The Possessed

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The Possessed (aka The Lady of the Lake) is a 1965 Giallo by Luigi Bazzoni

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The Tarantino Connection
In Quentin Tarantino's "Once Upon a Time ...in Hollywood" you can hear a radio spot for this film.

Main Details

  • Released on July 24, 1965 (Locarno Film Festival, Switzerland)
  • B&W
  • Running time: 85 minutes | 95 minutes (USA) | 82 minutes (UK)
  • Production Co.: B.R.C. Produzione S.r.l. (for) (as B.R.C. Produzione Film) |Istituto Luce (for) (as Istituto Luce S.p.A.)
  • Distribution Co.: Telexport (1965) (Italy) (theatrical) | Butcher's Film Service (1966) (UK) (theatrical) (dubbed)
  • Directed by Lugi Bazzoni and Franco Rossellini
  • Starring Peter Baldwin, Salvo Randone, Valentina Cortese
  • Written by: Luigi Bazzoni, Giulio Questi, Giovanni Comisso (novel), Franco Rossellini, Renzo Rossellini

Plot Summary

  • While visiting his favorite resort town during the off-season, a writer investigates the apparent suicide of a woman he was infatuated with.

Also known as

  • La Donna del Lago (Italy, original title)
  • The Lady of the Lake
  • Love, Hate and Dishonor (USA, TV)
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