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I tre volti della paura

I tre volti della paura

1963Movie⏱️ 1h 37mApproved
Horror
7
IMDB Rating
15,680 votes

Boris Karloff hosts a trio of horror stories about a stalked call girl, a vampire-like monster who preys on his family, and a nurse who is haunted by her ring's rightful owner.

Director
Mario Bava
Writers
Ivan Chekhov, Aleksei Tolstoy, Guy de Maupassant
Stars
Michèle Mercier, Lidia Alfonsi, Boris Karloff
Release Date
May 6, 1964
Language
Italian
Country
Italy, France
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Wins
🎯 1
Nominations
💬 149
Reviews
📋 22.8K
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🎭 Top Cast

Michèle Mercier
Michèle Mercier
as Rosy
Lidia Alfonsi
Lidia Alfonsi
as Mary
Boris Karloff
Boris Karloff
as Gorca
Mark Damon
Mark Damon
as Vladimir D'Urfe
Susy Andersen
Susy Andersen
as Sdenka
Massimo Righi
Massimo Righi
as Pietro
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Rika Dialyna
as Maria
Glauco Onorato
Glauco Onorato
as Giorgio
Jacqueline Pierreux
Jacqueline Pierreux
as Helen Chester
Milly
Milly
as The Maid

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.85 : 1
Sound
Mono
Color
Color
Filming Location
Titanus Farnesina Studios, Rome, Lazio, Italy
Production
Emmepi Cinematografica, Societé Cinématographique Lyre, Galatea Film

🏷️ Keywords

vampireringlesbian subtextstalkerpsychotronic film

🎯 Categories

ItalianSupernatural HorrorVampire HorrorHorror

⭐ Featured Review

Three Scary Tales of Horror
by claudio_carvalho2018-10-08
8/10

"Boris Karloff is the host of three scary tales of terror: In the Italian version, the sequence is the following: 1) "Il Telefono" / "O Telefone" ("The Telephone"): Rosy (Michèlle Mercier) receives several phone calls threatening her life. She believes her former lover, who has just escaped from prison, is the man that is calling her. She denounced his crimes some time ago and he was convicted and imprisoned. She calls her lesbian girlfriend Mary (Lidia Alfonsi) to stay with her during the night. Soon a secret is disclosed and a tragedy happens in the middle of the..."

💡 Did You Know?

Segment "The Telephone" was the first Italian thriller to be shot in color.

📖 Synopsis

Boris Karloff hosts a trio of horror stories about a stalked call girl, a vampire-like monster who preys on his family, and a nurse who is haunted by her ring's rightful owner.