Ring of Darkness (1979)
Un'ombra nell'ombra (original title)Reference View | Change View
- 1h 46min
- Horror
- 29 Oct 1979 (Italy)
- Movie
Four women make a pact with the Devil. The 13-year-old daughter of one of them has begun to shown signs of a dark nature which causes preoccupation and somewhat regret on her mother.
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| Anne Heywood | ... |
Carlotta Rhodes
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| Valentina Cortese | ... |
Elena Merrill
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| Frank Finlay | ... |
Paul
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| John Phillip Law | ... |
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| Marisa Mell | ... |
Agatha
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| Irene Papas | ... |
Raffaella
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| Paola Tedesco | ... |
Anna Merrill
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| Lara Wendel | ... |
Daria Rhodes
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| Ian Bannen | ... |
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Ezio Miani | ... |
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West Buchanan | ... |
Peter Rhodes
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Marina Daunia | ... |
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Patrizia Webley | ... |
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Mark Jeremy Stross |
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Sonia Viviani |
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Michel Barnes |
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Dirce Funari |
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Anny Papa |
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Ofelia Meyer |
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Anka Auling |
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Rossana Palazzolo |
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Directed by
| Pier Carpi | ... | (as Peter Karp) |
Written by
| Pier Carpi | ... | (screenplay) (as Peter Karp) |
| Pier Carpi | ... | (story) (as Peter Karp) |
Produced by
| Piero Amati | ... | executive producer |
| Saverio Moriones | ... | associate producer (as F. Saverio Moriones) |
| Dierk Schlotter | ... | associate producer |
Music by
| Stelvio Cipriani | ||
Cinematography by
| Guglielmo Mancori | ||
Editing by
| Manlio Camastro | ||
Editorial Department
| Giulia Gicca Palli | ... | assistant editor |
| Claudio Marani | ... | assistant editor |
| Elvira Zincone | ... | assistant editor (as Elvira Zinconi) |
Production Design by
| Pier Luigi Basile | ||
Costume Design by
| Michaela Gisotti | ||
Makeup Department
| Antonietta Caputo | ... | assistant hair stylist |
| Ennio Cascioli | ... | hair stylist (as Enio Cascioli) |
| Iolanda Conti | ... | hair stylist (as Jolanda Conti) |
| Mario Di Salvio | ... | makeup department head |
| Alfonso Gola | ... | makeup artist |
| Anna Maria Leonardi | ... | assistant makeup artist |
Production Management
| Carlo Lastricati | ... | production manager |
| Alberto Longo | ... | unit manager |
| Mario Sarago | ... | production supervisor |
| Pasquale Vannini | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Luciano Poggiolini | ... | assistant director |
| Amanzio Todini | ... | assistant director |
Sound Department
| Antonio Forrest | ... | sound |
| Lorenzo Gicca Palli | ... | dubbing director (as Enzo Gicca) |
| Armando Janota | ... | boom operator |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Giuseppe Maccari | ... | camera operator |
| Aldo Marchiori | ... | assistant camera |
| Renato Palmieri | ... | assistant camera |
| Mario Sbrenna | ... | camera operator |
| Ermanno Serto | ... | still photographer |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Velia Cologgi | ... | assistant tailor |
| Aldo Giuliani | ... | assistant costume designer |
| Iole Leonardi | ... | tailor |
Music Department
| Claudio Simonetti | ... | musician: keyboard (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
| Géneviève Hersent | ... | voice dubbing |
| John Karlsen | ... | voice dubbing: Frank Finlay (uncredited) |
| Mirella Pace | ... | voice dubbing: Valentina Cortese (uncredited) |
| Carlo Reali | ... | voice dubbing: Ian Bannen (uncredited) |
| Ted Rusoff | ... | voice dubbing (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Herald Films (1979) (Italy) (theatrical)
- Cheezy Flicks Entertainment (2015) (United States) (DVD)
- IVC (Greece)
- Mya Communication (2010) (United States) (DVD)
- Saturn Productions (1985) (United States) (VHS)
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Storyline
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Young women join a Satanic cult surrendering their will and bodies entirely to the Devil himself. Years later when they're older women, Carlotta, starts to lose control of her 13 year old daughter Daria, who starts to develop strong powers of her own, aware of her powers and with extreme devotion to The Devil she starts speaking and behaving in strange ways like casting spells and harming people with no remorse whatsoever. And her powers seem to increase exponentially every single day. In her desperation, Carlotta and some of her friends enlist the help of a priest with a crisis of faith to help them perform a strange ritual that will hopefully vanquish the evil out of Daria once and for all. Written by William Linares |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | When interviewed on set in 1977, director Pier Carpi angrily denied that his screenplay was inspired by The Exorcist (1973) and pointed out to the interviewer that he merely adapted his own novel "Un ombra nell'ombra" which he claimed to have written in the sixties but which, in fact, was published first in 1974. However, it is assumed that Carpi's original cut of the movie was considered too much unlike "The Exorcist" by the producers who thus ordered extensive re-cutting and re-shoots. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Referenced in Pieces (1982). See more » |