Tinti
- George
- (archive footage)
Kathleen Leone
- Tourist
- (as Kathy Leone)
Eduardo Fajardo
- Francis Lehar
- (archive footage)
Franz von Treuberg
- Shopkeeper
- (archive footage)
Espartaco Santoni
- Carlo
- (archive footage)
Alida Valli
- Countess
- (archive footage)
Andrea Esterhazy
- American Tourist
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThough it's already listed as being connected with Woody Allen's Annie Hall, which shows The House of Exorcism as a twin-bill on a marquee, it's actually worked into a visual punchline since Woody's character, Alvy Singer, hates Los Angeles, and jovial Christmas music plays while this marquee, along with Messiah of Evil is shown, is shown, representing Alvy's feelings.
- Alternate versionsThe original name and version of this film is Lisa and the Devil. House of Exorcism turns the film more into an Exorcist rip off film, where the original version, done solely by Mario Bava, is much stranger and surreal. The original version has a final scene on an airplane that is missing.
- ConnectionsEdited from Lisa and the Devil (1973)
- SoundtracksConcerto of Aranjuez
Composed by Joaquín Rodrigo (as Rodrigo)
Directed by Paul Mauriat
Philips record L 6444'504
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The Truth behind Two different films
I remember well in 1975 when in High School a bunch of us went to see House of Exorcism-which we all thought was better than the much overrated The Exorcist. Many years later I got a video of what was called Lisa and the Devil, which I thought was the same film under a different title. However this is NOT the case: Lisa and the Devil and House of Exorcism are two different films. When I saw the Lisa and the Devil version it had nothing to do with the film of my youth, and I was quite disappointed as I found that version quite boring-there was no possessed Elke Sommer or the Robert Alda priest character (although Telly Savalas was marvellous in both versions). Luckily a recent DVD had BOTH versions, so I was able to see the original after many years.
Unlike many of the reviews, I think House of Exorcism was the better of the two, and I am not alone, even though posted reviews seem to like the "Lisa" version better. NOW here comes the truth, which most people don't know. When the original film(Lisa and the Devil)was finished in 1973, it was shown to many distributors-none of whom thought it was any good. Two years later the "redone" version, called House of Exorcism, was made-using much of the same footage of the other film but now having Elke Sommer possessed by the devil and in hospital, and having Robert Alda as the priest who not only exorcises the devil from Elke, but also the house where she had stayed. The same distributors who had shown no interest in the other film now decided to go ahead with House of Exorcism-and the result was that it made millions (at a time when it was still only a dollar or two to see a film). The bottom line here is that millions of people went to see House of Exorcism, while nobody went to see Lisa and the Devil.
So in conclusion I guess that all the distributors, as well as millions of filmgoers, preferred House of Exorcism!
Unlike many of the reviews, I think House of Exorcism was the better of the two, and I am not alone, even though posted reviews seem to like the "Lisa" version better. NOW here comes the truth, which most people don't know. When the original film(Lisa and the Devil)was finished in 1973, it was shown to many distributors-none of whom thought it was any good. Two years later the "redone" version, called House of Exorcism, was made-using much of the same footage of the other film but now having Elke Sommer possessed by the devil and in hospital, and having Robert Alda as the priest who not only exorcises the devil from Elke, but also the house where she had stayed. The same distributors who had shown no interest in the other film now decided to go ahead with House of Exorcism-and the result was that it made millions (at a time when it was still only a dollar or two to see a film). The bottom line here is that millions of people went to see House of Exorcism, while nobody went to see Lisa and the Devil.
So in conclusion I guess that all the distributors, as well as millions of filmgoers, preferred House of Exorcism!
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- scott-palmer2
- Nov 6, 2009
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- Also known as
- Devil in the House of Exorcism
- Filming locations
- Madrid, Spain(exteriors only)
- Production companies
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- Runtime1 hour 32 minutes
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.78 : 1
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By what name was The House of Exorcism (1975) officially released in Canada in English?
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