A trio of Edgar Allan Poe adaptations about a cruel countess haunted by her cousin's stallion, a sadistic soldier haunted by his doppelgänger, and an alcoholic actor haunted by the Devil.A trio of Edgar Allan Poe adaptations about a cruel countess haunted by her cousin's stallion, a sadistic soldier haunted by his doppelgänger, and an alcoholic actor haunted by the Devil.A trio of Edgar Allan Poe adaptations about a cruel countess haunted by her cousin's stallion, a sadistic soldier haunted by his doppelgänger, and an alcoholic actor haunted by the Devil.
- Awards
- 2 nominations
- Friend of Countess (segment "Metzengerstein")
- (as Francoise Prevost)
- A courtesan (segment "Metzengerstein")
- (as Marie-Ange Anies)
- Young girl on the dissection table (segment "William Wilson")
- (as Katia Christina)
- Directors
- Federico Fellini(segment Toby Dammit)
- Louis Malle(segment William Wilson)
- Roger Vadim(segment Metzengerstein)
- Writers
- Edgar Allan Poe(segment Metzengerstein)
- Roger Vadim(segment Metzengerstein)
- Pascal Cousin(segment Metzengerstein)
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaIn Federico Fellini's segment, Terence Stamp plays an actor arriving in Rome to do a film, and as they leave the airport to go into the city he suddenly sits up and asks where his Ferrari is; he was promised a Ferrari. This is a humorous reference to a behind the scenes situation on the film The Witches (1967) from the year before, when Clint Eastwood was enticed to play a small role in exchange for a Ferrari.
- GoofsToby is offered a magazine pictorial in which he is to portray "the young Greek god Mars" (as translated in captions). Mars was the Roman god of war. The Greek god of war was Ares.
- Quotes
William Wilson: It is said, gentlemen, that the heart is the seat of the emotions, the passions. Indeed. But experience shows that it is the seat of our cares. Its only generosity lies in the suffering it gives. So, when we have cut the ribs, separated the diaphragm, and folded back what is commonly called the rib cage, we can deliver the patient form the source of her woes. The doctor is a benefactor. We will thus bring her relief. Along with her heart...
Young girl on the dissection table (segment "William Wilson"): No!
William Wilson: We'll remove despair and the pain of love. Gentlemen, we shall restore her her pristine purity, the peace of paradise lost.
Young girl on the dissection table (segment "William Wilson"): No!
- Crazy creditsAfter the opening title credits, the following handwritten text (from Edgar Allan Poe's first published story, "Metzengerstein" - which is also adapted as the first story of this film) is displayed: "'Horror and fatality have been stalking abroad in all ages. Why then give a date to the story I have to tell?' Edgar Allan Poe."
- Alternate versionsThe whipping of Giuseppina was cut in the original 1973 UK cinema release (titled "Tales of Mystery"), and subsequent releases were also edited. The 15-rated 1984 video (as "Powers of Evil") completely missed the entire "William Wilson" story, and the 18-rated 1990 French Collection VHS (titled "Histoires Extraordinaires: Tales of Mystery and Imagination") received over a minute of cuts to the whipping scene and shots of Wilson caressing a girl with a scalpel. The Arrow Blu-ray release (titled "Spirits of the Dead") is the full uncut version.
- ConnectionsEdited into Toby Dammit (1968)
- SoundtracksRuby
Sung by Ray Charles
Lyrics by Mitchell Parish
Music by Heinz Roemheld
Published by Miller Music Corporation, represented by Curci
- arichmondfwc
- Dec 29, 2004
Details
- Release date
- Countries of origin
- Languages
- Also known as
- Trije koraki skozi blaznost
- Filming locations
- Castel Gandolfo, Rome, Lazio, Italy(segment "Toby Dammit")
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
- Runtime2 hours 1 minute
- Aspect ratio
- 1.75 : 1
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