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Directed by Giuseppe Vegezzi Story by Giuseppe Vegezzi Edited by Enzo Alfonsi Director Giuseppe Vegezzi Written by Giuseppe Vegezzi Cast Christopher Lee | 5.7/10 IMDb Produced by Fernando Cerqua Music by Berto Pisano Initial release 1963 Music director Berto Pisano Cinematography Mario Parapetti | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Starring Christopher Lee
Giorgio Adrisson
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Katarsis 1963
Katarsis (Italian: Sfida al diavolo) is a 1963 Italian horror film directed and written by Giuseppe Vegezzi. It is Veggezzi's only film.
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Katarsis 1965
Production
Katarsis was shot at Odescalchi Castle in Bracciano and Montelibretti and Olympia Studios in Rome in 1963. The film had a low budget of 46 million Italian lira. Christopher Lee was one of the few name actors in the film where he was on set for one week. In Lee's autobiography, he states that he never saw the film or its dailies and that it was later split into two films. This is untrue, the film was later re-edited with more footage.
Shortly after the film received its distribution visa, the films production company I Della Films filed for bankruptcy. Katarsis was then purchased by Eco Films, and released it under the title of Sfida al diavolo. This version runs at 78 minutes and also includes new scenes involving a dancer.
Release
Katarsis was released in Italy on September 9, 1963 where it was distributed by Mangusta.
Reception
Roberto Curti, author of Italian Gothic Horror Films, 1957-1969 described the director's work ranging between "naive and terrible".