The Antichrist ( L'anticristo ) ( The Anti christ )

The Antichrist (Blu-Ray) (*)

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Original Title: L'anticristo
Alternate Title: The Anti christ
Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Portuguese ( Subtitles )
Spanish ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Spanish ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Spain ( Blu-Ray/Region A/B/C )

Running Time:
111 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1974 and produced in:
Italy ( Italy, Greece )

Directed By:
Alberto De Martino

Written By:
Gianfranco Clerici
Alberto De Martino

Actors:
Carla Gravina ..... Ippolita Oderisi
Mel Ferrer ..... Massimo Oderisi
Arthur Kennedy ..... Bishop Ascanio Oderisi
George Coulouris ..... Father Mittner
Alida Valli ..... Irene
Mario Scaccia ..... Faith Healer
Umberto Orsini ..... Dr. Marcello Sinibaldi
Anita Strindberg ..... Greta
Remo Girone ..... Filippo Oderisi
Ernesto Colli ..... Possessed Man
Bruno Tocci ..... Possessed Man's Friend
Beatrice De Bono ..... Woman healed by statue
Vittorio Fanfoni ..... (credit only)
Luigi Antonio Guerra ..... (credit only)

Synopsis:

Alberto De Martino's imitative occult horror film, photographed by Aristide Massaccesi (aka Joe D'Amato), is probably the best of numerous Italian copies of The Exorcist that flooded theaters in the mid-'70s. Carla Gravina stars as Ippolita, a paralyzed young woman with serious mental problems stemming from the death of her mother. Her crisis of faith and the intervention of a well-meaning psychologist lead Ippolita to remember her past life as a witch during the Inquisition. Eventually, Ippolita becomes possessed and starts seducing local men, only to break their necks. Eventually, she sleeps with her brother, makes a local sorcerer lick vomit from her hand, and levitates out the window. It takes an exorcism performed by an aging monk (George Coulouris) and the family housekeeper (Alida Valli) to restore order. De Martino and the talented cast manage a few chilling moments despite the predictable storyline, and Gravina is quite good in the lead.

Ippolita is a paralyzed young woman with serious mental problems stemming from the death of her mother. Her crisis of faith and the intervention of a well-meaning psychologist lead Ippolita to remember her past life as a witch during the Inquisition. Eventually, Ippolita becomes possessed and starts seducing local men, only to kill them. An exorcism seems to be the only solution to stop the madness.

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