The Demon
7.2
“A night she wakes up bound to the bed and with the bleeding body. The revenge of the devil will not delay!”
Purif is distraught when her lover is betrothed to another. When she summons the old ways to curse him, her erratic behavior is interpreted as demonic possession, and the villagers turn against her with physical and sexual violence.
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Cast
18 people
Daliah Lavi
Purificazione (Purif)
Known for
The Whip and the Body
Casino Royale
Frank Wolff
Antonio
Known for
Once Upon a Time in the West
The Great Silence
Anna Maria Aveta
Sister Angela
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Tiziana Casetti
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Also in
Minotaur, the Wild Beast of Crete
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Dario Dolci
Don Tommaso
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L'isola del tesoro
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Franca Mazzoni
The Mother Superior
Known for
Brother Sun, Sister Moon
María Teresa Orsini
Nun
Also in
Hercules, Prisoner of Evil
The Tyrant of Castile
Rossana Rovere
Antonio's Wife
Known for
A Quiet Place to Kill
Luciana Angiolillo
La Signora di Craco (uncredited)
Known for
Il Sorpasso
Girl with a Suitcase
Andrea Bosic
Priest (uncredited)
Known for
Day of Anger
Manhattan Baby
Nino Castelnuovo
Buca (uncredited)
Known for
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
The English Patient
Maria Ciriello
(uncredited)
Brunello Rondi Director · Luciano Martino Screenplay Ugo Guerra Screenplay
First release August 27, 1963 · Produced in France, Italy · Production Vox Film, Les Films Marceau-Cocinor
Production
Titanus
Production
Vox Film
Production
Les Films Marceau-Cocinor
Production
France · Italy
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Il demonio
Original language
Italian
Spoken on screen
Italian
Release dates
Italy · August 27, 1963
Premiere · Venice Film Festival
Italy · January 31, 1964
Limited theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
France
November 29, 1967 · Theatrical
Italy
July 4, 2004 · Physical · DVD
Netherlands
November 16, 1967 · Theatrical
Portugal
September 12, 2024 · Premiere · MOTELX - Lisbon International Horror Film Festival
Spain
July 8, 1969 · Limited theatrical
United Kingdom
October 25, 1963 · Premiere · BFI London Film Festival
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