Spirits of the Dead
“The ultimate orgy of evil.”
Anthology film from three European directors based on stories by Edgar Allan Poe: a cruel countess haunted by a ghostly horse, a sadistic young man haunted by his double, and an alcoholic actor haunted by the Devil.
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Cast
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Brigitte Bardot
Giuseppina (segment "William Wilson")
Known for
Contempt
...And God Created Woman
Alain Delon
William Wilson and his double (segment "William Wilson")
Known for
Le Samouraï
Le Cercle Rouge
Jane Fonda
Contessa Frederique de Metzengerstein (segment "Metzengerstein")
Known for
Monster-in-Law
The Newsroom
Terence Stamp
Toby Dammit (segment "Toby Dammit")
Known for
Wanted
Murder Mystery
Peter Fonda
Baron Wilhelm Berlifitzing (segment "Metzengerstein")
Known for
Easy Rider
3:10 to Yuma
James Robertson Justice
Countess' Advisor (segment "Metzengerstein")
Known for
Moby Dick
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Salvo Randone
Priest (segment "Toby Dammit")
Known for
The Working Class Goes to Heaven
Salvatore Giuliano
Françoise Prévost
Friend of Countess (segment "Metzengerstein")
Known for
The Return of the Exorcist
Paris Belongs to Us
Katia Christine
Girl on Dissection Table
Also in
It's a Woman's War
The Designated Victim
Philippe Lemaire
Philippe
Known for
Arsène Lupin
Cartouche
Serge Marquand
Hugues
Known for
Barbarella
The Grapes of Death
John Karlsen
Schoolmaster (segment "William Wilson") (uncredited)
Known for
The Little Devil
The Order
Federico Fellini Director · Louis Malle Director Roger Vadim Director
Director Screenplay
Federico Fellini
Director Screenplay
Louis Malle
Director Screenplay
Roger Vadim
Author
Edgar Allan Poe
Composer
Nino Rota
Composer
Jean Prodromidès
Composer
Diego Masson
Cinematographer
Tonino Delli Colli
Cinematographer
Claude Renoir
Cinematographer
Giuseppe Rotunno
Editor
Franco Arcalli
Editor
Hélène Plemiannikov
Editor
Ruggero Mastroianni
Production designer Costume designer
Piero Tosi
Production designer
Jean André
Costume designer
Jacques Fonteray
Costume designer
Ghislain Uhry
United States release June 22, 1969 · Produced in France, Italy · Languages English, French, German, Italian
Production
PEA
Production
Les Films Marceau
Production
Cocinor
Production
Produzioni Europee Associati (PEA)
Production
France · Italy
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Histoires extraordinaires
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
English · French · German · Italian
Release dates
Germany · May 16, 1968
Theatrical
France · June 13, 1968
Theatrical
United States · June 22, 1969
Theatrical
France
May 17, 1968 · Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
Italy
September 12, 1968 · Theatrical
Japan
July 12, 1969 · Theatrical
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