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The Ghost (1963)

Mar 30, 1963 Horror, Thriller 1h 37m
60%
User Score
6.1/10

Horror... sharp as a razor's edge!

Overview

A woman and her lover murder her husband, a doctor. Soon, however, strange things start happening, and they wonder if they really killed him, or if he is coming back from the dead to haunt them.

Oreste Biancoli
Screenplay
Riccardo Freda
Director

Top Billed Cast

Barbara Steele
Barbara Steele

Margaret Hichcock
Peter Baldwin
Peter Baldwin

Dr. Charles Livingstone
Elio Jotta
Elio Jotta

Dr. John Hichcock
Harriet Medin
Harriet Medin

Catherine Wood
Carol Bennet
Carol Bennet

Woman
Carlo Kechler
Carlo Kechler

Police Superintendent
Umberto Raho
Umberto Raho

Canon Owens
Reginald Price Anderson
Reginald Price Anderson

Albert Fisher

Full Cast & Crew

Media

Ghost, The 1963
Ghost, The 1963
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Barbara Steele - The Ghost - Trailer
Barbara Steele - The Ghost - Trailer
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A review by Wuchak
Written on October 1, 2021

_**Italian Gothic Horror with a young Barbara Steele and Peter Baldwin**_

In 1910 Scotland, a paralyzed estate-owner (Elio Jotta) dies in a dubious manner and his wife and young doctor (Barbara Steele & Peter Baldwin) experience ghostly happenings, including poltergeist phenomena. Harriet Medin is on hand as the housekeeper.

“The Ghost” (1963), aka “Lo Spettro,” is Italian Gothic horror, a reimagining of the French hit “Les Diaboliques” (1955). It influenced future movies; for instance, the blood from the ceiling was later done in “The Devil’s Nightmare” (1971), aka “The Devil Walks at Midnight.” Meanwhile the music box angle was used in “For a Few Dollars More” (1965).

While this is an Italian movie, the cast is international with Steele being English, B...

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