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Overview

User Rating:
6.6/10   1,618 votes
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Writers:
Edgar Allan Poe (story) (segment "Metzengerstein")
Roger Vadim (adaptation) (segment "Metzengerstein") ...
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Release Date:
23 July 1969 (USA) more
Genre:
Horror | Mystery more
Tagline:
the ultimate orgy of evil more
Plot:
Three directors each adapt a Poe short story to the screen: "Toby Dammit" features a disheveled drugged... more | add synopsis
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NewsDesk:
(2 articles)
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"The Sacrifice"
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Cast

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Brigitte Bardot ... Giuseppina (segment "William Wilson")
Alain Delon ... William Wilson (segment "William Wilson")

Jane Fonda ... Contessa Frederique de Metzengerstein (segment "Metzengerstein")

Terence Stamp ... Toby Dammit (segment "Toby Dammit")
James Robertson Justice ... Countess' Advisor (segment "Metzengerstein")
Salvo Randone ... Priest (segment "Toby Dammit")
Françoise Prévost ... Friend of Countess (segment "Metzengerstein") (as Francoise Prevost)

Peter Fonda ... Baron Wilhelm Berlifitzing (segment "Metzengerstein")
Marlène Alexandre ... (segment "Metzengerstein")
Marie-Ange Aniès ... (segment "Metzengerstein")
David Bresson
Katia Christine ... Young Girl (segment "William Wilson") (as Katia Christina)
Peter Dane
Georges Douking ... Du Lissier (segment "Metzengerstein")
Philippe Lemaire ... Philippe (segment "Metzengerstein")
Carla Marlier ... Claude (segment "Metzengerstein")
Serge Marquand ... Hugues (segment "Metzengerstein")
Umberto D'Orsi ... Hans (segment "William Wilson")
Renzo Palmer ... Priest (segment "William Wilson")
Monica Pardo
Marco Stefanelli ... Wilson as a child (segment "William Wilson")
Anne Tonietti ... TV Commentator (segment "Toby Dammit")
Daniele Vargas ... Professor (segment "William Wilson")
Marina Yaru ... Child / The Devil (segment "Toby Dammit")
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Fabrizio Angeli ... 1st Director (segment "Toby Dammit") (uncredited)
Franco Arcalli ... (uncredited)
Federico Boido ... Party Guest (segment "Toby Dammit") (uncredited)
Ernesto Colli ... 2nd Director (segment "Toby Dammit") (uncredited)
Paul Cooper ... 2nd Interviewer (segment "Toby Dammit") (uncredited)
Dakar ... Black man at airport (segment "Toby Dammit") (uncredited)
Audoin de Bardot ... Page (segment "Metzengerstein") (uncredited)
Anny Duperey ... 1st Guest (segment "Metzengerstein") (uncredited)
John Karlsen ... Schoolmaster in yard (segment "William Wilson") (uncredited)
Gabriel Lagay ... (uncredited)

Irina Maleeva ... Gypsy Fortne Teller (Segment "Toby Dammit") (uncredited)
Marco Messeri ... One beatle (segment "Toby Dammit") (uncredited)
Antonia Pietrosi ... Actress (segment "Toby Dammit") (uncredited)
Polidor ... Old actor (segment "Toby Dammit") (uncredited)
Mimmo Poli ... Party Guest (segment "Toby Dammit") (uncredited)

Vincent Price ... Narrator (voice: English version) (uncredited)
Alfredo Rizzo ... Angry man in car (segment "Toby Dammit") (uncredited)
Maurice Ronet ... Récitant (voice) (uncredited)
Marisa Traversi ... Marilù Traversi (segment "Toby Dammit") (uncredited)
Andréas Voutsinas ... 2nd Guest (segment "Metzengerstein") (uncredited)
Milena Vukotic ... TV interviewer (segment "Toby Dammit") (uncredited)
Aleardo Ward ... 1st Interviewer (segment "Toby Dammit") (uncredited)
Clement Biddle Wood ... Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
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Directed by
Federico Fellini (segment "Toby Dammit")
Louis Malle (segment "William Wilson")
Roger Vadim (segment "Metzengerstein")
 
Writing credits
Edgar Allan Poe (story "Metzengerstein") (segment "Metzengerstein") (as Edgar Allan Poë)

Roger Vadim (adaptation) (segment "Metzengerstein") &
Pascal Cousin (adaptation) (segment "Metzengerstein")

Edgar Allan Poe (story "William Wilson") (segment "William Wilson") (as Edgar Allan Poë)

Louis Malle (adaptation) (segment "William Wilson") &
Clement Biddle Wood (adaptation) (segment "William Wilson")

Daniel Boulanger (dialogue) (segment "William Wilson" and "Metzengerstein")

Edgar Allan Poe (story "Ne pariez jamais votre tête avec le Diable {Never Bet the Devil Your Head}") (segment "Toby Dammit") (as Edgar A. Poë)

Federico Fellini (adaptation) (segment "Toby Dammit") &
Bernardino Zapponi (adaptation) (segment "Toby Dammit")

Produced by
Raymond Eger .... producer
Alberto Grimaldi .... producer (segment "Toby Dammit") (uncredited)
 
Original Music by
Diego Masson (segment "William Wilson")
Jean Prodromidès (segment "Metzengerstein") (as Jean Prodromides)
Nino Rota (segment "Toby Dammit")
 
Cinematography by
Tonino Delli Colli (director of photography) (segment "William Wilson")
Claude Renoir (director of photography) (segment "Metzengerstein")
Giuseppe Rotunno (segment "Toby Dammit")
 
Film Editing by
Franco Arcalli (segment "William Wilson")
Suzanne Baron (segment "William Wilson")
Ruggero Mastroianni (segment "Toby Dammit") (as Ruggiero Mastroianni)
Hélène Plemiannikov  (segment "Metzengerstein") (as Helene Plemiannikov)
 
Production Design by
Jean André (segment "Metzengerstein") (as Jean Andre)
Piero Tosi (supervising production designer) (segment "Toby Dammit")
Ghislain Uhry (segment "William Wilson")
 
Art Direction by
Fabrizio Clerici (segment "Toby Dammit")
Carlo Leva (segment "William Wilson")
 
Production Management
André Cultet .... production manager (segment "Metzengerstein") (as Andre Cultet)
Ludmilla Goulian .... production manager (segment "Metzengerstein")
Thomas Sagone .... production manager (segment "William Wilson" and "Toby Dammit") (as Tomaso Sagone)
Enzo Provenzale .... general manager (segment "Toby Dammit") (uncredited)
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Vana Caruso .... assistant director (segment "William Wilson")
Michel Clément .... assistant director (segment "Metzengerstein") (as Michel Clement)
Jean-Michel Lacor .... assistant director (segment "Metzengerstein")
Eschilo Tarquini .... assistant director (segment "Toby Dammit")
Serge Vallin .... assistant director (segment "Metzengerstein")
Francesco Aluigi .... assistant director (segment "Toby Dammit") (uncredited)
Liliane Betti .... assistant director (segment "Toby Dammit") (uncredited)
 
Art Department
Jean Forestier .... assistant art director (segment "Metzengerstein")
 
Visual Effects by
Joseph Nathanson .... optical effects (segment "Toby Dammit") (as Joseph Natanson)
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Sergio Bergamini .... camera operator (segment "William Wilson")
Philippe Brun .... camera operator (segment "Metzengerstein")
Alain Douarinou .... camera operator (segment "Metzengerstein")
Wladimir Ivanov .... camera operator (segment "Metzengerstein")
Giuseppe Maccari .... camera operator (segment "Toby Dammit")
Bernard Noisette .... camera operator (segment "Metzengerstein")
Piero Servo .... first assistant camera (segment "Toby Dammit") (uncredited)
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Jacques Fonteray .... costume designer: segment "Metzengerstein"
Piero Tosi .... costume designer: segment "Toby Dammit"
Ghislain Uhry .... costume designer: segment "William Wilson"
Carlo Leva .... costume designer: segment "William Wilson" (uncredited)
 
Editorial Department
Catherine Gabrielidis .... assistant editor (segment "Metzengerstein")
Piera Gabutti .... assistant editor (segment "William Wilson")
Claire Gimiewski .... assistant editor (segment "Metzengerstein")
Vanda Olasio .... assistant editor (segment "Toby Dammit")
Enzo Ocone .... post-production (uncredited)
 
Other crew
Suzanne Durrenberger .... script girl (segment "Metzengerstein")
Norma Giacchero .... script girl (segment "Toby Dammit")
Sheila Rubin .... script girl (segment "William Wilson")
Oreste Lionello .... voice dubbing: Federico Boido (segment "Toby Dammit") (uncredited)
 
Crew believed to be complete


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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Spirits of the Dead (USA)
Tales of Mystery
Tales of Mystery and Imagination (UK)
Tre passi nel delirio (Italy)
Trois histoires extraordinaires d'Edgar Poe
Histórias Extraordinárias (Brazil) (Portugal) [pt]
3 askelta yöhön (Finland) [fi]
Außergewöhnliche Geschichten (Germany) (TV title) [de]
Histoires extraordinaires (Canada: French title) [fr]
Historias extraordinarias (Spain) [es]
Istories mystiriou (Greece) (DVD title) [el]
Kolme askelta yöhön (Finland) (alternative spelling) [fi]
Povesti extraordinare (Romania) [ro]
Rendkívüli történetek (Hungary) [hu]
Sami nabiji bodvisaken (Soviet Union: Georgian title) (festival title) [ka]
Seytanin kurbanlari (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Ston ilingo tis akolasias (Greece) [el]
Trzy kroki w szalenstwo (Poland) [pl]
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Parents Guide:
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Runtime:
121 min
Country:
France | Italy
Language:
French | Italian | English
Color:
Color (Eastmancolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.75 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Westrex Recording System)
Certification:
Argentina:16 | UK:18 (1990) (cut) | UK:X (1973) (cut) | Italy:VM14 (re-rating) (1999) | Finland:K-16 | USA:R
Filming Locations:
Bergamo, Lombardia, Italy more
Company:
Les Films Marceau more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The film was originally to have been directed by Orson Welles, Luis Buñuel and Federico Fellini. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Countess Frederique ("Metzengerstein") is urging the black stallion into the sea, her ermine-trimmed cloak is suddenly gone. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in House on Haunted Hill (1999) more
Soundtrack:
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21 out of 31 people found the following comment useful.
Skip to Fellini, 6 August 2001
8/10
Author: Starch from Seattle

Three separate stories:

- Skip the first one. Just do it. If you really must ogle the young Jane Fonda, get Barbarella.

- Your call on the second one. Okay, but not memorable.

The third story makes the film. It's "Fellini-esque"! Fellini's wild imagery makes narrative sense (well, sort of), when applied to the story of an addled English actor stumbling around Rome at breakneck speed. The segment also features a startlingly original image of evil (an "Anglican devil," I think that's the Terence Stamp character's phrase). Maybe it's just me, but the segment's conception of the devil is among the spookiest things I've ever seen on film; and when you get right down to it, it makes a lot more theological sense then ugly, scaly guys with tails.

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