Spirits of the Dead

May 16, 1968

2h 1m

★ 6.3

The ultimate orgy of evil.

Overview

Anthology film from three European directors based on stories by Edgar Allan Poe: a cruel countess haunted by a ghostly horse, a sadistic young man haunted by his double, and an alcoholic actor haunted by the Devil.

Genres

Horror

Mystery

Drama

Production Companies

PEA

Les Films Marceau

Cocinor

Spirits of the Dead Trailers

Cast

Giuseppina (segment "William Wilson")

Brigitte Bardot

William Wilson and his double (segment "William Wilson")

Alain Delon

Contessa Frederique de Metzengerstein (segment "Metzengerstein")

Jane Fonda

Toby Dammit (segment "Toby Dammit")

Terence Stamp

Baron Wilhelm Berlifitzing (segment "Metzengerstein")

Peter Fonda

Countess' Advisor (segment "Metzengerstein")

James Robertson Justice

Priest (segment "Toby Dammit")

Salvo Randone

Friend of Countess (segment "Metzengerstein")

Françoise Prévost

Girl on Dissection Table

Katia Christine

Philippe

Philippe Lemaire

Hugues

Serge Marquand

Schoolmaster (segment "William Wilson") (uncredited)

John Karlsen

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