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The Whip and the Body

Original title: La frusta e il corpo
  • 1963
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 27m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
5.4K
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Christopher Lee and Daliah Lavi in The Whip and the Body (1963)
The ghost of a sadistic nobleman attempts to rekindle his romance with his terrorized, masochistic former lover, who is unwillingly engaged to his brother.
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The ghost of a sadistic nobleman attempts to rekindle his romance with his terrorized, masochistic former lover, who is unwillingly betrothed to his brother.The ghost of a sadistic nobleman attempts to rekindle his romance with his terrorized, masochistic former lover, who is unwillingly betrothed to his brother.The ghost of a sadistic nobleman attempts to rekindle his romance with his terrorized, masochistic former lover, who is unwillingly betrothed to his brother.

  • Director
    • Mario Bava
  • Writers
    • Ernesto Gastaldi
    • Ugo Guerra
    • Luciano Martino
  • Stars
    • Daliah Lavi
    • Christopher Lee
    • Tony Kendall
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    • IMDb RATING
    6.6/10
    5.4K
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    • Director
      • Mario Bava
    • Writers
      • Ernesto Gastaldi
      • Ugo Guerra
      • Luciano Martino
    • Stars
      • Daliah Lavi
      • Christopher Lee
      • Tony Kendall
    • 69User reviews
    • 74Critic reviews
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    Top Cast8

    Daliah Lavi
    Daliah Lavi
    • Nevenka
    Christopher Lee
    Christopher Lee
    • Kurt Menliff
    Tony Kendall
    Tony Kendall
    • Christian Menliff
    Ida Galli
    Ida Galli
    • Katia
    • (as Isli Oberon)
    Harriet Medin
    Harriet Medin
    • Giorgia
    • (as Harriet White)
    Gustavo De Nardo
    Gustavo De Nardo
    • Count Vladimir Menliff
    • (as Dean Ardow)
    Jacques Herlin
    Jacques Herlin
    • Priest
    Luciano Pigozzi
    Luciano Pigozzi
    • Losat
    • (as Alan Collins)
    • Director
      • Mario Bava
    • Writers
      • Ernesto Gastaldi
      • Ugo Guerra
      • Luciano Martino
    • All cast & crew
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    User reviews69

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    • Trivia
      This is one of the few European movies that Sir Christopher Lee made without providing his voice for any of its language tracks, as he had returned home to Switzerland by the time shooting wrapped (as a result, he is dubbed in the English version by William Kiehl). He would quickly regret not dubbing his voice for this movie, as he considered it to be the best of his European movies, and ensured that he provided his voice for at least the English versions of all of his later movies.
    • Goofs
      Kurt leaves muddy footprints every time he walks between the house and the crypt yet no one following his footprints ever gets their shoes dirty.
    • Quotes
      • Kurt Menliff: [to Nevenka] You haven't changed, I see. You've always loved violence.
    • Alternate versions
      The version on the US DVD 2000 release from VCI Home Video does not include 2 brief shots:
      • A shot of Christopher Lee riding his horse along the beach at the beginning of the film.
      • A fade to black following Nevenka's journey to a window and her scare from hearing a vine snap against the window.
    • Connections
      Featured in Eurotika!: Blood and Black Lace: A Short History of the Italian Horror Film (1999)

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    Details

    • Release date
      • December 10, 1965 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Italy
      • France
    • Language
      • Italian
    • Also known as
      • El cuerpo y el látigo
    • Filming locations
      • Tor Caldara, Lazio, Italy
    • Production companies
      • Vox Films S.p.a.
      • Leone Film Group
      • Francinor
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    Box office

    • Budget
      • $66,500 (estimated)
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 27m(87 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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