Spirits of the Dead Movie Review 1968

Three Edgar Allan Poe stories adapted for the screen and directed by three of Europe's finest. "Metzengerstein," directed by Roger Vadim stars the Fonda siblings in a tale of incestuous lust. "William Wilson" finds Louis Malle directing Delon and Bardot in the story of a vicious Austrian army officer haunted by a murder victim. Finally, Fellini directs "Never Bet the Devil Your Head" or "Toby Dammit" in which Stamp plays a drunken British film star who has a gruesome date with destiny. Although Fellini's segment is generally considered the best (and was released on its own) all three provide an interesting, atmospheric vision of Poe. French and Italian with subtitles.

Distribution

Image Entertainment, 20525 Nordhoff St., Ste 200, Chatsworth, CA 91311, Phone: (818)407-9100, Email: inquiries@image-entertainment.com, URL: http://www.image-entertainment.com

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 117 minutes.
Originally from Italian, French.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Books to Film: Edgar Allan Poe, Horror Anthologies

Screenplay

Roger Vadim, Louis Malle, Federico Fellini, Daniel Boulanger, Barnardino Zapponi

Cast

Jane Fonda, Peter Fonda, Carla Marlier, Francoise Prevost, James Robertson Justice, Brigitte Bardot, Alain Delon, Katia Christine, Terence Stamp, Salvo Randone

Cinematography

Tonino Delli Colli, Claude Renoir, Giuseppe Rotunno

Director

Roger Vadim, Louis Malle, Federico Fellini

Music

Nino Rota, Diego Masson

Other

Vincent Price, Clement Biddle Wood, Suzanne Baron, Franco Arcalli

Producer

American International Pictures (A.I.P.)