The Whip and the Body

Aug 29, 1963

1h 27m

★ 6.4

Evil horror!!!

Overview

Disowned in the past by his father, Kurt Menliff, a cruel and sadistic nobleman, returns to the family castle to reclaim his inheritance.

Genres

Drama

Horror

Production Companies

Leone Film

Francinor

PIP

Vox Film

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Cast

Nevenka

Daliah Lavi

Kurt Menliff

Christopher Lee

Cristiano Menliff

Tony Kendall

Katia

Ida Galli

Giorgia

Harriet Medin

Count Menliff

Gustavo De Nardo

Priest

Jacques Herlin

Losat

Luciano Pigozzi

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