Night of the Devils (1972)

Director
Giorgio Ferroni

Main cast
Gianni Garko; Agostina Belli; Roberto Maldera; Cinzia De Carolis; Teresa Gimpera

Genres
Horror, Foreign

Description
Night of the Devils is an Italian vampire thriller with a remarkably good pedigree. The script is based on The Wurdalak, a short story by A.K. Tolstoy. The central character is the patriarch of a wealthy family who fears that he will show up one day in vampire form. Should this happen, he warns his family not to let him back in his house, no matter how much he begs.


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