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Tragic Ceremony (1972)

Genre : Horror

Runtime : 1H 22M

Director : Riccardo Freda
Writer : Mario Bianchi, Leonardo Martín, José Gutiérrez Maesso

Synopsis

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.

Actors

Camille Keaton
Camille Keaton
Jane
Tony Isbert
Tony Isbert
Bill
Máximo Valverde
Máximo Valverde
Joe
Luigi Pistilli
Luigi Pistilli
Lord Alexander
Luciana Paluzzi
Luciana Paluzzi
Lady Alexander
José Calvo
José Calvo
Sam David
Giovanni Petrucci
Giovanni Petrucci
Fred
Irina Demick
Irina Demick
Bill's Mother
Paul Müller
Paul Müller
Doctor
Beni Deus
Beni Deus
Ferguson
Milo Quesada
Milo Quesada
Cop
Alejandro de Enciso
Alejandro de Enciso
Cop in the Car
Elsa Zabala
Elsa Zabala
Black Mass Participant
Pablo García
Pablo García
Adriana Facchetti
Adriana Facchetti
Woman in Alexander house
Carla Mancini
Carla Mancini
Black Mass Participant
Fulvio Mingozzi
Fulvio Mingozzi
Police Inspector
David Thomson
David Thomson
Black Mass Participant
Maria Mascarielli
Maria Mascarielli
Black Mass Participant, playing piano

Crews

Riccardo Freda
Riccardo Freda
Director
Mario Bianchi
Mario Bianchi
Screenplay
Leonardo Martín
Leonardo Martín
Screenplay
José Gutiérrez Maesso
José Gutiérrez Maesso
Screenplay
José Gutiérrez Maesso
José Gutiérrez Maesso
Producer
Stelvio Cipriani
Stelvio Cipriani
Music
Francisco Fraile
Francisco Fraile
Director of Photography
Jolanda Benvenuti
Jolanda Benvenuti
Editor
Rafael Ferri
Rafael Ferri
Set Decoration
Amedeo Mellone
Amedeo Mellone
Set Decoration
Eugenio Rondani
Eugenio Rondani
Sound
Carlo Rambaldi
Carlo Rambaldi
Special Effects
Faustino Ocaña
Faustino Ocaña
Production Manager
Sergio Merolle
Sergio Merolle
Production Manager
Renzo Francioni
Renzo Francioni
Makeup Artist
Cristóbal Criado
Cristóbal Criado
Makeup Artist
Ana Criado
Ana Criado
Hairstylist
Luis Criado
Luis Criado
Assistant Makeup Artist
Felisa Rueda
Felisa Rueda
Assistant Editor
Alba Di Salvo
Alba Di Salvo
Assistant Editor
José Luis Criado
José Luis Criado
Assistant Camera
Miguel Ángel Muñoz
Miguel Ángel Muñoz
Assistant Camera
Giorgio Di Battista
Giorgio Di Battista
Camera Operator
Teodoro Roa
Teodoro Roa
Camera Operator
Miguel Guzmán
Miguel Guzmán
Still Photographer
Manolita Iglesias
Manolita Iglesias
Costumer

Posters and backgrounds

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