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The Whip and the Body (1963) · La frusta e il corpo

Name: The Whip and the Body
Director: Mario Bava
Genre: Dysfunctional family, haunted house
Released: 1963
Duration: 87 min
Cast: Daliah Lavi, Christopher Lee, Tony Kendall, Ida Galli, Harriet Medin

Original title: La frusta e il corpo

1963 · Mario Bava · 87 min · Italia · Edited by 1

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Disowned in the past by his father, Kurt Menliff, a cruel and sadistic nobleman, returns to the family castle to reclaim his inheritance.

A 1963 title built around Dysfunctional family and haunted house. Directed by Mario Bava.

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Spanish: El cuerpo y el látigo
French: Le Corps et le Fouet
German: Der Dämon und die Jungfrau
Portuguese: O Chicote e o Corpo
Chinese: 鞭子與肉體
Japanese: 白い肌に狂う鞭
Korean: 채찍과 시체

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The Whip and the Body (1963) · La frusta e il corpo

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