

Spirits of the Dead(1968)
"The ultimate orgy of evil."
Overview
Anthology film from three European directors based on stories by Edgar Allan Poe: a cruel countess haunted by a ghostly horse, a sadistic young man haunted by his double, and an alcoholic actor haunted by the Devil.
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Brigitte Bardot
Giuseppina (segment "William Wilson")

Alain Delon
William Wilson and his double (segment "William Wilson")

Jane Fonda
Contessa Frederique de Metzengerstein (segment "Metzengerstein")

Terence Stamp
Toby Dammit (segment "Toby Dammit")

Peter Fonda
Baron Wilhelm Berlifitzing (segment "Metzengerstein")

James Robertson Justice
Countess' Advisor (segment "Metzengerstein")

Salvo Randone
Priest (segment "Toby Dammit")

Françoise Prévost
Friend of Countess (segment "Metzengerstein")

Katia Christine
Girl on Dissection Table

Philippe Lemaire
Philippe

Serge Marquand
Hugues

John Karlsen
Schoolmaster (segment "William Wilson") (uncredited)

Maria Tedeschi
Woman (uncredited)

Milena Vukotić
TV Interviewer (segment "Toby Dammit") (uncredited)

Umberto D'Orsi
Hans (segment "William Wilson")

Daniele Vargas
University Professor (segment "William Wilson")

Ernesto Colli
Manetti Brother (segment "Toby Dammit") (uncredited)

Marie-Ange Aniès
Courtesan (segment "Metzengerstein")

Anny Duperey
Courtesan (segment "Metzengerstein") (uncredited)

Irina Maleeva
Gypsy Fortune Teller (Segment "Toby Dammit") (uncredited)

Alfredo Rizzo
Angry Man in Car (segment "Toby Dammit") (uncredited)

Marisa Traversi
Marilù Traversi (segment "Toby Dammit") (uncredited)
Marlène Alexandre
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