Night of The Devils
– Night of the Devils is an Italian vampire thriller with a remarkably good pedigree. The script is ba..
Night of the Devils is an Italian vampire thriller with a remarkably good pedigree. The script is based on The Wurdalak, a short story by A.K. Tolstoy. The central character is the patriarch of a wealthy family who fears that he will show up one day in vampire form. Should this happen, he warns his family not to let him back in his house, no matter how much he begs.
29 Apr 1972
Italian
Giorgio Ferroni
Eduardo Manzanos (story), Romano Migliorini (screenplay), Gianbattista Mussetto (screenplay), Eduardo Manzanos (screenplay), Aleksei Tolstoy (short story 'Sem'ya vurdalaka')
Gianni Garko, Agostina Belli, Roberto Maldera, Cinzia De Carolis
In this adaptation of Tolstoy's story the Wurdulak, a mentally ill patient known as Nicola (Gianni Garko) flashes back to horrifying experiences that he encountered while driving through the country. Upon damaging his car, Nicola sets out for help, only to meet a mysterious family that lives in total fear of someone or something. This evil force slowly penetrates the household and thrusts each of its members into a frenzy of absolute terror!