A group of dropouts find an old man (Sir Christopher Lee) in a castle. The old man subsequently turns into the Devil and seizes them.A group of dropouts find an old man (Sir Christopher Lee) in a castle. The old man subsequently turns into the Devil and seizes them.A group of dropouts find an old man (Sir Christopher Lee) in a castle. The old man subsequently turns into the Devil and seizes them.
Christopher Lee
- Mephistoles
- (as Cristopher Lee)
Bella Cortez
- Frie
- (as Alice Paneque)
Ulderico Sciaretta
- Padre Guardiano
- (as Ulderico Sciarretta)
Lilli Parker
- Jenny
- (as Vittori Centroni)
Anita Cacciolati
- Maga
- (as Anita Dreyver)
Mario Zakarti
- Gianni
- (as Mario Zacarti)
Piero Vida
- Padre Peo Remigio
- (as Pietro Vidali)
Sonia Scotti
- Sonia - Singer
- (as Sonia)
Maria Bandiera
- Ragazza
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaFilmed as a gothic movie under the title of "Katarsis" in 1963. Its production company, I Films della Mangusta, went bankrupt shortly after filming. The movie, which was about 90 minutes long, was bought by Eco Film, which cut out a half-hour and added newly shot scenes involving gangsters, a monk and a cabaret dancer. The finished product was 78 minutes long, retitled "Challenge the Devil" and released in 1965.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee (2024)
- SoundtracksTi Hanno Visto
Performed by Sonia
Published by Phonogram S.P.A.
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When you read through the IMDB trivia for this film, you no doubt will understand much of why I hated the story. It seems that the original production company ran out of money and the film was sold to another company. They in turn chopped the movie to pieces and added a lot of new material. The sum total of this is a story that seems disjoint and dull.
The story begins in a nightclub. Many of the women in the place are striking but not in good ways. They look much like some of Fellini's weird characters or those from a John Waters film. THen a monk enters the place and tells a story...a not so clever way of joining the two bits of movie.
It seems a group of six jerks are driving about the countryside in their tiny convertibles causing all sorts of trouble....drinking while driving, running people off the road and just acting like folks who need to be taught a less. A bit later, they arrive at a castle and begin treating the place like garbage. An old man in a strange period costume (Christopher Lee) arrives and he blathers a bit. Later, he reveals himself to be the devil.
The story is dull and confusing and lost my interest very quickly. Inexplicably, in reading through the reviews some people liked it. There's no accounting for tastes.
The story begins in a nightclub. Many of the women in the place are striking but not in good ways. They look much like some of Fellini's weird characters or those from a John Waters film. THen a monk enters the place and tells a story...a not so clever way of joining the two bits of movie.
It seems a group of six jerks are driving about the countryside in their tiny convertibles causing all sorts of trouble....drinking while driving, running people off the road and just acting like folks who need to be taught a less. A bit later, they arrive at a castle and begin treating the place like garbage. An old man in a strange period costume (Christopher Lee) arrives and he blathers a bit. Later, he reveals himself to be the devil.
The story is dull and confusing and lost my interest very quickly. Inexplicably, in reading through the reviews some people liked it. There's no accounting for tastes.
- planktonrules
- Apr 5, 2024
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Details
- Runtime1 hour 19 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.66 : 1
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