Tragic Ceremony (1972)
After a peaceful sailboat ride, four young people, including rich kid Bill, Joe, Fred and Jane, knock on the door of a secluded villa after their dune buggy runs out of gas. Earlier in the day, Bill had given the lovely Jane a pearl necklace with a supposedly paranormal history, and this later opens up a can of worms. They are invited to spend the night at the mansion, owned by Lord Alexander and Lady Alexander, who happen to be hosting a strange ceremony that night attended by a group of eccentrics in black robes. During the evening, Jane exits her sleep chamber, seemingly in some kind of trance, and is lured to a sacrificial alter where the robed houseguests are hovering over her. As a knife is about to be plunged into the young lady, her three friends come to the rescue, but they are also witness to a chaotic mass murder catastrophe in which they flee with feelings of guilt and uncertainty.
Director:
Riccardo Freda
Writers:
Leonardo Martín, Mario Bianchi, José Gutiérrez Maesso.
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Camille Keaton as Jane |
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Tony Isbert as Bill |
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Máximo Valverde as Joe |
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Luigi Pistilli as Lord Alexander |
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Luciana Paluzzi as Lady Alexander |
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José Calvo as Sam David |
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Giovanni Petrucci as Fred |
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Irina Demick as Bill's Mother |
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Paul Müller as Doctor |
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Beni Deus as Ferguson |
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Milo Quesada as Cop |
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Alejandro de Enciso as Cop in the Car |
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Elsa Zabala as Black Mass Participant |
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Pablo García as |
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Adriana Facchetti as Woman in Alexander house |
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Carla Mancini as Black Mass Participant |
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Fulvio Mingozzi as Police Inspector |
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David Thomson as Black Mass Participant |
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Maria Mascarielli as Black Mass Participant, playing piano |
| Directing | Riccardo Freda | Director |
| Writing | Leonardo Martín | Screenplay |
| Writing | Mario Bianchi | Screenplay |
| Writing | José Gutiérrez Maesso | Screenplay |
| Art | Rafael Ferri | Set Decoration |
| Production | José Gutiérrez Maesso | Producer |
| Editing | Jolanda Benvenuti | Editor |
| Camera | Francisco Fraile | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Stelvio Cipriani | Music |
| Art | Amedeo Mellone | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ana Criado | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Manolita Iglesias | Costumer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Renzo Francioni | Makeup Artist |
| Camera | Miguel Guzmán | Still Photographer |
| Production | Sergio Merolle | Production Manager |
| Camera | Teodoro Roa | Camera Operator |
| Editing | Felisa Rueda | Assistant Editor |
| Crew | Carlo Rambaldi | Special Effects |
| Production | Faustino Ocaña | Production Manager |
| Costume & Make-Up | Cristóbal Criado | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Luis Criado | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Eugenio Rondani | Sound |
| Camera | José Luis Criado | Assistant Camera |
| Editing | Alba Di Salvo | Assistant Editor |
| Camera | Miguel Ángel Muñoz | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Giorgio Di Battista | Camera Operator |