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Black Sunday

Motion picture adaptation of (work): gOGOLX, nIKOLAĬ wASILXEWI^, 1809-1852. wIĬ. Bava, Mario, 1914-1980 (film director,, director of photography.). De Rita, Massimo, (film producer.). De Concini, Ennio, 1923-2008 (screenwriter.). Serandrei, Mario, 1907-1966 (screenwriter,, editor of moving image work.). Nicolosi, Roberto, (composer (expression)). Steele, Barbara, 1937- (actor.). Richardson, John, 1934-2021 (actor.). Checchi, Andrea, 1916-1974 (actor.). Garrani, Ivo, 1924- (actor.). Dominici, Arturo, (actor.). Gogolʹ, Nikolaĭ Vasilʹevich, 1809-1852 Motion picture adaptation of (work): Viĭ. (Added Author). Galatea Film, (production company.). Jolly Film, (production company.). Kino Classics (Firm), (publisher.). Barbara Steele, John Richardson, Andrea Checci, Ivo Garrani, Arturo Dominici. (Cast).

Condemned witch Princess Asa returns from the dead two centuries after her execution and wreaks vengeance on her killer's family. Possessing the body of a descendant who happens to look just like her, Asa pulls out all the stops to exact her revenge. This is Bava's credited directorial debut, and it catapulted Steele and Bava to stardom.

DVD  - 2012
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Subject
Gogolʹ, Nikolaĭ Vasilʹevich, 1809-1852 > Film adaptations.
Witches > Moldavia > Drama.
Vampires > Moldavia > Drama.
Revenge > Moldavia > Drama.
Genre
Feature films (A-D)
Vampire films.
Horror films.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Film adaptations.
  • Physical Description 1 videodisc (86 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Edition Remastered edition.
  • Publisher [New York] : Kino Classics, 2012.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1960.
Based on the short story "Viĭ" by Nikolaj Gogol.
Anamorphic wide screen (1.66:1).
Extras: feature-length commentary by Tim Lucas, author of Mario Bava: All the Colors of the Dark ; U.S. trailer ; international trailer ; TV spot ; Mario Bava trailers.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Editor, Mario Serandrei ; photography, Mario Bava ; music, Roberto Nicolosi ; English dialogue written and directed by George Higgins III.
Participant or Performer Note:
Barbara Steele, John Richardson, Andrea Checci, Ivo Garrani, Arturo Dominici.
Target Audience Note:
Not rated.
System Details Note:
DVD; region 1, NTSC; anamorphic widescreen (1.66:1) presentation; 2.0 mono.
Language Note:
Dubbed in English from the original Italian.

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