Horror (1963)

Country of Origin: Italy / Spain
Year of Production: 1963
Running Times: 90 mins
Length:
Format: 35mm
Colour Format: black and white
Ratio:
Sound:

CREDITS

PRODUCTION
Production Companies: A Film Columbus   Llama Films co-production
Executive Producer: Natividad Zaro
Producers: Italo Zingarelli, Alberto Aguilera
Production Manager: Robert Palace

SCRIPT
Screenplay by: Jean Grimaud (real name: Giovanni Grimaldi), Gordon Wilson Jr. (real name: Sergio Corbucci)
Story: Edgar Allan Poe (uncredited)

DIRECTION
Directed by: Alberto De Martino (Martin Herbert on some prints)
Asst. Director: Bruce Stevenson

PHOTOGRAPHY
Director of Photography: Alexander Ulloa (real name: Alejandro Ulloa)
Cameraman: Ted Shaw
Film Processing: S.P.E.
Dir.: E. Catalucci

EDITING AND POST PRODUCTION
Editor: Otello Colangeli

MUSIC
Music Composed and Directed by: Francis Clark (real name: Carlo Franci)

SOUND
Recording and Synchronisation: Cinemontaggio
Westrex Recording System

MAKE UP AND COSTUMES
Wardrobe: Henzy Stecklar
Makeup: Artur Grunher
Hair Styles: Shirley Dryant

SPECIAL EFFECTS
Special Effects: Emilio G. Ruiz

DESIGN AND SET CONSTRUCTION
Art Director: Leonard Bubleg
Set Decorator: Antonio Simont

CAST
Gérard Tichy (Roderick Blackford / Blancheville)
Leo Anchóriz (Dr Atwell)
Joan Hills (Emily Blackford / Blancheville)
Helga Liné (Eleonore)
Irán Eory (Alice Taylor)
Richard Davis (John Taylor)
Frank Moran (real name: Francisco Morán) (Alastair)
Emily Wolkowicz (real name: Emilia Wolkowicz) (cook)
Harry Winter (gamekeeper)

PLOT SUMMARY

Emilie de Blancheville returns to her family home in Brittany after the death of her father. But she seems set to fall prey to an old family curse and finds herself buried alive...

AVAILABILITY

Belgium
Theatrical Distributors: Stellor Films

Spain
Theatrical Distributors: Cire Films

USA
Theatrical Distributors: AIP; Compton-Casino Films
Video Distributors: Sinister Cinema
DVD Distributors: Alpha Video

TIMELINE

1963
June
6: Italy – theatrical release

1964
May
18: Spain – theatrical release

1966
May
20: France – theatrical release

2004
March
23: USA - DVD release (Alpha Video)

ALTERNATIVE TITLES

Horror  The Blancheville Monster - US title
Le manoir de la terreur – French / French Belgian title

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KEYWORDS

birthdays, buried alive, castles, curses

Last Updated: 15 October, 2008