Nightmare Castle

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Nightmare Castle

A promotional lobby card for "Nightmare Castle."
Directed by Mario Caiano
Produced by Carlo Caiano
Written by Mario Caiano
Fabio De Agostini
Starring Barbara Steele
Paul Muller
Helga Liné
Music by Ennio Morricone
Cinematography Enzo Barboni
Editing by Renato Cinquini
Distributed by Allied Artists Pictures Corporation
Release date(s) 16 July 1965
Running time 101 min
Country Italy
Language Italian
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Nightmare Castle (Italian title:Gli Amanti d'oletretomba) is a 1965 Italian horror film directed by Mario Caino. The film stars Barbara Steele in dual lead roles, and its music was composed by Ennio Morricone.

The film is also known as Night of the Doomed in the United Kingdom.

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A sadistic count tortures and murders his unfaithful wife and her lover, then removes their hearts from their bodies. Discovering that his wife drew up a new will giving her fortune to her institutionalized sister, the count marries her and the new wife experiences nightmares and hauntings. The ghosts of the slain return to exact their bloody revenge, until their hearts are destroyed.

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