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Black Sabbath (1963, Italy/USA/France) is a Gothic Horror film directed by Mario Bava. The US version differs strongly from the original European version (different order of stories, modifications to stories, etc.)

Contents: Watch Trailer | Review #1 | Available DVDs | Blu Ray | Review #2 | Poster Art | Press Kit | Soundtrack

Main Details

Released in 1963 | Color
Running Time: 92 Min.
Production Co: Alta Vista Film Production (in association with) | Emmepi Cinematografica | Galatea Film | Societé Cinématographique Lyre
Distribution Co: Rank Organisation Div. Belgium and Luxemburg, The (1963) (Belgium) (theatrical) | Rank Organisation Div. Belgium and Luxemburg (1963) (Luxembourg) (theatrical) | American International Pictures (AIP) (1964) (USA) (theatrical) (English dubbed) | Astral Films (1964) (Canada) (theatrical)
Directed by Mario Bava/Salvatore Billitieri
Written by Mario Bava, Alberto Bevilacqua, Ivan Chekhov, Marcello Fondato, F.G. Snyder, Aleksei Tolstoy
Starring Michèle Mercier, Lidia Alfonsi, Boris Karloff, Mark Damon, Susy Andersen
Produced by Salvatore Billitteri, Paolo Mercuri
Original Music by Les Baxter (US version), Roberto Nicolosi
Cinematography by Ubaldo Terzano, Mario Bava (uncredited)
Film Editing by Mario Serandrei

Plot Summary

Boris Karloff hosts a trio of horror stories concerning a stalked call girl, a vampire-like monster who preys on his family, and a nurse who is haunted by her ring's rightful owner.

Also Known As

Les Trois visages de la peur (Canada) (French title) / France
Die Drei Gesichter der Furcht (Germany)
I skräckens klor (Sweden)
Der Ring der Verdammten (Austria)
The Three Faces of Fear
The Three Faces of Terror
As Três Máscaras do Terror (Brazil)
Las Tres caras del miedo (Spain)

Taglines

A story that goes beyond the boundaries of the Supernatural to the half-world of the living dead. Where a woman's soul inhabits a fly's body, where Vengeance is only a voice and where vampires suck only the blood of those they love dearest.
This is the night of the nightmare...The day of the Undead.
This is the night of the nightmare...
...The most gruesome day in the calendar of the Undead!
The most gruesome day in the calendar!
Not Since 'FRANKENSTEIN' Have You Seen Such Horror!
A story that goes beyond the boundaries of the Supernatural to the half-world of the living dead...Where a woman's soul inhabits a fly's body... where vampires suck only the blood of those they love dearest.

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    <div class="large-6 columns">'''[[/Review|Black Sabbath]]''' ([[:Category:1963|1963]], [[:Category:Italy|Italy]]/[[:Category: USA|USA]]/[[:Category:France|France]]) is a [[:Category: Horror/Thrillers|Gothic Horror film]] directed by [[:Category: Mario Bava|Mario Bava]]. The US version differs strongly from the original European version (different order of stories, modifications to stories, etc.)
-*'''Contents''': [[/Trailer|Watch Trailer]] | [[/Review|Review #1]] | [[/DVD|Available DVDs]] | [[/BluRay|Blu Ray]] | [[/Review 2|Review #2]] | [[Black Sabbath (1963)|Poster Art]] | [[/Press Kit|Press Kit]] | [[/Soundtrack|Soundtrack]]| [[An Evening With Karloff|Poster Art (Co-billed)]]
+*'''Contents''': [[/Trailer|Watch Trailer]] | [[/Review|Review #1]] | [[/DVD|Available DVDs]] | [[/BluRay|Blu Ray]] | [[/Review 2|Review #2]] | [[Black Sabbath (1963)|Poster Art]] | [[/Press Kit|Press Kit]] | [[/Soundtrack|Soundtrack]]
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-====Main Details====
+===Main Details===
 * Released in 1963 | Color
 * Running Time: 92 Min.
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 * Cinematography by Ubaldo Terzano, Mario Bava (uncredited)
 * Film Editing by Mario Serandrei
-====Also Known As====
-* Les Trois visages de la peur (Canada) (French title) / France | Die Drei Gesichter der Furcht (Germany) | I skräckens klor (Sweden) | Der Ring der Verdammten (Austria) | The Three Faces of Fear | The Three Faces of Terror | As Três Máscaras do Terror (Brazil) | Las Tres caras del miedo (Spain)
+===Plot Summary===
-====Taglines====
+*Boris Karloff hosts a trio of horror stories concerning a stalked call girl, a vampire-like monster who preys on his family, and a nurse who is haunted by her ring's rightful owner.
-* A story that goes beyond the boundaries of the Supernatural to the half-world of the living dead. Where a woman's soul inhabits a fly's body, where Vengeance is only a voice and where vampires suck only the blood of those they love dearest. | This is the night of the nightmare...The day of the Undead. | This is the night of the nightmare... | ...The most gruesome day in the calendar of the Undead! | The most gruesome day in the calendar! | Not Since 'FRANKENSTEIN' Have You Seen Such Horror! | A story that goes beyond the boundaries of the Supernatural to the half-world of the living dead...Where a woman's soul inhabits a fly's body... where vampires suck only the blood of those they love dearest.
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+===Also Known As===
+* Les Trois visages de la peur (Canada) (French title) / France
+* Die Drei Gesichter der Furcht (Germany)
+* I skräckens klor (Sweden)
+* Der Ring der Verdammten (Austria)
+* The Three Faces of Fear
+* The Three Faces of Terror
+* As Três Máscaras do Terror (Brazil)
+* Las Tres caras del miedo (Spain)
+===Taglines===
+* A story that goes beyond the boundaries of the Supernatural to the half-world of the living dead. Where a woman's soul inhabits a fly's body, where Vengeance is only a voice and where vampires suck only the blood of those they love dearest.
+* This is the night of the nightmare...The day of the Undead.
+* This is the night of the nightmare...
+* ...The most gruesome day in the calendar of the Undead!
+* The most gruesome day in the calendar!
+* Not Since 'FRANKENSTEIN' Have You Seen Such Horror!
+* A story that goes beyond the boundaries of the Supernatural to the half-world of the living dead...Where a woman's soul inhabits a fly's body... where vampires suck only the blood of those they love dearest.
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