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Nightmare Castle

Original title: Amanti d'oltretomba
  • 19651965
  • UnratedUnrated
  • 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
5.7/10
2.4K
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POPULARITY
24,550
7,211
Nightmare Castle (1965)
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Horror
A woman and her lover are tortured and killed by her sadistic husband. The pair return from the grave to seek vengeance.A woman and her lover are tortured and killed by her sadistic husband. The pair return from the grave to seek vengeance.A woman and her lover are tortured and killed by her sadistic husband. The pair return from the grave to seek vengeance.
IMDb RATING
5.7/10
2.4K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
24,550
7,211
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    • Director
      • Mario Caiano
    • Writers
      • Mario Caiano(story, screenplay and dialogue)
      • Fabio De Agostini(story, screenplay and dialogue)
    • Stars
      • Barbara Steele
      • Paul Muller
      • Helga Liné
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Mario Caiano
    • Writers
      • Mario Caiano(story, screenplay and dialogue)
      • Fabio De Agostini(story, screenplay and dialogue)
    • Stars
      • Barbara Steele
      • Paul Muller
      • Helga Liné
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 61User reviews
    • 59Critic reviews

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    Nightmare Castle
    Trailer 3:20
    Nightmare Castle

    Photos49

    Barbara Steele in Nightmare Castle (1965)
    Barbara Steele in Nightmare Castle (1965)
    Nightmare Castle (1965)
    Nightmare Castle (1965)
    Rik Battaglia and Barbara Steele in Nightmare Castle (1965)
    Nightmare Castle (1965)
    Nightmare Castle (1965)
    Barbara Steele in Nightmare Castle (1965)
    Paul Muller in Nightmare Castle (1965)
    Paul Muller in Nightmare Castle (1965)
    Barbara Steele in Nightmare Castle (1965)
    Paul Muller and Barbara Steele in Nightmare Castle (1965)

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    Barbara Steele
    Barbara Steele
    • Muriel Arrowsmith
    • (as Barbara Steel)
    • …
    Paul Muller
    Paul Muller
    • Dr. Stephen Arrowsmith
    • (as Paul Miller)
    Helga Liné
    Helga Liné
    • Solange
    Marino Masé
    Marino Masé
    • Dr. Dereck Joyce
    • (as Lawrence Clift)
    Giuseppe Addobbati
    Giuseppe Addobbati
    • Jonathan, the Butler
    • (as John McDouglas)
    Rik Battaglia
    Rik Battaglia
    • David
    • Director
      • Mario Caiano
    • Writers
      • Mario Caiano(story, screenplay and dialogue)
      • Fabio De Agostini(story, screenplay and dialogue)
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Director Mario Caiano initially wanted to highlight the gory scenes with red color. The idea was dropped due to budget limitations.
    • Quotes

      Muriel Arrowsmith: You had your revenge. Why don't you kill me? Kill both of us.

      Dr. Stephen Arrowsmith: You, I will kill you, you tart, you. You and your filthy friend. But death, my dear, must come to you only after I've torn from your bodies all the suffering and pain a human being can stand, and you don't know yet how long it takes to die of pain.

      Muriel Arrowsmith: You're a monster.

    • Alternate versions
      The uncut dubbed version is called "Night of the Doomed", and runs 97m.
    • Connections
      Featured in 100 Years of Horror: Girl Ghouls (1996)
    • Soundtracks
      Amanti D'Oltretomba
      Composed by Ennio Morricone

    User reviews61

    Review
    Top review
    The ultimate Barbara Steele movie!
    All right, the writing is something to be desired, but this movie is so richly photographed and the great '60's Scream Queen Barbara Steele is so alluring that it hardly matters. This movie uses Steele to full advantage, and even casts the sultry, sinister star in a dual role, much like Mario Bava's classic BLACK SUNDAY. Babs stars as a faithless wife who, along with her lover, is tortured to death by her vengeful-husband. However, her hubby finds that this may not have been the great revenge he thought it would be because his wife left her inheritance to her mentally unbalanced sister(Steele again, this time in a blonde wig). Of course, being the sadistic, money-hungry, conniving little swine that he is, he decides to marry his sister-in-law, and drive her to complete hysteria so he can commit her to the local loony bin and claim the family fortune for himself. Naturally, things don't go exactly as planned, but I won't give the rest of this weird little gem away. Shown in the US in a severely cut version that is so butchered, it's hardly worth watching. The original full-length European version is rare, but definitely worth seeking out.
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    • verna55
    • Nov 16, 2000

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    • Release date
      • July 5, 1966 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Italy
    • Language
      • Italian
    • Also known as
      • Amantes de ultratumba
    • Filming locations
      • Incir De Paolis Studios, Rome, Lazio, Italy
    • Production company
      • Cinematografica EmmeCi
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 30 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.66 : 1

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