One of my sci-fi/horror/fantasy reviews written 50 years ago: Directed by Alberto De Martino; Produced by Alberto Aguilera. An Italian-Spanish co-production, released in America by American-International TV. Screenplay by Giovanni Grimaldi and Bruno Corbucci, from Edgar Allan Poe's story: "The Fall of the House of Usher"; Photography by Alejandro Ulloa; Edited by Otelo Colangeli; Music by Carlo Franci. Starring: Gerard Tichy, Leo Anchoriz, Ombretta Colli, Helga Line and Iron Eory.
For once, De Martino's direction is okay as he painstakingly trots out all the Gothic cliches intact in an atmospheric depiction of the traditional "Young girl come to the ancestral moldy castle" tale. In addition, a record "girls in white nightgowns" action is practically set.
For once, De Martino's direction is okay as he painstakingly trots out all the Gothic cliches intact in an atmospheric depiction of the traditional "Young girl come to the ancestral moldy castle" tale. In addition, a record "girls in white nightgowns" action is practically set.