The Whip and the Body

1963 [ITALIAN]

Action / Horror / Romance

4
IMDb Rating 6.6/10 10 5208 5.2K

sibling relationship sadomasochism family secrets sexual sadism haunted by the past haunted castle

Plot summary

Disowned in the past by his father, Kurt Menliff, a cruel and sadistic nobleman, returns to the family castle to reclaim his inheritance.

Director

Mario Bava Photo
Mario Bava

Top cast

Christopher Lee Photo
Christopher Lee as Kurt Menliff
Daliah Lavi Photo
Daliah Lavi as Nevenka
Jacques Herlin Photo
Jacques Herlin as Priest
Harriet Medin Photo
Harriet Medin as Giorgia
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800.9 MB
1280*720
Italian 2.0
NR
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23.976 fps
1 hr 27 min
Seeds 1
1.45 GB
1920*1080
Italian 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 27 min
Seeds 10

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by lastliberal 7 / 10

You don't know him well if you think he could be worse.

A Gothic tale of depravity and horror with some exquisite scenery to enjoy along with perfectly selected music.Kurt Menliff (Cristopher Lee) has been banished from home, and when he returns, fear sets in everywhere. As it should, given that his fiancé (Daliah Lavi) married his brother (Tony Kendall) and is sleeping with his father (Gustavo De Nardo). He has some unusual sexual tastes and preferences, which Nevenka (Lavi) shares.A classic ghost story in a spooky setting with some very good performances. An expected ending did not diminish the enjoyment of the film one bit.
Reviewed by Cinebug 8 / 10

Horror Film With An S & M Twist

Kurt Menliff (Cristopher Lee) returns home to his ancestral castle which he was forced to leave after he whipped a village girl nearly to death. He finds that his fiance (Daliah Lavi) has married his brother, as well as having become the mistress of his father. (Don't panic, there's worse to come). He follows her to the beach and whips her savagely. She loves it and they end the session making love. The next day Kurt is found dead and Daliah soon begins experiencing nightly flagellations at the hands of his ghost. Christopher Lee has stated that this is one of his best films. It is certainly one of the most brilliantly bizarre horror films ever made. Directed by cult icon Mario Bava, Italy's finest cinematographer (if not one of their finest directors), it rises as far above an S & M fantasy as can be imagined. It was censored in every country in the world for its sexual violence and what remained was almost incoherent for most audiences and re-released under various titles: WHAT! in the US; NIGHT IS THE PHANTOM in the UK, etc. Until video (with somewhat faded color) it was impossible to see in its original form. Even now it remains a profoundly misunderstood film and should be seen in a theater in its complete form instead of on video.J.F.
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