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.
Featured review
(1963) Challenge The Devil/ Sfida Al Diavolo/ Katarsis
(In Italian with English subtitles)
HORROR/ ART HOUSE
It opens with a guy waiting to pick up another guy named Carlos from Beruit from the airport. It turns out Carlos is a professional killer, brought over to Italy to assassinate a guy named Carlo. Carlos does get shot while attempting to run away but manages to seek refuge toward a monastery requesting to see a monk named Pejo Renigio (Piero Vida). And while Carlos is relapsing, he then tells him about a deal that has gone wrong that has something to do with some incriminating documents, and that a lady by the name of Alma Del Rio stole and kept them to prevent him for sell them for four million dollars. The monk, Pejo decides to go down and see Alma himself for the purpose of persuade her to change her mind. It was at this point he tells her the reason he became a monk and it has something to do with what happened when he was rowdy, hanging around with two other guys and three different girls riding around on three different cars. Causing mischief until they decide to break into a castle with a lone man (Christopher Lee) living in it, requesting the group to search for his diseased wife. If anyone want to see a movie which not much happens this happens to be one of those movies.
It opens with a guy waiting to pick up another guy named Carlos from Beruit from the airport. It turns out Carlos is a professional killer, brought over to Italy to assassinate a guy named Carlo. Carlos does get shot while attempting to run away but manages to seek refuge toward a monastery requesting to see a monk named Pejo Renigio (Piero Vida). And while Carlos is relapsing, he then tells him about a deal that has gone wrong that has something to do with some incriminating documents, and that a lady by the name of Alma Del Rio stole and kept them to prevent him for sell them for four million dollars. The monk, Pejo decides to go down and see Alma himself for the purpose of persuade her to change her mind. It was at this point he tells her the reason he became a monk and it has something to do with what happened when he was rowdy, hanging around with two other guys and three different girls riding around on three different cars. Causing mischief until they decide to break into a castle with a lone man (Christopher Lee) living in it, requesting the group to search for his diseased wife. If anyone want to see a movie which not much happens this happens to be one of those movies.
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- Runtime1 hour 19 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.66 : 1
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