The Whip and the Body [Blu-ray]

Director: Mario Bava Mario Bava

Overview

Marred by controversy at the time of its release, this horror fantasy from Italy's legendary horror director Mario Bava centers on the twisted desires of a nobleman's son (Christopher Lee). Lee is ostracized by his father for his dalliances with a servant girl (who later commits suicide), but is allowed to return to the fold by his brother, whose lovely wife (Dahlia Lavi) immediately becomes the object of Lee's mad lust. Lee is later found murdered, along with several other victims from the surrounding village, leading superstitious locals to believe that Lee's evil spirit has returned to destroy them; the twist ending reveals the real evil at work. The kinky, sadomasochistic relationship between Lee and Lavi raised more than a few censors' eyebrows, leading to some harsh cuts.

Product Details

Release Date:	03/12/2024
UPC:	0738329265434
Original Release:	1963
Rating:	NR
Source:	Kl Studio Classics
Language:	English
Time:	1:27:00
Sales rank:	1,046

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Daliah Lavi	Novenka
Tony Kendall	Christian Menliff
Christopher Lee	Kurt Menliff
Isli Oberon	Katia
Harriet White	Giorgia
Dean Ardow	Count Menliff
Alan Collins	Losat
Jacques Herlin	Priest
Ida Galli	Actor
Harriet Medin	Actor
Haniet White	Giorgia
Carlo Rustichelli	Composer

Technical Credits

Ernesto Gastaldi

Ugo Guerra

Luciano Martini

Luciano Martino

Mario Bava	Director
Ernesto Gastaldi	Screenwriter
Ugo Guerra	Screenwriter
Luciano Martini	Screenwriter
Luciano Martino	Screenwriter
Federico Magnaghi	Producer