Black Sunday

1960 [ITALIAN]

Action / Horror

28
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 78% · 24 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 78% · 5K ratings
IMDb Rating 7.1/10 10 19786 19.8K

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Plot summary

A vengeful witch, Asa Vajda, and her fiendish servant, Igor Jauvitch, return from the grave and begin a bloody campaign to possess the body of the witch's beautiful look-alike descendant: Katia. Only a handsome doctor with the help of family members stand in her way.

Director

Mario Bava Photo
Mario Bava

Top cast

John Richardson Photo
John Richardson as Dr. Andrej Gorobec / Dr. Andreas Gorobec
Barbara Steele Photo
Barbara Steele as Princess Asa Vajda / Katia Vajda
Rosita Pisano Photo
Rosita Pisano as Maid
Valentina Cortese Photo
Valentina Cortese as Tavern Girl
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794.53 MB
1226*720
Italian 2.0
NR
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23.976 fps
1 hr 26 min
Seeds 6
1.44 GB
1824*1072
Italian 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 26 min
Seeds 29
3.9 GB
3840*2160
Italian 2.0
NR
Subtitles it  
23.976 fps
1 hr 26 min
Seeds 18

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by antide-42376 7 / 10

Stunning to look at

Straight away I will say that 'The Mask Of Satan' is one of the best looking horror movies I have ever seen. It looks fantastic and the set design is nothing short of superb. Dripping with Gothic atmosphere, the absolute highlight of this movie is the way it looks. The story is nothing new, basically a revenge mission but it is told with great flair. The score is OK but the romantic theme sounds totally out of place whenever it plays.The acting is mixed though. Barbara Steele looks great but is not always convincing and John Richardson is a bit wooden. The best performance is probably from Andrea Checchi as Dr Kruvajan. On the whole this is a must for horror fans as the look of the movie is so good.
Reviewed by ma-cortes 8 / 10

Above-average horror masterpiece by the great Mario Bava giving wonderful atmosphere

Classic horror movie from a story by the Russian novelist Nikolay Gogol , set in 1630, involving the nasty witch named Asa : Barbara Steele, who also happens to be a vampire , being detained and executed along with her lover : Arturo Dominici, by her own brother , but she swears eternal vendetta . As a resurrected witch who was burned to death at a small medieval town seeks revenge on her pursuers . That's why two hundred years after , they are accidentally brought to life , being resurrected at a crypt by two doctors played by Andrea Checchi and John Richardson . In vengeance , Asa goes after her descendants , including her lookalike , Katia : Barbara Steele, playing a dual role .Great fun late at night , it is full of thrills , chills , surprises and creepy atmosphere . Based on a story by Nikolay Gogol , in fact Bava also adapted other Russian writers on the anthology horror movie : Black Sabbath in the episode Wurdalak with Boris Karloff . It contains exquisitely realised expressionit frames of sexual suggestion and cruelty that shocked spectators in the early Sixties. Gorgeous , brilliant and foggy cinematography in black and white by Mario Bava himself and assisted by Ubaldo Terzano. The cinematographic visual style still impresses and it retains its original power . Adding a thrilling and mysterious musical score by Les Baxter , Roger Corman's regular .This astonishing motion picture titled Black Sunday or The Demon's Mask , House of Fright , Revenge of the Vampire or Mask of Satan was competently directed by horror maestro Mario Bava . He was a prestigious cameraman who turned into a notorious filmmaker, directing all kinds of genres with penchant for the terror, such as : Blood and black lace , Black Sabbath , Hatchet for the Honeymoon , House of Exorcism , Planet of of the Vampires , The Girl who knew too much, Torture Chamber of Baron Blood , Beyond the Door II . A must watch for terror fans , first important film with Steele as star and Mario Bava as director. Rating : 7.5/10 . Better than average . The picture will appeal to horror aficionados and Mario Bava/Barbara Steele enthusiasts . Essentian and indispensable seeing .
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