The Whip and the Body Movie Review 1963

Mario Bava's 19th-century ghost/love/revenge story makes a belated arrival on home video. Nevena (Lavi) is about to be married when her ex-lover Kurt (Lee), soon to be her brother-in-law, shows up. The rest of the action is almost pure Gothic with a moody castle for setting, secret passages, ladies wandering the hallways late at night in their diaphanous gowns. Though the story doesn't quite live up to the title, it is very sexually charged for its time and Lee turns in an aggressive performance.

Distribution

VCI Home Video, 11333 E. 60th Pl., Tulsa, OK 74146-6828, Phone: (918)254-6337, Toll-free: 800-331-4077, Fax: (918)254-6117, Email: vci@vcientertainment.com, URL: http://www.vcientertainment.com

Available on DVD
Running time 88 minutes.
Originally from Italian.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Supernatural Horror

Screenplay

Ernesto Gastaldi, Ugo Guerra, Luciano Martino

Cast

Christopher Lee, Daliah Lavi, Tony Kendall, Harriet Medin, Isli Oberon

Cinematography

Ubaldo Terzano

Director

Mario Bava

Music

Carlo Rustichelli