Barbara Steele, John Richardson, Andrea Checci. Based on a story by Nikolai Gogol. Originally released as a motion picture in 1960. Special features : mastered in HD from an archival 35mm print ; audio commentary by Tim Lucas, author of Mario Bava: All the colors of the dark ; original theatrical trailers ; original trailers of other Bava films.
Summary:
In Mario Bava's gothic horror masterpiece steeped in rich atmosphere, condemned witch Princess Asa returns from the dead two centuries after her execution and wreaks vengeance on her killers' family. Possessing the body of a descendant who happens to look just like her, Asa pulls out all the stops to exact her revenge. This is Bava's credited directorial debut, and it catapulted Barbara Steele and him to stardom.
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