Black Sunday

BLACK SUNDAY (aka MASK OF THE DEMON; EL MASCHERA DEL DEMONIO) (15)

D: Mario Bava
Galatra/Jolly (Massimo De Rita & Lou Rusoff)
Italy 🇮🇹 1960
83 mins

Horror

W: Mario Bava
DP: Mario Bava
Ed: Mario Serandrei
Mus: Roberto Nicolosi

Barbara Steele (Katia Vajda / Princess Asa Vajda), John Richardson (Dr. Andre Gorobec), Ivo Garrani (Prince Vajda)

A witch rises from the dead to seek vengeance on those who put her to death in an iron maiden torture device.
Old-fashioned horror movie which has the distinction of being the first of a long line of Italian productions. Aside from that, it isn't particularly memorable.
Not to be confused with the 1977 film Black Sunday.
6/10

Barbara Steele in Black Sunday
Barbara Steele in Black Sunday
Did You Know:
Mario Bava and Barbara Steele had a difficult working relationship. Steele has since admitted that she was difficult due to her inexperience and her inability to understand Italian.