Black Sabbath (1963)
I tre volti della paura (original title)Reference View | Change View
- Approved
- 1h 32min
- Horror
- 06 May 1964 (USA)
- Movie
- 2 wins & 1 nomination.
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Cast
Michèle Mercier | ... |
Rosy (segment "Il telefono")
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Lidia Alfonsi | ... |
Mary (segment "Il telefono")
(as Lydia Alfonsi)
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Boris Karloff | ... |
Gorca (segment "I Wurdalak")
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Mark Damon | ... |
Vladimir D'Urfe (segment "I Wurdalak")
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Susy Andersen | ... |
Sdenka (segment "I Wurdalak")
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Massimo Righi | ... |
Pietro (segment "I Wurdalak")
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Rika Dialyna | ... |
Maria (segment "I Wurdalak")
(as Rica Dialina)
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Glauco Onorato | ... |
Giorgio (segment "I Wurdalak")
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Jacqueline Pierreux | ... |
Helen Chester (segment "La goccia d'acqua")
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Milly | ... |
The Maid (segment "La goccia d'acqua")
(as Milly Monti)
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Harriet Medin | ... |
Neighbor (segment "La goccia d'acqua")
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Gustavo De Nardo | ... |
Police Inspector (segment "La goccia d'acqua")
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Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
Milo Quesada | ... |
Frank Rainer (segment "Il telefono") (uncredited)
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Alessandro Tedeschi | ... |
Coroner (segment "La goccia d'acqua") (uncredited)
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Directed by
Mario Bava |
Written by
Anton Chekhov | ... | (freely adapted from three stories by) (as Cechov) and |
Aleksei Tolstoy | ... | (freely adapted from three stories by) (as Tolstoi) and |
Guy de Maupassant | ... | (freely adapted from three stories by) (as Maupassant) |
Marcello Fondato | ... | (screenplay) |
Alberto Bevilacqua | ... | (screenplay with the collaboration of) and |
Mario Bava | ... | (screenplay with the collaboration of) |
Produced by
Samuel Z. Arkoff | ... | executive producer (uncredited) |
Alberto Barsanti | ... | producer (uncredited) |
Salvatore Billitteri | ... | associate producer |
James H. Nicholson | ... | executive producer (uncredited) |
Lionello Santi | ... | producer (uncredited) |
Music by
Les Baxter | ||
Roberto Nicolosi |
Cinematography by
Ubaldo Terzano | ... | director of photography |
Mario Bava | ... | (uncredited) |
Editing by
Mario Serandrei |
Editorial Department
Lina Caterini | ... | assistant editor |
Production Design by
Riccardo Domenici | ... | (as Riccardo Dominici) |
Art Direction by
Giorgio Giovannini |
Costume Design by
Tina Grani |
Makeup Department
Otello Fava | ... | makeup artist |
Renata Magnanti | ... | hair stylist |
Production Management
Armando Govoni | ... | production supervisor |
Paolo Mercuri | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Ronald Sinclair | ... | second unit director: US version (uncredited) |
Art Department
Francesco Bronzi | ... | assistant production designer |
Riccardo Domenici | ... | set dresser |
Sound Department
Fausto Ancillai | ... | sound mixer |
Alfred R. Bird | ... | sound editor: US version (as Al Bird) |
Mario Messina | ... | sound |
Ernest Reichert | ... | sound editor: US version |
Nino Renda | ... | sound mixer |
Kay Rose | ... | sound editor: US version |
Italo Cameracanna | ... | foley artist (uncredited) |
Special Effects by
Eugenio Bava | ... | sculptor: masks and faces (uncredited) |
Mario Bava | ... | matte paintings (uncredited) / special effects (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
Enrico Fontana | ... | camera operator |
Mario Mancini | ... | camera operator |
Antonio Rinaldi | ... | gaffer (uncredited) |
Music Department
Eve Newman | ... | music editor: US version |
Al Simms | ... | music coordinator: US version |
Les Baxter | ... | conductor: US Version (uncredited) |
Harry Betts | ... | musician: US version (uncredited) |
Hall Daniels | ... | orchestrator: US version (uncredited) |
Caesar Giovannini | ... | musician: US version (uncredited) |
Albert Harris | ... | orchestrator: US version (uncredited) |
Willard Jones | ... | music copyist: US version (uncredited) |
Milton Kestenbaum | ... | musician: US version (uncredited) |
Jack Marsh | ... | musician: US version (uncredited) |
Thomas Z. Shepard | ... | musician: US version (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
Priscilla Contardi | ... | continuity |
Additional Crew
Samuel Z. Arkoff | ... | presenter |
Franco Grifeo | ... | administrator |
James H. Nicholson | ... | presenter |
Lucia Catullo | ... | voice dubbing: Michèle Mercier (uncredited) |
Adriana de Roberto | ... | voice dubbing: Jacqueline Pierreux (uncredited) |
Gabriella Genta | ... | voice dubbing: Susy Andersen (uncredited) |
Ugo Pagliai | ... | voice dubbing: Mark Damon (uncredited) |
Elio Pandolfi | ... | voice dubbing: Lydia Alfonsi's telephone voice (uncredited) |
Aldo Silvani | ... | voice dubbing: Boris Karloff (uncredited) |
Production Companies
- Emmepi Cinematografica (produced by)
- Societé Cinématographique Lyre (produced by)
- Galatea Film (produced by)
- American International Pictures (AIP) (produced by: US version only)
- Alta Vista Productions (copyright: US version only)
Distributors
- Warner Bros. (1963) (Italy) (theatrical) (dubbed)
- The Rank Organisation Div. Belgium and Luxemburg (1963) (Belgium) (theatrical)
- The Rank Organisation Div. Belgium and Luxemburg (1963) (Luxembourg) (theatrical)
- American International Pictures (AIP) (1964) (United States) (theatrical) (English dubbed)
- Anglo-Amalgamated Film Distributors (1964) (United Kingdom) (theatrical) (dubbed)
- Astral Films (1964) (Canada) (theatrical)
- Pallas Filmverleih (1964) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- Rank (1965) (France) (theatrical) (as The Rank Organisation)
- Rosa Films S.A. (1965) (Spain) (theatrical)
- Rank Film Distributors Holland (1966) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- American-International Television (AIP-TV) (1966) (United States) (tv) (syndication)
- Transeuropa Film (1973) (Italy) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Astro Distribution (1998) (Germany) (DVD)
- Umbrella Entertainment (2005) (Australia) (DVD)
- Green Cow (2006) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- Paradiso Home Entertainment (2006) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- Anchor Bay Entertainment (2007) (United States) (DVD)
- Sinister Film (2014) (Italy) (Blu-ray)
- Kino Lorber (2015) (United States) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Shudder (2015) (United States) (video) (streaming)
- Arrow Video (2013) (United Kingdom) (Blu-ray)
- SGL Entertainment (2016) (World-wide)
- Théâtre du Temple (2019) (France) (theatrical) (re-release) (restored version)
- King Records (2020) (Japan) (Blu-ray)
- Anolis Entertainment (Germany) (video)
- Image Entertainment (United States) (DVD)
- Image Entertainment (United States) (laserdisc)
- Japan Video Distribution (JVD) (2002) (Japan) (DVD)
- Network Enterprises (United States) (video)
- Nikkatsu (1985) (Japan) (VHS)
- Something Weird Video (SWV) (United States) (video)
- Thorn EMI/HBO Video (United States) (VHS) (pan and scan)
- Tubi TV (United States) (video) (streaming)
- U.S. VideoMovies (1982) (Sweden) (video)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- RCA Italiana (music publishing and registration)
- Titanus (sound stages) (credit only)
- Società Attori Sincronizzatori (SAS) (dubbing)
- Fonolux (sound recording)
- Titra Sound Corporation (sound by: US version)
- Cinecittà (sound stages)
- Paradiso/MS Trading (package design and summary) (2006 DVD Version)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
A trio of atmospheric horror tales about: A woman terrorized in her apartment by phone calls from an escaped prisoner from her past; a Russian count in the early 1800s who stumbles upon a family in the countryside trying to destroy a particularly vicious line of vampires; and a 1900-era nurse who makes a fateful decision while preparing the corpse of one of her patients - an elderly medium who died during a seance. Written by scgary66 |
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Taglines | This is the night of the nightmare... See more » |
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Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Did You Know?
Trivia | This film served as inspiration for the naming of the heavy metal band Black Sabbath. In 1968, the band (then called Earth) was playing a small club in Birmingham, England. Across the street was a movie theater showing the film Black Sabbath. The band noticed that more people were in line to see the movie than were to see the band. Realizing that "horror sells tickets" they decided to change the band's name to Black Sabbath. See more » |
Goofs | The narration of this film's English-dubbed version claims that "The Wurdulak" was written by Tolstoy and that "The Drop of Water" was written by Chekhov. The first claim is misleading; "The Wurdulak" was not written by Leo Tolstoy, the famous author of *War and Peace*, but by minor novelist Alexei Tolstoy. The second claim is completely untrue; Anton Chekhov never wrote a short story titled "The Drop of Water" or any story with a plot resembling that of the so-named segment of this film. See more » |
Movie Connections | Featured in Hatchet for the Honeymoon (1970). See more » |
Quotes |
Gorca:
What's the matter, woman? Can't I fondle my own grandson? Give him to me! See more » |