The Church (film)
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| The Church | |
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| Directed by | Michele Soavi |
| Produced by | Dario Argento |
| Written by | Dario Argento Dardano Sacchetti (uncredited) Lamberto Bava (uncredited) |
| Starring | Hugh Quarshie Tomas Arana Asia Argento Giovanni Lombardo Radice |
| Music by | Keith Emerson Phillip Glass Goblin |
| Cinematography | Renato Tafuri |
| Editing by | Franco Fraticelli |
| Distributed by | Cecchi Gori Distribuzione (Italy) Anchor Bay Entertainment (US) |
| Release date(s) | 1989 |
| Running time | 110 min. |
| Language | English/Italian |
| Budget | $3,500,00 est. |
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The Church (Italian title: La Chiesa) is a 1989 Italian horror film written and produced by Dario Argento and directed by Michele Soavi. The film stars Hugh Quarshie, Tomas Arana, Barbara Cupisti, Asia Argento, Feodor Chaliapin, Jr., and Giovanni Lombardo Radice.
[edit] Plot
In medieval Italy, the Knights Templar massacre a village of supposed "witches" and build the titular structure over their dead bodies. Flashforward to the present day where an assorted group of tourists are visiting the church. When the seal of the crypt is inadvertently broken, the malevolent spirits of the villagers attack the tourists. Father Gus (Hugh Quarshie) and Lotte (Asia Argento), the Sacristan's daughter, must try to combat this evil force before it is unleashed upon the outside world.
[edit] Trivia
The Church was originally conceived as the third film in the Demoni series, which Soavi, in an interview with Cinefantastique, referred to as "Pizza Schlock" that he wanted to move beyond.
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