Overview
A young man, Peter, returns to Austria in search of his heritage. There he visits the castle of an ancestor, a sadistic Baron who was cursed to a violent death by a witch whom the Baron had burned at the stake. Peter reads aloud the incantation that causes Baron Blood to return and continue his murderous tortures.
Production
Dieter Geissler Filmproduktion · Euro America Produzioni Cinematografiche
Cast & Characters
Joseph Cotten
Baron Otto von Kleist / Alfred Becker
Elke Sommer
Eva Arnold
Massimo Girotti
Dr. Karl Hummel
Antonio Cantafora
Peter Kleist
Umberto Raho
Inspector
Luciano Pigozzi
Fritz
Nicoletta Elmi
Gretchen Hummel
Dieter Tressler
Mayor Dortmundt
Rolf Halwich
Auctioner
Gustavo De Nardo
Dr. Werner Hesse
Valeria Sabel
Martha Hummel
Rada Rassimov
Christina Hoffmann
Directors & Crew
Mario Bava
Director
Alfredo Leone
Producer
Vincent Fotre
Screenplay
Willibald Eser
Screenplay
Mario Bava
Screenplay
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