A young man visits his ancestral home accompanied by his guardian and their wives, where he is plagued by the memories and influence of his murderous, psychosexual father.
Cinematography
Shadow-drenched mansion that breathes ancestral rot.
Acting
Giannini's trembling unraveling before his star-making days.
Director
Vittorio Salerno
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Gastaldi later disowned his co-director credit, claiming Salerno ghost-directed his script while he was busy elsewhere.
This proto-giallo emerged during Italy's economic boom, when Gothic mansions symbolized crumbling aristocracy facing nouveau riche anxiety.
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