The Whip and the Body
Encyclopedia
The Whip and The Body is a 1963
Italian
gothic horror film
directed by Mario Bava
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) who returns to his castle home and resumes his sado-masochistic relationship with his sister-in-law (Daliah Lavi
) whom he vigorously flogs. Soon he is murdered, but his ghost returns and the beatings continue.
1963 in film
The year 1963 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* June 12 - Cleopatra starring Elizabeth Taylor, Rex Harrison and Richard Burton premieres at the Rivoli Theatre in New York City....
Italian
Cinema of Italy
The history of Italian cinema began just a few months after the Lumière brothers had patented their Cinematographe, when Pope Leo XIII was filmed for a few seconds in the act of blessing the camera.-Early years:...
gothic horror film
Film
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directed by Mario Bava
Mario Bava
Mario Bava was an Italian director, screenwriter, and cinematographer remembered as one of the greatest names from the "golden age" of Italian horror films.-Biography:Mario Bava was born in San Remo, Liguria, Italy...
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Plot
The story concerns a cruel, domineering man (Christopher LeeChristopher Lee
Sir Christopher Frank Carandini Lee, CBE, CStJ is an English actor and musician. Lee initially portrayed villains and became famous for his role as Count Dracula in a string of Hammer Horror films...
) who returns to his castle home and resumes his sado-masochistic relationship with his sister-in-law (Daliah Lavi
Daliah Lavi
Daliah Lavi is an Israeli actress, singer and model.Born in Shavei Zion, British Mandate of Palestine, she studied ballet in Stockholm, Sweden, where she appeared in her first film Hemsöborna...
) whom he vigorously flogs. Soon he is murdered, but his ghost returns and the beatings continue.