Tragic Ceremony (1972)
Overview
After a peaceful sailboat ride, four young people, including rich kid Bill, Joe, Fred and Jane, knock on the door of a secluded villa after their dune buggy runs out of gas. Earlier in the day, Bill had given the lovely Jane a pearl necklace with a supposedly paranormal history, and this later opens up a can of worms. They are invited to spend the night at the mansion, owned by Lord Alexander and Lady Alexander, who happen to be hosting a strange ceremony that night attended by a group of eccentrics in black robes. During the evening, Jane exits her sleep chamber, seemingly in some kind of trance, and is lured to a sacrificial alter where the robed houseguests are hovering over her. As a knife is about to be plunged into the young lady, her three friends come to the rescue, but they are also witness to a chaotic mass murder catastrophe in which they flee with feelings of guilt and uncertainty.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | it |
| Popularity | 0.741 |
Directed By
Riccardo Freda
Crew
Riccardo Freda
Mario Bianchi
Leonardo Martín
José Gutiérrez Maesso
José Gutiérrez Maesso
Jolanda Benvenuti
Stelvio Cipriani
Amedeo Mellone
Rafael Ferri
Francisco Fraile
Felisa Rueda
Carlo Rambaldi
Faustino Ocaña
Eugenio Rondani
Giorgio Di Battista
Manolita Iglesias
José Luis Criado
Ana Criado
Renzo Francioni
Miguel Guzmán
Luis Criado
Miguel Ángel Muñoz
Teodoro Roa
Sergio Merolle
Cristóbal Criado
Alba Di Salvo
TOP CAST
Camille Keaton
Jane
Tony Isbert
Bill
Máximo Valverde
Joe
Luigi Pistilli
Lord Alexander
Luciana Paluzzi
Lady Alexander
José Calvo
Sam David
Giovanni Petrucci
Fred
Irina Demick
Bill's Mother
Paul Müller
Doctor
Beni Deus
Ferguson
Milo Quesada
Cop
Alejandro de Enciso
Cop in the Car
Elsa Zabala
Black Mass Participant
Adriana Facchetti
Woman in Alexander house
Carla Mancini
Black Mass Participant
Fulvio Mingozzi
Police Inspector
David Thomson
Black Mass Participant
Maria Mascarielli
Black Mass Participant, playing piano
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