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The Night of the Devils

1972 · 89 min

A creeping, claustrophobic gothic dread settles in as a frightened household slowly unravels under an unseen supernatural threat.

Tagline
Creatures of the Living Dead!
Overview
In this adaptation of Tolstoy's story the Wurdulak, a mentally ill patient known as Nicola flashes back to horrifying experiences that he encountered while driving through the country. Upon damaging his car, Nicola sets out for help, only to meet a mysterious family that lives in total fear of someone or something. This evil force slowly penetrates the household and thrusts each of its members into a frenzy of absolute terror.

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Tone
  • eeriestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • isolation
  • family
  • survival
  • madness
  • death
Places
  • countryside
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror8
Humour1
Realism5
Romance2
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
horror
Directed by
Giorgio Ferroni
Written by
Eduardo Manzanos, Gianbattista Mussetto, Romano Migliorini
Starring
Gianni Garko, Agostina Belli, Roberto Maldera, Cinzia De Carolis, Teresa Gimpera, Bill Vanders, Umberto Raho, Maria Monti
Music
Giorgio Gaslini
Cinematography
Manuel Berenguer
Runtime
89 min
Country
Italy, Spain
Languages
Italian

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