TRAGIC CEREMONY (1972) Riccardo Freda film w/Camille Keaton
1532DVD
Hippies.
Satanic Ceremonies. Euro Horror.
Director Riccardo Freda. And Camille Keaton.
director:
Riccardo Freda
starring: Camille Keaton · Tony Isbert · Maximo Valverde
· Jose Calvo · Luigi Pistilli · Luciana Paluzzi
In 1937, Riccardo
Freda began a career in film as a screenwriter and production supervisor.
He moved to directing in 1942, beginning a career that lasted 40 years.
During that time, he flirted with a variety of genres including peplums
(GIANTS
OF THESSALY), westerns (DEATH AT OWELL
ROCK) and - of course - thrillers (FOLLIA
OMICIDA was his final project). Here, now, is an exploitive horror
film from 1972 starring Camille Keaton who would - a year later - find
worldwide success with I
SPIT ON YOUR GRAVE (1974). Mr Freda died in 1999 at age 90.
During a sudden summer thunderstorm, four hippies take refuge in the (seemingly)
abandoned Villa Alexander, unaware that a satanic sacrifice is being held.
When the ceremony ends in a bloodsoaked orgy, the hippies flee the scene
only to find themselves accused of committing a Mansion-style massacre.
An
Italian film; widescreen format (1.85.1), totally uncut at 87 minutes,
encoded for REGION ONE NTSC, playable on any American machine; in Italian
language with optional English subtitles. Extras include a featurette
with Camille Keaton ("Camille's European Adventures") plus trailer.
Graphic
Violence/Nudity/Drugs/Gore:
For Mature Audiences
