Terror-Creatures from the Grave
| Terror-Creatures from the Grave | |
|---|---|
 Original Italian poster | |
| Directed by | Massimo Pupillo |
| Produced by |
Francesco Merli Massimo Pupillo Ralph Zucker |
| Written by |
Ruth Carter Cesare Mancini Romano Migliorini Roberto Natale Edgar Allan Poe |
| Starring |
Barbara Steele Walter Brandi Mirella Maravidi |
Release dates | 1965 |
Running time | 87 min. |
| Language | Italian |
Terror-Creatures from the Grave (Italian title: Cinque tombe per un medium) is a 1965 Italian supernatural horror film directed by Massimo Pupillo. The film stars Barbara Steele, Walter Brandi, and Mirella Maravidi.[1][2]
Plot
An attorney arrives at a castle to settle the estate of its recently deceased owner. The owner's wife and daughter reveal that he was someone who was able to summon the souls of ancient plague victims and, in fact, his spirit was roaming the castle at that very moment. Soon occupants of the castle begin to die off in gruesome, violent ways.
Cast
- Walter Brandi as Albert Kovac
- Mirella Maravidi as Corinne Hauff
- Barbara Steele as Cleo Hauff
- Alfredo Rizzo as Dr. Nemek
- Riccardo Garrone as Joseph Morgan
- Luciano Pigozzi as Kurt, the servant
- Tilde Till as Louise, the maid
- Ennio Balbo as Oskar Stinner
- Steve Robinson
- René Wolf
Production
Director Massimo Pupillo was not satisfied with the final result of the film, and allowed the film's producer, Ralph Zucker, to take the director's credit instead even though Zucker had not directed any scenes. This has later led people to confuse Pupillo and Zucker for one another.