The film is centered on three separate tales that are introduced by boris karloff. The film comprises three horror stories, the others being the drop of water and the telephone. In the early 1930s, boris karloff was a hardworking actor with dozens of small credits to his name when james whale asked him to take on a new role. Black sabbath is a 1963 italian horror film directed by mario bava. William henry pratt 23 november 1887 2 february 1969, better known by his stage name boris karloff. Boris karloff, in addition to appearing in the linking passages, has a role in the wurdalak segment based on a story by aleksey konstantinovich tolstoy. Released 1963, black sabbath stars boriskarloff, jacquelinepierreux, michelemercier, lydiaalfonsi the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 39 min, and received a score of out of 100 on. The ape 1940 boris karloff and his stunt guinea pig by coolestmovies. Boris karloff hosts a trio of horror stories concerning a stalked call girl, a vampirelike monster who. Along with fellow actors lon chaney, bela lugosi and vincent price, boris karloff is recognized as one of the true icons of horror cinema, and the actor most closely identified with the general publics perception of the monster from the classic mary shelley book, frankenstein. The drop of water concerns a nurse who steals a ring off a dead spiritualist, only to have the corpse seek revenge. With michele mercier, lidia alfonsi, boris karloff, mark damon. William henry pratt was born on november 23, 1887, in. The restored bluray of black sabbath played at this years glasgow frightfest, and critic alan jones commented that there were more people present at that screening than at the uk premiere.
Karloff threw himself into the part and an icon was born. Colin cranks the fog machine and creeps around the haunted world of mario bavas black sabbath aka i tre volti della paura the three. Colin cranks the fog machine and creeps around the haunted world of mario bavas black sabbath aka i tre volti della paura the three faces of fear, 1963, an anthology horror movie hosted by. The first, titled the telephone, involves rosy michele mercier who continually receives threatening telephone calls. The telephone, the wurdalak, and the drop of water. Black sabbath 1963 horror movie cult classic boris karloff. Mar 29, 2010 nightmare cinema black sabbath part 5. The horror film i tre volti della paura with michele mercier, lidia alfonsi, mark damon, susy andersen, rika dialina, glauco onorato, carla. These three short films are strung together with an overly cute. The restored bluray of black sabbath played at this years glasgow frightfest, and critic alan jones commented that there were more people present at that screening than at the uk premiere of the movie back in 1963. Boris karloff, michele mercier, mark damon, jacqueline pierreux.
Black sabbath movie poster boris karloff horror classic ebay. The first tale is the telephone and features michele mercier, as a french callgirl named rosy. Boris karloff hosts a trio of horror stories concerning a stalked call girl, a vampirelike monster who preys on his family, and a nurse who. Itatms nice to see boris karloff and an international cast which includes micha. Black sabbath is a 1963 horror film starring boris karloff. Along with fellow actors lon chaney, bela lugosi and vincent price, boris karloff is recognized as one of the true icons of horror cinema, and the actor most closely identified with the general publics. Black sabbath full movie watch online black sabbath full english full movie black sabbath full full movie, black sabbath full full movie streaming black sabbath full movie engsub watch black. Younger filmmakers, like lowbudget filmmaking pioneer roger corman, hired karloff to bring his fame to their projects. New tongueincheek introductions with costar boris karloff were added, the segments were rearranged, and one segment was completely rewritten in the dubbing. Boris karloff, michele mercier, jacqueline pierreux, mark damon, mario bava. Boris karloff is your host for mario bavas 1963 classic triptych of terror, which set new standards in graphic violence and spellbinding horror. In 1963 alone, karloff appeared in a new take on the raven as well as the terror, black sabbath, and the comedy of terrors.
Black sabbath the most gruesome day in the calendar of. Interest will be charged to your account from the purchase date if the balance is not paid in full within. Depending on whether one watches the italian or english. Karloff s stature as a horror icon made him an indemand actor even in his later years. Aug 29, 2011 the horror film i tre volti della paura with michele mercier, lidia alfonsi, mark damon, susy andersen, rika dialina, glauco onorato, carla mignone, jacque. Only boris karloff is named, though jack nicholson and sandra knight mrsmore only boris karloff is named, though jack nicholson and sandra knight mrs. Karloff stars in the wurdalak as a vampire who feeds on the blood of his loved ones. The horror film i tre volti della paura with michele mercier, lidia alfonsi, mark damon, susy andersen, rika dialina, glauco onorato, carla mignone, jacque. Black sabbath movie poster boris karloff horror classic. Black sabbath 1963 stream and watch online moviefone. Boris karloff hosts a trio of horror stories concerning a stalked call girl, a vampirelike monster who preys on his family, and a nurse who is haunted by her r. It stars boris karloff as the head of a family besieged by a wurdalak.
My movie mp4the body snatcher by humberto velazquez. He portrayed frankensteins monster in frankenstein 1931, bride of frankenstein 1935 and son of frankenstein 1939. Black sabbath on vhs english aip version boris karloff. Depending on whether one watches the italian or english version, the tales play in a different order, but the first tale in the italian version involves a woman terrorised by a voice on the. Bud abbott lou costello meet the killer boris karloff 1949 swami talpur. Black sabbath i tre volti della paura the three faces of. Boris karloff hosts a trio of horror stories concerning a stalked call girl, a vampirelike monster who preys on his family, and a nurse who is haunted by her rings rightful owner.
Black sabbath this is a trilogy of three horror stories. Boris karloff list of movies and tv shows tv guide. Born as william henry pratt, he joined a touring company and adopted the stage name boris karloff. Black sabbath 1963 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Watch black sabbath, the italian horror film by mario bava fandor. As an anthology of supernatural horror tales, each directed by mario bava and introduced by boris karloff, black sabbath is a film with a lot of promise. The wurdalak stars boris karloff as a vampire who feeds on the blood of his loved ones. Horror icon boris karloff hosts and stars in mario bavas classic horror anthology.
Mark damon in black sabbath 1963 susy andersen in black sabbath 1963 mario bava and jacqueline pierreux in black. Original 1 sheet movie poster starring boris karloff, mark damon and michele mercier. Oct 04, 2014 black sabbath this is a trilogy of three horror stories. Karloffs stature as a horror icon made him an indemand actor even in his later years. The first, titled the telephone, involves rosy michele mercier who continually receives threatening telephone calls from an unseen stalker. Trailer for mario bavas black sabbath 1963, starring boris karloff. Read the black sabbath movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on movies. During these early stages of his career he was mostly left in obscurity.
In the wurdalak, karloff stars with mark damon as the patriarch of a family of bloodthirsty ghouls. Black sabbath is a 1963 horror anthology film directed by mario bava. Oct 10, 2018 in the early 1930s, boris karloff was a hardworking actor with dozens of small credits to his name when james whale asked him to take on a new role. The telephone features a prostitute who is terrorized by phone calls from a dead client. Daddy returns home after vanquishing the evil wurdalak but hes not entirely right, in fact, hes downright peculiar. By 1919, karloff found regular work as an extra at universal studios. The longreigning king of hollywood horror, boris karloff was born william henry pratt on november 23, 1887, in south london. But it s the 19thcentury russian story the wurdalak that comes closest to bava s earlier classic, with the great boris karloff as a muchloved paterfamilias who might not be entirely what he seems. Younger filmmakers, like lowbudget filmmaking pioneer roger corman, hired karloff to bring his fame to their. This is an italianfrench horror film directed by mario bava and features three separate tales each with an introduction and end piece by boris karloff. The youngest of nine children, he was educated at london university in preparation for a career as a diplomat.
The three faces of fear is a 1963 horror anthology film directed by mario bava. Into this melodrama steps a passerby mark damon as vladimir durfe, who falls for sister sdenka susy andrsen. Boris karloff full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. Black sabbath 1963 thorn emi boris karloff aip hbo rare vhs snap shell case. Oct 28, 2017 colin cranks the fog machine and creeps around the haunted world of mario bavas black sabbath aka i tre volti della paura the three faces of fear, 1963, an anthology horror movie hosted by. This is an italianfrench horror film directed by mario bava and features three separate tales each with an. Boris karloff, in addition to appearing in the linking passages, has a role in the wurdalak segment based on a story by aleksey. Since then, karloff s name and halloween have been forever linked in the minds of cinephiles.
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