Spirits of the Dead (1968)
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- R
- 2h 1min
- Drama, Horror
- 23 Jul 1969 (USA)
- Movie
- 2 nominations.
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Complete, Cast awaiting verification
Brigitte Bardot | ... |
Giuseppina Ditterheim (segment "William Wilson")
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Alain Delon | ... |
William Wilson (segment "William Wilson")
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Jane Fonda | ... |
Contessa Frederique de Metzengerstein (segment "Metzengerstein")
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Terence Stamp | ... |
Toby Dammit (segment "Toby Dammit")
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James Robertson Justice | ... |
Countess' Advisor (segment "Metzengerstein")
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Salvo Randone | ... |
Priest (segment "Toby Dammit")
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Françoise Prévost | ... |
Friend of Countess (segment "Metzengerstein")
(as Francoise Prevost)
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Peter Fonda | ... |
Baron Wilhelm Berlifitzing (segment "Metzengerstein")
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Marlène Alexandre | ... |
(segment "Metzengerstein")
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Marie-Ange Aniès | ... |
A courtesan (segment "Metzengerstein")
(as Marie-Ange Anies)
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David Bresson |
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Katia Christine | ... |
Young girl on the dissection table (segment "William Wilson")
(as Katia Christina)
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Peter Dane |
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Georges Douking | ... |
Le licier (segment "Metzengerstein")
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Philippe Lemaire | ... |
Philippe (segment "Metzengerstein")
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Carla Marlier | ... |
Claude (segment "Metzengerstein")
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Serge Marquand | ... |
Hugues (segment "Metzengerstein")
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Umberto D'Orsi | ... |
Hans (segment "William Wilson")
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Renzo Palmer | ... |
Priest (segment "William Wilson")
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Monica Pardo | ... |
Miki (segment "Toby Dammit")
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Marco Stefanelli | ... |
Wilson as a child (segment "William Wilson")
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Anne Tonietti | ... |
TV Commentator (segment "Toby Dammit")
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Daniele Vargas | ... |
University professor (segment "William Wilson")
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Marina Yaru | ... |
Child / The Devil (segment "Toby Dammit")
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Anna Lina Alberti | ... |
Departing Tram Passenger (segment "Toby Dammit") (uncredited)
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Ivan Angeli | ... |
One of the Manetti brothers - director (segment "Toby Dammit") (uncredited)
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Franco Arcalli | ... |
Teacher who beats Wilson (segment "William Wilson") (uncredited)
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Ettore Arena | ... |
A Rabbi at the Airport (segment "Toby Dammit") (uncredited)
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Aldo Barozzi | ... |
Man (segment "William Wilson") (uncredited)
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Dennis Berry | ... |
A Courtier (segment Metzengerstein") (uncredited)
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Jackie Blanchot | ... |
A Courtier (segment Metzengerstein") (uncredited)
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Lars Bloch | ... |
Suited Man at Airport (segment "Toby Dammit") (uncredited)
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Federico Boido | ... |
Party Guest (segment "Toby Dammit") (uncredited)
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Brigitte | ... |
Tall Girl with the Old Actor (segment "Toby Dammit") (uncredited)
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Calogero Chiarenza | ... |
Departing Bus Passenger (segment "Toby Dammit") (uncredited)
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Ernesto Colli | ... |
One of the Manetti brothers - director (segment "Toby Dammit") (uncredited)
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Paul Cooper | ... |
2nd Interviewer (segment "Toby Dammit") (uncredited)
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Roberto Corbiletto | ... |
Driver in traffic (segment "Toby Dammit") (uncredited)
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Dakar | ... |
Black Man at Airport (segment "Toby Dammit") (uncredited)
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Audoin de Bardot | ... |
Page (segment "Metzengerstein") (uncredited)
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Alberigo Donadeo | ... |
Rabbi at Airport (Segment 2) (uncredited)
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Raniero Dorascenzi | ... |
Man Watching Card Game (segment 2) (uncredited)
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Anny Duperey | ... |
A Courtesan (segment "Metzengerstein") (uncredited)
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Andrea Esterhazy | ... |
Officer in the Gaming Table (segment "William Wilson") (uncredited)
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Andrea Fantasia | ... |
Party Producer (segment "Toby Dammit") (uncredited)
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Nella Gambini | ... |
Elizabeth (segment "Toby Dammit") (uncredited)
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Paolo Giusti | ... |
William Wilson and his double (segment "William Wilson") (uncredited)
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Gara Granda | ... |
Girl (uncredited)
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John Karlsen | ... |
Schoolmaster in Yard (segment "William Wilson") (uncredited)
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Gabriel Lagay | ... |
Emcee (segment "Toby Dammit") (uncredited)
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Irina Maleeva | ... |
Gypsy Fortne Teller (Segment "Toby Dammit") (uncredited)
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Giuseppe Marrocco | ... |
Butler (segment 2) (uncredited)
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Marco Messeri | ... |
One Beatle (segment "Toby Dammit") (uncredited)
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Attilio Pelegatti | ... |
Officer playing Cards (segment "William Wilson") (uncredited)
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Mario Pennisi | ... |
Policeman (segment "Toby Dammit") (uncredited)
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Filippo Perego | ... |
Man watching Card Game (segment "William Wilson") (uncredited)
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Antonia Pietrosi | ... |
Actress (segment "Toby Dammit") (uncredited)
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Mimmo Poli | ... |
Taxi Driver / Party Guest (segment "Toby Dammit") (uncredited)
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Polidor | ... |
Old Actor (segment "Toby Dammit") (uncredited)
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Vincent Price | ... |
Narrator (uncredited) (voice)
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Alfredo Rizzo | ... |
Angry Man in Car (segment "Toby Dammit") (uncredited)
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Maurice Ronet | ... |
Récitant (uncredited) (voice)
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Fides Stagni | ... |
Self - Pittrice Stagni (segment "Toby Dammit") (uncredited)
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Giovanni Tarallo | ... |
Photographer at the Airport (segment "Toby Dammit") (uncredited)
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Maria Tedeschi | ... |
Woman (segment 2) (uncredited)
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Marisa Traversi | ... |
Marilù Traversi (segment "Toby Dammit") (uncredited)
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Egidio Ummarino | ... |
Party Guest (segment "Toby Dammit") (uncredited)
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Andréas Voutsinas | ... |
A Courtier (segment "Metzengerstein") (uncredited)
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Milena Vukotic | ... |
TV interviewer (segment "Toby Dammit") (uncredited)
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Aleardo Ward | ... |
1st Interviewer (segment "Toby Dammit") (uncredited)
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Clement Biddle Wood | ... |
Narrator (uncredited) (voice)
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Directed by
Federico Fellini | ... | (segment "Toby Dammit") |
Louis Malle | ... | (segment "William Wilson") |
Roger Vadim | ... | (segment "Metzengerstein") |
Written by
Edgar Allan Poe | ... | (segment "Metzengerstein") (story "Metzengerstein") |
Roger Vadim | ... | (segment "Metzengerstein") (adaptation) & |
Pascal Cousin | ... | (segment "Metzengerstein") (adaptation) |
Edgar Allan Poe | ... | (segment "William Wilson") (story "William Wilson") |
Louis Malle | ... | (segment "William Wilson") (adaptation) & |
Clement Biddle Wood | ... | (segment "William Wilson") (adaptation) |
Daniel Boulanger | ... | (segments "William Wilson", "Metzengerstein") (dialogue) |
Edgar Allan Poe | ... | (segment "Toby Dammit") (story "Ne pariez jamais votre tête avec le Diable {Never Bet the Devil Your Head}") |
Federico Fellini | ... | (segment "Toby Dammit") (adaptation) & |
Bernardino Zapponi | ... | (segment "Toby Dammit") (adaptation) |
Produced by
Raymond Eger | ... | producer |
Alberto Grimaldi | ... | (segment "Toby Dammit") producer (uncredited) |
Music by
Diego Masson | ... | (segment "William Wilson") |
Jean Prodromidès | ... | (segment "Metzengerstein") (as Jean Prodromides) |
Nino Rota | ... | (segment "Toby Dammit") |
Cinematography by
Tonino Delli Colli | ... | (segment "William Wilson") director of photography |
Claude Renoir | ... | (segment "Metzengerstein") director of photography |
Giuseppe Rotunno | ... | (segment "Toby Dammit") director of photography |
Editing by
Franco Arcalli | ... | (segment "William Wilson") |
Suzanne Baron | ... | (segment "William Wilson") |
Ruggero Mastroianni | ... | (segment "Toby Dammit") (as Ruggiero Mastroianni) |
Hélène Plemiannikov | ... | (segment "Metzengerstein") (as Helene Plemiannikov) |
Editorial Department
Catherine Gabrielidis | ... | (segment "Metzengerstein") assistant editor |
Piera Gabutti | ... | (segment "William Wilson") assistant editor |
Claire Giniewski | ... | (segment "Metzengerstein") assistant editor (as Claire Gimiewski) |
Vanda Olasio | ... | (segment "Toby Dammit") assistant editor |
Ghislain Uhry | ... | (segment "William Wilson") color advisor |
Marco Buonanno | ... | digital artist: digital restoration (uncredited) |
Enzo Ocone | ... | post-production coordinator (uncredited) |
Daniele Paglia | ... | conforming editor: digital restoration (uncredited) |
Production Design by
Jean André | ... | (segment "Metzengerstein") (as Jean Andre) |
Piero Tosi | ... | (segment "Toby Dammit") supervising production designer |
Ghislain Uhry | ... | (segment "William Wilson") |
Art Direction by
Fabrizio Clerici | ... | (segment "Toby Dammit") |
Carlo Leva | ... | (segment "William Wilson") |
Costume Design by
Jacques Fonteray | ... | (segment "Metzengerstein") |
Piero Tosi | ... | (segment "Toby Dammit") |
Ghislain Uhry | ... | (segment "William Wilson") |
Carlo Leva | ... | (segment "William Wilson") (uncredited) |
Production Management
André Cultet | ... | (segment "Metzengerstein") production manager (as Andre Cultet) |
Raymond Eger | ... | in charge of production |
Ludmilla Goulian | ... | (segment "Metzengerstein") production manager |
Thomas Sagone | ... | (segments "William Wilson", "Toby Dammit") production manager (as Tomaso Sagone) |
Enzo Provenzale | ... | (segment "Toby Dammit") general manager (uncredited) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Vana Caruso | ... | (segment "William Wilson") assistant director |
Michel Clément | ... | (segment "Metzengerstein") assistant director (as Michel Clement) |
Jean-Michel Lacor | ... | (segment "Metzengerstein") assistant director |
Eschilo Tarquini | ... | (segment "Toby Dammit") assistant director |
Serge Vallin | ... | (segment "Metzengerstein") assistant director |
Francesco Aluigi | ... | (segment "Toby Dammit") assistant director (uncredited) |
Liliane Betti | ... | (segment "Toby Dammit") assistant director (uncredited) |
Art Department
Jean Forestier | ... | (segment "Metzengerstein") assistant art director |
Lorenzo Vespignani | ... | (segment "Toby Dammit") model maker (uncredited) |
Visual Effects by
Joseph Nathanson | ... | (segment "Toby Dammit") optical effects (as Joseph Natanson) |
Camera and Electrical Department
Sergio Bergamini | ... | (segment "William Wilson") camera operator |
Philippe Brun | ... | (segment "Metzengerstein") camera operator |
Alain Douarinou | ... | (segment "Metzengerstein") camera operator |
Wladimir Ivanov | ... | (segment "Metzengerstein") camera operator |
Giuseppe Maccari | ... | (segment "Toby Dammit") camera operator |
Bernard Noisette | ... | (segment "Metzengerstein") camera operator |
Mimmo Cattarinich | ... | (segment "William Wilson") still photographer (uncredited) |
Claudio Patriarca | ... | (segment "William Wilson") still photographer (uncredited) |
Pierluigi Praturlon | ... | (segment "Toby Dammit") still photographer (uncredited) |
Claude Schwartz | ... | (segment "Metzengerstein") still photographer (uncredited) |
Piero Servo | ... | (segment "Toby Dammit") first assistant camera (uncredited) |
Music Department
Carlo Savina | ... | (segment "Toby Dammit") conductor (uncredited) |
Federico Savina | ... | (segment "Toby Dammit") music engineer (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
Suzanne Durrenberger | ... | (segment "Metzengerstein") script girl |
Norma Giacchero | ... | (segment "Toby Dammit") script girl |
Shaila Rubin | ... | (segment "William Wilson") script girl (as Sheila Rubin) |
Additional Crew
Alberto Grimaldi | ... | presenter |
Carlo Alighiero | ... | voice dubbing: Serge Marquand (uncredited) |
Cesare Barbetti | ... | voice dubbing: Alain Delon (uncredited) |
Maria Pia Di Meo | ... | voice dubbing: Jane Fonda (uncredited) |
Sergio Graziani | ... | voice dubbing: Philippe Lemaire (uncredited) |
Flaminia Jandolo | ... | voice dubbing: Brigitte Bardot (uncredited) |
Gino La Monica | ... | voice dubbing: Peter Fonda (uncredited) |
Bruno Persa | ... | voice dubbing: Daniele Vargas (uncredited) |
Giuseppe Rinaldi | ... | voice dubbing: Salvo Randone (uncredited) |
Osvaldo Ruggieri | ... | voice dubbing: Terence Stamp's opening narration (uncredited) |
Ted Rusoff | ... | voice dubbing: Alain Delon: English version (uncredited) |
Giovanni Saccenti | ... | voice dubbing: John Karlsen (uncredited) |
Stefano Sibaldi | ... | voice dubbing: Umberto D'Orsi (uncredited) |
Renato Turi | ... | voice dubbing: Maurice Ronet (uncredited) |
Serena Verdirosi | ... | voice dubbing: Anne Tonietti (uncredited) |
Production Companies
- Cocinor (presents) (a co-production)
- Les Films Marceau (a co-production)
- Produzioni Europee Associate (PEA) (a co-production)
Distributors
- Cocinor (1968) (France) (theatrical)
- Produzioni Europee Associate (PEA) (1968) (Italy) (theatrical)
- Royal Films (1968) (Belgium) (theatrical)
- American International Pictures (AIP) (1969) (United States) (theatrical) (dubbed)
- Condor Filmes (1969) (Brazil) (theatrical)
- Continental Film Distributors (CFD) (1969) (Hong Kong) (theatrical)
- NV Meteor Film (1969) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Nippon Herald Films (1969) (Japan) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Distribuidora Rozil (1970) (Mexico) (theatrical)
- American-International Television (AIP-TV) (1970) (United States) (tv) (syndication)
- Coral Film (1972) (Greece) (theatrical)
- Croatia Film (1972) (Yugoslavia) (theatrical)
- Kinoyhtiö (1972) (Finland) (theatrical)
- Cinecenta Film Distributors (1973) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Roadshow Films (1975) (Australia) (theatrical)
- CWF (1971) (Poland) (theatrical)
- TBS (1972) (Japan) (tv)
- Alpha Video Limited (1984) (United Kingdom) (VHS) (as "Powers of Evil")
- Mediterráneo Films (1985) (Spain) (theatrical)
- De Laurentiis Ricordi Video (Italy) (VHS)
- K & C Video (Australia) (video) (as 'Tales of Mystery and Imagination')
- Pioneer LDC (1985) (Japan) (video) (laserdisc)
- Sunrise Video (1986) (Greece) (VHS)
- CBS/Sony Records (1987) (Japan) (VHS)
- Xstasy Video (1987) (United Kingdom) (VHS) (as "Powers of Evil")
- Special Broadcasting Service (SBS) (1995) (Australia) (tv)
- Image Entertainment (1996) (United States) (video) (laserdisc)
- Water Bearer Films (1996) (United States) (VHS)
- Image Entertainment (1998) (United States) (DVD) (widescreen)
- Home Vision Cinema (1999) (United States) (VHS)
- Home Vision Entertainment (HVE) (2001) (United States) (DVD) (widescreen)
- Cinemagia (2003) (Brazil) (DVD)
- Umbrella Entertainment (2004) (Australia) (DVD)
- Cine Video Corporation (CVC) S.r.l. (2005) (Italy) (DVD)
- Arrow Video (2010) (United Kingdom) (Blu-ray)
- TF1 Vidéo (2010) (France) (DVD)
- Caesar Film International (2012) (Hungary) (DVD)
- Koch Media (2014) (Germany) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Layons Multimedia (2014) (Spain) (Blu-ray)
- Flamingo Video (2015) (Italy) (DVD)
- Happinet(I). (2017) (Japan) (Blu-ray)
- Vértice 360 (2018) (Spain) (Blu-ray)
- CG Entertainment (2021) (Italy) (DVD)
- The Criterion Channel (2021) (United States) (tv) (digital)
- NHK Kyôiku (1993) (Japan) (tv)
- NHK-BS2 (1992) (Japan) (tv)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Miller Music Publishing (music publisher: "Ruby")
- Edizioni Musicali Curci (represented by: Miller Music Corporation)
- Eureka Edizioni Musicali (music publisher)
- Carita (hair styling: Jane Fonda)
- Château de Kerouzere (interiors) (segment "Metzengerstein")
- Paris Studios Cinéma (sound recording)
- International Recordings (sound recording)
- Optiphone (magnetic recording)
- Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia (interiors) (segment "Toby Dammit")
- Cinecittà (interiors) (segment "Toby Dammit")
- Cooperativa Doppiaggio Cinematografico (CDC) (I) (II) (dubbing: Italian version)
- Foto Vaselli (stills)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
Three directors each adapt a Poe short story to the screen: "Toby Dammit" features a disheveled, drugged and drunk English movie star who nods acceptance in the Italian press and his producers fawn over him. "Metzengerstein" features a medieval countess who has a love-hate relationship with a black stallion - who, it turns out, is really her dead lover. "William Wilson" tells the story of a sadistic Austrian student with an exact double whom he later kills. Written by alfiehitchie |
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Taglines | the ultimate orgy of evil See more » |
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Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Did You Know?
Trivia | The film was originally to have been directed by Orson Welles, Luis Buñuel and Federico Fellini. See more » |
Goofs | Toby is offered a magazine pictorial in which he is to portray "the young Greek god Mars" (as translated in captions). Mars was the Roman god of war. The Greek god of war was Ares. See more » |
Movie Connections | Edited into Toby Dammit (1968). See more » |
Soundtracks | Ruby See more » |
Crazy Credits | After the opening title credits, the following handwritten text (from Edgar Allan Poe's first published story, "Metzengerstein" - which is also adapted as the first story of this film) is displayed: "'Horror and fatality have been stalking abroad in all ages. Why then give a date to the story I have to tell?' Edgar Allan Poe." See more » |
Quotes |
Giuseppina (segment "William Wilson"):
The card-player resembles the lover. He gets tired. No staying power, my dear. See more » |