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La vergine di Norimberga (1963)

Country of Origin: Italy
Year of Production: 1963
Running Times: 77 mins (UK)     78 mins (West Germany)     83 mins (USA)
Length: 2287 metres / 6953 ft (UK)
Format: Eastmancolor     35mm      Totalscope
Ratio: 2.35:1
Sound: mono

CREDITS

PRODUCTION
Production Company: Atlantica Cinematografica Produzione Films
Producer: Marco Vicario

SCRIPT
Script: Edmond T. Gréville, Antonio Margheriti, Richard Palton (real name: Riccardo Pallottini)
Novel: Frank Bogart

DIRECTION
Director: Anthony M. Dawson (real name: Antonio Margheriti)
Assistant Director: Ruggero Deodato

PHOTOGRAPHY
Director of Photography: Riccardo Pallottini

EDITING AND POST-PRODUCTION
Editor: Angel Coly (real name: Otello Colangeli)

MUSIC
Music: Riz Ortolani

SPECIAL EFFECTS
Special Effects: Antonio Margheriti

DESIGN AND SET CONSTRUCTION
Art Director: Riccardo Dominici
Set Decorator: Albert Griffiths

CAST
Rossana Podestà (Mary Hunter)
Georges Rivière (Max Hunter)
Christopher Lee (Erich)
Jim Nolan (Selby)
Anny Degli Uberti (Marta)
Luigi Severini (doctor)
Mirko Valentin
Luciana Milone (Trude)
Lucile Saint-Simon)
Patrick Walton
James Borden
Bredon Brett
Consalvo Dell'Arti
Jim Dolen
Peter Hardy
Robert Mayor
Rex Vidor
Carole Windsor

AVAILABILITY

UK
Theatrical Release: Cameo-Compton

USA
Theatrical Distributor: Zodiac Films
Video Distributors: Panther Video; Twin Tower Video

CENSORSHIP HISTORY

UK
Rating: X

TIMELINE

1963
June

24: Italy - rated by the censor board

August
15: Italy - theatrical release

1964
January
27: UK - trade screening at the Compton, London

May
15: West Germany - theatrical release

1965
February

3: France - theatrical release

April
Day Unknown: USA – theatrical release

ALTERNATIVE TITLES

The Castle of Terror – UK title
Horror Castle – US title
El justiciero rojo – Spanish title
Das Schloss des Grauens - German video title
Terror Castle
The Virgin of Nuremberg
– US video title

REFERENCES

MAGAZINES

Daily Cinema no.8872 5-6 February 1964 p.7 (UK)
review (by M.H.)

Filmwoche 3 June 1964 (Germany)
review

Kine Weekly no.2940 (6 February 1964) p.19 (UK)
review (by Grahame Clarke)

KEYWORDS

book into film

 


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