Gli orrori del castello di Norimberga (1972)

Country of Origin: West Germany / Italy
Year of Production: 1971
Running Times: 90 mins (USA)     98 mins
Length: 2672 metres
Format: Technicolor     35mm
Ratio: 1.85:1
Sound: mono

CREDITS

PRODUCTION
Production Companies: Dieter Geissler Filmproduktion / Euro America Produzioni Cinematografiche
Executive Producer: Samuel Z. Arkoff
Producer: Alfredo Leone
Production Manager: Bruno Frascà

SCRIPT
Script / Story: Vincent Fotre
English Language Version Script: William A. Bairn

DIRECTION
Director: Mario Bava
Assistant Director: Lamberto Bava

PHOTOGRAPHY
Director of Photography: Mario Bava (uncredited)

EDITING AND POST-PRODUCTION
Editor: Carlo Reali

MUSIC
Music: Stelvio Cipriani
English Language Version Music: Les Baxter

MAKE UP AND COSTUMES
Make Up: Silvana Petri
Hair: Rossana Gigante

SPECIAL EFFECTS
Special Effects: Franco Tocci

DESIGN AND SET CONSTRUCTION
Art Director: Enzo Bulgarelli

LOCATIONS
Locations: Burg Kreuzenstein, Leobendorf, Lower Austria, Austria; Korneuburg, Lower Austria, Austria

CAST
Joseph Cotten (Baron Otto von Kleist / Alfred Becker)
Elke Sommer (Eva Arnold)
Massimo Girotti (Dr Karl Hummel)
Rada Rassimov (Christina Hoffmann)
Antonio Cantafora (Peter Kleist)
Humi Raho (real name: Umberto Raho) (Inspector)
Alan Collins (real name: Luciano Pigozzi) (Fritz)
Dieter Tressler (Mayor Dortmundt)

PLOT SUMMARY

Peter returns to his native Austria in search of his heritage and winds up at the castle formerly owned by his ancestor, the notorious Baron Blood. The sadistic baron was cursed by a witch who was burned at the stake on his evidence and is now back as a vengeful ghostly presence...

AVAILABILITY

Australia
DVD Distributors: Control Productions

Canada
Theatrical Distributors: Astral Films

Germany
DVD Distributors: e-m-s the DVD-Company

Italy
Theatrical Distributors: Jumbo
Video Distributors: Lamberto Forni Film

Sweden
Video Distributors: DMEG AB

UK
Video Distributors: Redemption Video

USA
Theatrical Distributors: AIP
Video Distributors: Anchor Bay Entertainment; Image Entertainment Inc
Laserdisc Distributors: Elite Entertainment Inc (EE 1234); Image Entertainment Inc
DVD Distributors: Image Entertainment (ID 5939 AODVD)

CENSORSHIP HISTORY

Australia
Rating: M

Germany
Rating: 16

Italy
Rating: VM14

Norway
Rating: 16 (with cuts)

UK
Rating: 15 (video)

USA
Rating: PG (theatrical, with cuts); unrated (video

TIMELINE

1971
October
2: Italy - filming begins

November
9: Italy - filming ends

1972
February
25: Italy - theatrical release

October
27: USA - theatrical release

1980
November
7: Norway - theatrical release

1995
February
17: Germany - television broadcast

August
1: USA - laserdisc release (Elite Entertainment Inc (EE 1234))

1999
October
26: USA - DVD release (Image Entertainment (ID 5939 AODVD))

POSTER TAGS

He sought the ultimate in HUMAN AGONY... with instruments of TORTURE ghastly beyond belief!

ALTERNATIVE TITLES

Baron Blood - US title
Baron vampire - French title
Chamber of Tortures
The Blood Baron
The Thirst of Baron Blood
The Torture Chamber of Baron Blood
Verinen paroni - Finnish title

LINKS

FOOTAGE INCLUDED IN
Urban Gothic (2002)

KEYWORDS

curses, ghosts, torture, witchcraft

Last Updated: 15 October, 2008