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The Ghost

Original title: Lo spettro
  • 1963
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 37m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
1.8K
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The Ghost (1963)
ItalianHorror

In 1910 Scotland, a woman and her lover murder her doctor husband to get ahold of his fortune, but increasingly strange happenings lead her to believe that his ghost is haunting them.In 1910 Scotland, a woman and her lover murder her doctor husband to get ahold of his fortune, but increasingly strange happenings lead her to believe that his ghost is haunting them.In 1910 Scotland, a woman and her lover murder her doctor husband to get ahold of his fortune, but increasingly strange happenings lead her to believe that his ghost is haunting them.

  • Director
    • Riccardo Freda
  • Writers
    • Oreste Biancoli
    • Riccardo Freda
    • Pino Belli
  • Stars
    • Barbara Steele
    • Peter Baldwin
    • Elio Jotta
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    6.2/10
    1.8K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Riccardo Freda
    • Writers
      • Oreste Biancoli
      • Riccardo Freda
      • Pino Belli
    • Stars
      • Barbara Steele
      • Peter Baldwin
      • Elio Jotta
    • 48User reviews
    • 42Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination total

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    Barbara Steele
    Barbara Steele
    • Margaret Hichcock
    Peter Baldwin
    Peter Baldwin
    • Dr. Charles Livingstone
    Elio Jotta
    • Dr. John Hichcock
    • (as Leonard G. Elliot)
    Harriet Medin
    Harriet Medin
    • Catherine Wood - Housekeeper
    • (as Harriet White)
    Graziella Granata
    Graziella Granata
    • Woman
    • (as Carol Bennet)
    Carlo Kechler
    • Police Superintendent
    • (as Charles Kechler)
    Umberto Raho
    Umberto Raho
    • Canon Owens
    • (as Raoul H. Newman)
    Alberto Plebani
    • Albert Fisher
    • (as Reginald Price Anderson)
    • Director
      • Riccardo Freda
    • Writers
      • Oreste Biancoli
      • Riccardo Freda
      • Pino Belli
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    User reviews48

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    Related interests

    Lamberto Maggiorani in Bicycle Thieves (1948)
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    Storyline

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      In one of his last interviews Francesco De Masi clarified that he had been brought in to re-score the movie after Franco Mannino's effort had been rejected. De Masi was given only three days to do the task, which he achieved thanks to hard work by his orchestrator Ralph Ferraro. The director said he was delighted with De Masi's score and regarded the original to be a disaster, even saying that if only the rest of the film was as good as De Masi's music! However, since all the credits were anglicized pseudonyms anyway, the name "Franck Wallace" was retained.
    • Goofs
      When Dr. Livingston removes the bullet from the wall, there is a close-up of him holding an entire cartridge in his hands.
    • Quotes
      • Dr. John Hichcock: [hands around Margaret's throat] Feel how strong my grip is? But I won't kill you.
    • Connections
      Featured in 100 Years of Horror: Ghosts (1996)

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    Details

    • Release date
      • March 30, 1963 (Italy)
    • Country of origin
      • Italy
    • Language
      • Italian
    • Also known as
      • The Spectre
    • Filming locations
      • Blair Drummond House, Cuthil Brae, Stirling, Scozia, UK(castle-location)
    • Production company
      • Panda Societa per L'Industria Cinematografica
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 37m(97 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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