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Black Sunday

Original title: La maschera del demonio
  • 1960
  • Approved
  • 1h 27m
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
20K
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Barbara Steele in Black Sunday (1960)
Trailer
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ItalianFolk HorrorSupernatural HorrorVampire HorrorWitch HorrorHorror

Decades after being executed for witchcraft, vengeful Princess Asa Vajda and her fiendish servant are resurrected and begin a bloody campaign to possess the body of Asa Vajda's beautiful loo... Read allDecades after being executed for witchcraft, vengeful Princess Asa Vajda and her fiendish servant are resurrected and begin a bloody campaign to possess the body of Asa Vajda's beautiful look-alike descendant Princess Katia.Decades after being executed for witchcraft, vengeful Princess Asa Vajda and her fiendish servant are resurrected and begin a bloody campaign to possess the body of Asa Vajda's beautiful look-alike descendant Princess Katia.

  • Director
    • Mario Bava
  • Writers
    • Ennio De Concini
    • Mario Serandrei
    • Nikolay Gogol
  • Stars
    • Barbara Steele
    • John Richardson
    • Andrea Checchi
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    7.1/10
    20K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Mario Bava
    • Writers
      • Ennio De Concini
      • Mario Serandrei
      • Nikolay Gogol
    • Stars
      • Barbara Steele
      • John Richardson
      • Andrea Checchi
    • 181User reviews
    • 126Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 1 nomination total

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    Top Cast19

    Barbara Steele
    Barbara Steele
    • Princess Asa Vajda
    • (as Barbara Steel)
    • …
    John Richardson
    John Richardson
    • Dr. Andrej Gorobec…
    Andrea Checchi
    Andrea Checchi
    • Dr. Choma Kruvajan…
    Ivo Garrani
    Ivo Garrani
    • Prince Vajda
    Arturo Dominici
    Arturo Dominici
    • Igor Javutich…
    Enrico Olivieri
    Enrico Olivieri
    • Constantine Vajda
    Antonio Pierfederici
    • Priest
    Tino Bianchi
    • Ivan - Manservant
    Clara Bindi
    • Innkeeper
    Mario Passante
    Mario Passante
    • Nikita - Coachman
    Renato Terra
    Renato Terra
    • Boris - Stablehand
    Germana Dominici
    • Sonya - Innkeeper's Daughter
    Giuseppe Addobbati
    Giuseppe Addobbati
    • Priest
    • (uncredited)
    Fernando Cajati
    • Crucifixion Torturer
    • (uncredited)
    Valentina Cortese
    Valentina Cortese
    • Tavern Girl
    • (uncredited)
    Angelo Galassi
    • Tavern Keeper
    • (uncredited)
    Nando Gazzolo
    • Narrator
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
    Renato Montalbano
    Renato Montalbano
    • Spectator
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Mario Bava
    • Writers
      • Ennio De Concini
      • Mario Serandrei
      • Nikolay Gogol
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews181

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    Summary

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    Storyline

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Mario Bava was a big fan of Nikolay Gogol's short story, "Viy," on which this film's plot and characters are based. He recounted that he often used to read the story to his children and that the tale scared them so much they insisted on sleeping in bed with their father. He so admired the horror elements of "Viy" that when given the chance to choose the material for a film he was to direct, he immediately selected it in order to make this film.
    • Goofs
      In the opening credits, Barbara Steele's name is misspelled as Barbara Steel.
    • Quotes
      • Princess Asa Vajda: You, too, can feel the joy and happiness of hating.
    • Crazy credits
      For "The Mask of Satan," the English language version prepared in Italy, Barbara Steele's name is listed as "Barbara Steel" on the trailer and on the credits of the film itself.
    • Alternate versions
      The full list of differences between the 83-minute original cut and the 80-minute AIP cut:
      • A different English-language dub, and a new score by Les Baxter.
      • An added pre-text crawl warning the audience about the film's content: "The producers of the picture you are about to see feel a moral obligation to warn you that it will shock you as no other film ever has. Because it could be very harmful to young and impressionable minds, it is restricted to only those over fourteen years of age."
      • Alternate opening credits.
      • A brief exchange between Katja and Constantine where he tells her their father has died is cut.
      • A scene where Katja and Andrej talk in the garden is cut.
      • An exchange between Katja and Andrej outside her room is cut.
      • Kruvajan's death scene is cut down significantly to remove shots of his eye spurting blood.
      • The scene were Prince Vajda reanimates and menaces Katja is trimmed.
      • Vajda's death scene, particularly the close-ups of his head melting, is trimmed.
      • Asa taunting Andrej before being burned at the stake is cut.
      • Added closing credits.
    • Connections
      Featured in I Motorizzati (1962)

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    Details

    • Release date
      • February 15, 1961 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Italy
    • Languages
      • Italian
      • English
    • Also known as
      • La máscara del demonio
    • Filming locations
      • Prince Massimo's Castle, Arsoli, Rome, Lazio, Italy(Castle)
    • Production companies
      • Galatea Film
      • Jolly Film
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 27m(87 min)
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.66 : 1

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