For all the purported freedom of the screen, horror films unwilling to base their themes in conventionally conservative fantasies today have as hard a time as ever reaching a mass audience. Starring barbara steele, robert fleming, and silvano tranquilli, this film ranks among the best italian horror films ever produced. In the hospital, elena falls into the clutches of dr. Hes a celebrated and much admired surgeon, but also a tortured soul hiding a perverse secret. It was released in october 1964 in the united states, where it was distributed by sigma iii. Bernard hichcock robert flemyng, the quiller memorandum whose secret desires and perverse passions lead to the death of his wife, margaret teresa fitzgerald, class of iron. A necrophiliac robert flemyng remarries and tries to revive his first wife, whom he accidentally killed. The film is licensed from melange pictures, a holding company established by viacom for the republic library. Edgar allan poes the premature burial game download. Hichcock original movie soundtrack by roman vlad on amazon music.
Barbara steele born 29 december 1937 is a british film actress and producer. Starring barbara steele, robert fleming, and silvano tranquilli, this. Hichcock, a necrophiliac whose horrible secret of the title involves drugging his wife for sexual funeral games. Director fredas gothic masterpiece of perversity finds the notsogood doctor burying his first wife, then. In 19th century london, a woman weds a doctor with necrophiliac tendencies, and whose first wife died under mysterious circumstances and might be coming back from the grave to torment her successor. Hichcock, a film about marriage, medical malpractice, obsession, murder, and necrophilia. Hichcock, 1964, directed by robert hampton, with robert flemyng, barbara steele, teresa fitzgerald, at turner classic movies. Hichcock was released on a double bill in the us with jess francos similarly morbid the awful dr. Hichcock 2004 a necrophiliac robert flemyng remarries and tries to revive his first wife, whom he accidentally killed. The shorter version moved the opening graveyard sequence ahead of the opening credits which were abbreviated. Hichcock quotes no quotes approved yet for lorribile segreto del dr. Hichcock is a good encoding of the american version of this film distributed in 1964 by sigma iii. From rebecca comes the basic haunted bride plot, complete with first wifes portrait and conspiratorial housekeeper. Oct 07, 20 director fredas gothic masterpiece of perversity finds the notsogood doctor burying his first wife, then coming home with a new oneapparently intent on restoring the old one.
Hichcock brings if you excuse the expression new life to this now halfcentury old and unsettling melodrama. Of all italian horror from the classic era, 195766, horrible has perhaps the wildest reputation. Hitchcocks film imagined the site of horror in the quotidian world of the viewer, showing that. Several years later he remarries, with the intention of using the blood of his new bride to bring his first wifes rotting corpse back to life.
A key early eurohorror and one of the very first in color, this frenchitalian production is a medical horrorshow crossed with a folk tale its centerpiece is a vintage carillon attraction in an old mill. This marks the first time the film is offered in high definition anywhere. Somewhere along the way melange acquired dozens of orphaned independent productions. From director robert hampton, lust of the vampire comes the horrible dr. Hichcock is a 1962 italian horror film, directed by riccardo freda and written. In london 1885 graves are being defiled in this strange victorian era tale of necrophilia, erotic medical experiments and ghostly revenge. Hichcock directed by riccardo freda, starring barbara steele 1962. Hichcock that freda and writer ernesto gastaldi both of them, incidentally, hiding under pseudonyms.
Hichcock was submitted to the board of censors in june 1962 where it was given the v. Long before jorg buttgereits nekromantik 1987, it was a film featuring a protagonist who was a necrophile. Hichcock transcends its exploitative title by presenting a bizarrely accurate assessment of sexual alienation. Hichcock, the movie starts right in with the graveyard scene, and only after that is completed does it show the credits, which are shorter, containing no mention of raptus. Riccardo freda as robert hampton olive films his secret was a coffin named desire and the horrible dr. The german release is uncut with extras but is not englishfriendly while the american edition features the u. Hichcock 1962 01011962 us horror 1h 28m user score. Nov 15, 20 the terror of dr hichcock is an italian gothic horror film that was directed by riccardo freda under the pseudonym robert hampton and originally released in june 1962 under the title lorribile segreto del dr hichcock.
Hichcock, a necrophiliac whose horrible secret of the title involves drugging his wife for sexual. Bizarre gothic horror about a necrophiliac doctor who accidentally kills his wife during a funeral game, then remarries to bring her back from the grave with his new wifes blood. Hichcock digs his way back from the grave for more grave cuddles on bluray from olive films. Hichcock 1962, italy is a horror film directed by riccardo freda. The german distributor ostalgica releases its uncut long version in hd. Mans true condition is to think with hands uvadare universiteit. It stars barbara steele, robert flemyng, silvano tranquilli and harriet medin. With barbara steele, robert flemyng, silvano tranquilli, maria teresa vianello. Hichcock builds to a gloriously gonzo climax, though its one that isnt altogether in step with the hour and change preceding it. He succeeded to follow this up with another masterpiece, the ghost aka lo spettro 1963. Public enemy from the look of the cover and barbara steele stars in it, im willing to bet its better than most of the other videos on this list.
In 19th century london, a woman weds a doctor with necrophiliac tendencies, and whose first wife died. During the final section of the horrible secret of dr hichcock, the film sadly goes somewhat off the rails, turning from a daring psychosexual drama into a much more conventional horror story, complete with a threatened heroine, a lastminute rescue, the vanquishing of all the villains and a climactic conflagration this last suggesting that. Were your movie poster source for new releases and vintage movie posters. We have had a lot of collectors ask us over the years if they could still get the american theatrical release version of this film, the horrible dr. Hichcock fondling the corpse in the cemetery, or later his unconscious wife margaretha, or still later.
Hichcock in 19th century london, a woman weds a doctor with necrophiliac tendencies, and whose first wife died under mysterious circumsta. The strange irony is that hichcocks relationship with his first wife margaretha is, up to a point, conventionally conservative i. Hichcock, 1962 is an italian horror film starring barbara steele. Films such as black sunday 1960, black sabbath 1963, the whip and the body 1963, and blood and black lace 1964 either pushed the boundaries of horror or helped to establish cinematic tropes still used in. Hichcock in france, among other titles, it has finally debuted, in its abridged us cut, on bluray from olive films. Hitchcock, the from director robert hampton, lust of the vampire comes the horrible dr. The candle of his lust burnt brightest in the shadow of the grave. Hichcock special 2disc edition 1962 barbara steele, robert flemyng, montgomery glenn, harriet medin, maria teresa vianello. Hichcock was released theatrically in the united states on a doublebill with jess francos the awful dr. Feb 16, 2011 great movie with barbara steele was a follow up to the ghost are we ever gonna see this on dvd. Orloff by sigma iii in a version that ran just under 75 minutes versus the 85 of the italian and export versions. Fredas excellent followup to the horrible secret of dr.
The horrible dr hichcock 1962 720p bluray flac x264sadpanda. Lhorrible segreto del dotto hichcock the horrible secret of dr hichcock 1962 aka the horrible dr hichcock aka the terrible secret of dr hichcock aka raptus death will take you in your sleep. One day he accidentally administers an overdose and kills her. Robert flemyng and barbara steele star in this italianmade shocker, recut and released in the u. Famous for starring in italian gothic horror films of the 1960s, her breakthrough performance was in black sunday 1960, where she played the dual role of asa and princess katia vajda. Famous for starring in italian gothic horror films of the 1960s, her breakthrough performance was in black sunday 1960, where she played the dual role of asa and princess katia. Hitchcock likes to drug his wife for sexual funeral games. Review by roger carpenter during the first half of the 60s mario bava created several genuine horror classics that remain highwater marks in the genre over a half century later.