Oct 29, 2014 day 28 black sabbath 1963 posted on october 29, 2014 by rchamberlain21 in 1963, boris karloff would have some of the most fun on a movie set in the later part of his career with the film black sabbath. Black sabbath i tre volti della paura the three faces of. Black sabbath is widely considered the first heavy metal album. Black sabbath was released on friday the th, february 1970, and reached number 8 in the uk albums chart. In addition, the telephone was redubbed and slightly recut by bava at aips request to create a supernatural angle and disguise the lesbian overtones of the story.
Anthologies, movies that are composed of a series of short films, are always hard to. This an horror classic from 1963 starring boris karloff, mark damon. Released in italy as the three faces of fear, american international pictures refashioned mario bavas follow up to black sunday as black sabbath, keen to cash in on the earlier movie s success. As much as i thought the first short, drop of water was actually the worst one, id still want to see the film how it was meant to be seen by mario bava. A drop of water by anton chekov, the telephone by f. In the drop of water, a deceased medium wreaks havoc on the living. The latter version has a different order for the segments, different introductory segments from karloff and in. The drop of water concerns a nurse who steals a ring off a dead spiritualist, only to have the corpse seek revenge. The telephone is the sensual one, a short movie that will make you smack your lips. Black sabbath i tre volti della paura the three faces.
Nov 29, 20 black sabbath movie 1963 teaser trailer. The final piece of black sabbath is the drop of water, based on a tale by anton chekhov. The movie looks and sounds very good on bluray and the commentary from lucas is excellent. Jul 16, 2009 mario bavas anthology black sabbath consists of three quite different tales of horror.
Mario bavas anthology black sabbath consists of three quite different tales of horror. The movie is one of bavas finest moments and this alternate version is definitely worth owning. While i watched the telephone and the wurdalak in morbid fascination, i watch drop of water cowering in the corner of the couch. Black sabbath, directed by mario bava, is a threepart horror. Aug 29, 2011 the horror film i tre volti della paura with michele mercier, lidia alfonsi, mark damon, susy andersen, rika dialina, glauco onorato, carla mignone, jacqueline pierreux and of course. The masterpiece of the collection is the drop of water, a chilling ghost story with shiver inducing imagery. Las tres caras del miedo black sabbath mario bava, italia, 1963 trailer. The wurdalak a creepy yarn involving vampirism, a doomed family and the recent return of their undead patriarch played with diabolical glee by boris karloff. In 1963, boris karloff would have some of the most fun on a movie set in the later part of his career with the film black sabbath. Black sabbath is a 1963 italian horror film directed by mario bava. Released on february 1970 in the united kingdom and on 1 june 1970 in the united states, the album reached number eight on the uk albums charts and number 23 on the billboard charts. The aip version of mario bavas black sabbath gets a long overdue bluray release from kino lorbers studio classics line. The film is centered on three separate tales that are introduced by boris karloff.
The wurdulak, alas, is my least favorite of the three as it has only one absolutely chilling scene. The babadook 2014 the classic italian horror film, i tre volti della paura 1963, which was directed by mario bava, can be seen on a television at one point. Black sabbath became a hit in america as well, recut and redubbed in english. Boris karloff, mark damon, janqueline pierreux, michelle mercier, suzy. I tre volti della paura, or the three faces of fear is a 1963 horror anthology film directed by mario bava and starring boris karloff two versions of the films exist, the original european version and the american cut released by american international pictures. Mario bavas black sabbath is a three part horror anthology.
The telephone features a prostitute who is terrorized by phone calls from a dead client. The wurdalak stars boris karloff as a vampire who feeds on the blood of his loved ones. The drop of water is one of three stories from the mario bava movie black sabbath original title. The telephone, the wurdalak, and the drop of water. The drop of water segment, to me, is by far the scariest bit of celluloid i have ever seen. Although he appeared in a dozen more fright films, karloffs memorable role here may be his last classic movie horror character. As a whole, the film is rather satisfactory and none of the segments outstay their welcome. The three faces of fear is a 1963 horror anthology film directed by mario bava. Boris karloff, as host, ghoulishly introduces three horror stories. The first story is the drop of water, about a nurse. Being a boris karloff movie black sabbath became a regular classic on creature feature broadcasts from local television stations across the united states during the 1960s and 70s. This time, the movie night diaries at where the long tail ends is having a look mario bavas 1963 horror trilogy, black sabbath, or, the three faces of fear.
Many of the shows hosts would use karloffs narrator from this movie as a model filling there performances with cheeky humor and horror related puns. The following scene in the movie is of close resemblance to the. The quest for the perfect vacation continues as does the movie. Star boris karloff was still very much a major marquee draw. Records, the album reached number 23 on the billboard 200, where it remained for over a year. Boris karloff, in addition to appearing in the linking passages, has a role in the wurdalak segment based on a story by aleksey konstantinovich tolstoy. This chilling horror story anthology is mario bava planet of the vampiresblood and black lace at his visual best. Black sabbath i tre volti della paura the three faces of fear the three faces of terror. However, the most memorable story from black sabbath for me has to be the drop of water, a simple story of a nurse jacqueline pierreux. Its one of the best and perhaps the greatest horror story mario bava has ever filmed.
Black sabbath stars boris karloff as both the anthologys host and star of one of the entries in this trilogy of frightful tales. Dec 09, 2012 this time, the movie night diaries at where the long tail ends is having a look mario bavas 1963 horror trilogy, black sabbath, or, the three faces of fear. The film looked dated, however the 2 main features wurdulak and the drop of water are watchable and atmospheric. Mario bavas black sabbath a highly influential, spooky. They also chose to flip the order of the stories in the film, remove the lesbian elements of one and beef up the episode featuring boris karloff. This is probably the most effective, horrorwise, of the three segments.
Black sabbath sabbath bloody sabbath karaoke version. Directed by the sublime mario bava black sunday, kill baby kill, black sabbath. Trailer for the substantially reworked american release by american international pictures of italian director mario bavas eventuallyacclaimed horror anthology, black sabbath, 1964, featuring boris karloff. Boris karloff serves as a master of ceremonies introducing each story and starring in the middle installment the wurdalak. The telephone may not have been that terrifying but michele merceir more than made up for it. While a drop of water was my least favorite short of the film, the telephone actually has it worst. The telephone and the drop of water are both excellent episodes. The drop of water is horrifying and youll shrink back during the conclusion of this dvd. Every halloween for the last three years ive been adding to my list of top horror movies of all time for halloween.
Karloff was under contract to american international pictures and was eager to work with director mario bava. I tre volti della paura black sabbath 1963 trailer. In the telephone, a woman is plagued by threatening phone calls. Available for the first time in digital format in the u. The third story, the drop of water, is centered on helen corey jacqueline pierreux, a nurse who steals a ring from a corpse that is being prepared for burial and finds herself haunted by the rings original owner after arriving home. However, the most memorable story from black sabbath for me has to be the drop of water, a simple story of a nurse jacqueline pierreux who steals a ring from a corpse and is haunted by her.
Feb 27, 2010 the drop of water is one of three stories from the mario bava movie black sabbath original title. The final segment in black sabbath is drop of water. The restored bluray of black sabbath played at this years glasgow frightfest, and critic alan jones commented that there were more people present at that screening than at the uk premiere of the movie back in 1963. Sep 30, 2003 the final piece of black sabbath is the drop of water, based on a tale by anton chekhov. A retrospective of mario bavas black sabbath dread central. Mario bavas classic italian horror movie black sabbath i tre volti della paura is celebrating its 50 th anniversary this year. Karloff stars as a demonic, wildhaired patriarch in the eerie the wurdulak, a gorgeous vampire tale shot on misty, menacing sets. Black sabbath subsequently toured the united states for the first time and played their first u. Released in italy as the three faces of fear, american international pictures refashioned mario bavas follow up to black sunday as black sabbath, keen to cash in on the earlier movies success.
They cut the movie in a different order and made the drop of water start off the show, cut out some gore from the wurdalak and changed the telephone by removing the lesbian subplot and made it into a ghost story instead by shooting additional scenes. However it is during the drop of water that one of the creepiest. Mario bavas anthology black sabbath consists of three quite. Our take italian horror master mario bavas black sabbath is a macabre anthology mcd by boris karloff one of bavas best loved films, its a bridge between old school gothic horror and the eyepopping nightmares of his future. In this story, bava was interested in the idea of a person alone in a dark room. And the only thing scarier than bavas petrifying film is attempting to rank the three frightfilled stories that make up black sabbath the telephone, the. The film comprises three horror stories, the others being the drop of water and the telephone. The styles range from early giallo, to gothic, to supernatural. The witchs ghost was inspired by the specter at the conclusion of the drop of water episode of black sabbath. Black sabbath is the debut studio album by the english rock band black sabbath.
As was true of bavas first horror movie, black sunday, black sabbath mines a heretofore untapped wellspring of horror traditions. Drop of water still has this 63yearold looking away during certain moments. A drop of water is the most frightening and scary story of black sabbath1963. The third story, the drop of water, is centered on helen corey jacqueline pierreux, a nurse who steals a ring. In the wurdalak, a family is preyed upon by vampiric monsters. The telephone the story of a woman who may or may not be receiving sinister phone calls from an escaped lunatic. A drop of water is the most frightening and scary story of black sabbath 1963. Excellent horror anthology film from mario bava with three stories as well as linking segments with boris karloff. Nurse helen corey jacqueline pierreux receives a phone call from a. Mar 30, 2017 being a boris karloff movie black sabbath became a regular classic on creature feature broadcasts from local television stations across the united states during the 1960s and 70s. Dcs shudder pick of the weekend black sabbath dread.
Black sabbath 1963 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. We hope that it will do the same for you as its our pick for. Nurse helen corey jacqueline pierreux receives a phone call from a distraught woman. Feb 27, 2010 the drop of the water final part directed by. The film begins with boris karloff giving us a rundown of what were about to see. Lhnitti las tres caras del miedo black sabbath mario bava, italia.
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