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Director:
Michele Soavi
Writers:
Nick Alexander (dialogue: English version)
Dario Argento (writer)
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Release Date:
10 March 1989 (Italy) more
Genre:
Drama | Horror | Fantasy more
Tagline:
It will make you squirm. more
Plot:
An old Gothic cathedral, built over a mass grave, develops strange powers which trap a number of people inside with ghosts from a 12th Century massacre seeking to resurrect an ancient demon from the bowels of the Earth. full summary | add synopsis
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Visually impressive, but ... more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Hugh Quarshie ... Father Gus

Tomas Arana ... Evan
Feodor Chaliapin Jr. ... The Bishop
Barbara Cupisti ... Lisa
Antonella Vitale ... Bridal Model
Giovanni Lombardo Radice ... Reverend

Asia Argento ... Lotte
Roberto Caruso ... Freddie
Roberto Corbiletto ... Hermann, the Sacristan
Alina De Simone ... Lottie's Mother
Olivia Cupisti ... Mira
Gianfranco De Grassi ... The Accuser
Claire Hardwick ... Joanna
Lars Jorgenson ... Bruno
John Karlsen ... Heinrich
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Cathedral of Demons
Demon Cathedral
Demons 3
In the Land of the Demons
The Church
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Runtime:
102 min | USA:98 min (R-rated version)
Country:
Italy
Color:
Color (Eastmancolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.66 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Filming Locations:
Budapest, Hungary more
Company:
ADC Films more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The film's title for its Spain release was El Engendro del diablo, which means "The Fetus of the Devil." more
Quotes:
Father Gus: [after a huge fish like demon is attacking the male model] MY GOD! What's going on here? more
Movie Connections:
Featured in Dario Argento: Master of Horror (1991) more
Soundtrack:
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3 out of 4 people found the following comment useful:-
Visually impressive, but ..., 7 June 2002
7/10
Author: arminio from Croatia

This work o Michele Soavi looks like stilistic exercise - plot is pretty weak but camera work is simply AMAZING! Movie contains one of the best steadycam and crane shots I've ever seen! But poor story definitely does not improve entire impression...

Anyway, mood, atmosphere and stunning camera work are really remarkable and worth seeing and that keeps movie from falling down.

Still, Dellamorte Dellamore is the best Soavi's movie I've seen although camera work here is much better.

7/10

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