Black Sunday
“STARE INTO THESE EYES...Discover deep within them the unspeakable, terrifying secret of BLACK SUNDAY...It will paralyze you with fright!”
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.
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Cast
13 people
Barbara Steele
Princess Asa Vajda / Katia Vajda
Known for
8½
The Pit and the Pendulum
John Richardson
Dr. Andrej Gorobec / Dr. Andreas Gorobec
Known for
One Million Years B.C.
Torso
Andrea Checchi
Dr. Choma Kruvajan / Dr. Thomas Kruvajan
Known for
Two Women
The Lady Without Camelias
Ivo Garrani
Prince Vajda
Known for
Caliber 9
Soldati - 365 all'alba
Arturo Dominici
Igor Javutich / Javuto
Known for
Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion
Castle of Blood
Enrico Olivieri
Prince Constantine Vajda
Also in
Escape to France
Woman of the River
Antonio Pierfederici
Priest
Known for
Romeo and Juliet
Totò, Peppino and... the Sweet Life
Tino Bianchi
Ivan - Manservant
Known for
Senso
Clara Bindi
Inn Keeper
Known for
Welcome to the South
The Family Friend
Mario Passante
Nikita - Coachman
Known for
Nights of Cabiria
The Widower
Renato Terra
Boris - Stablehand
Known for
Jesus of Nazareth
Big Deal on Madonna Street
Germana Dominici
Sonya - Innkeeper's Daughter
Known for
Intervista
How to Seduce Your Teacher
Mario Bava Director · Mario Serandrei Screenplay Ennio De Concini Screenplay
United States release February 15, 1961 · Produced in Italy · Production Jolly Film, Alta Vista Productions
Production
Galatea Film
Production
Jolly Film
Production
Alta Vista Productions
Production
American International Pictures (AIP)
Production
Italy
Produced in
Languages
Original title
La maschera del demonio
Original language
Italian
Spoken on screen
Italian
Release dates
Italy · August 11, 1960
Theatrical
United States · February 15, 1961
Theatrical
Finland
January 31, 1964 · Theatrical
France
January 1, 1961 · Theatrical
Germany
September 29, 1961 · Theatrical
Japan
April 1, 1961 · Theatrical
Netherlands
January 26, 2006 · Physical · DVD
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