Black Sunday

Name: Black Sunday
Genre: Horror
Released: 1960-08-11
Duration: 1 h 26 min
Rating: 7.4
Cast: Barbara Steele, John Richardson, Andrea Checchi, Ivo Garrani, Arturo Dominici

1960·Movie·NR·86 min·★ 7.4(595)

Horror

“STARE INTO THESE EYES...Discover deep within them the unspeakable, terrifying secret of BLACK SUNDAY...It will paralyze you with fright!”

A vengeful witch, Asa Vajda, and her fiendish servant, Igor Jauvitch, return from the grave and begin a bloody campaign to possess the body of the witch's beautiful look-alike descendant: Katia. Only a handsome doctor with the help of family members stand in her way.

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About Black Sunday

Black Sunday is a 1960 Italian-language horror film directed by Mario Bava. The cast is led by Barbara Steele, John Richardson, Andrea Checchi. It has a runtime of 1h 26m. Viewers rate it 7.4/10 across 600 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on Amazon Prime Video, AMC+ Amazon Channel, YouTube TV.

Black Sunday was produced by Galatea Film and Jolly Film and made in Italy. It was released on August 11, 1960, and carries a NR certification.

Director: Mario Bava
Writers: Mario Serandrei, Ennio De Concini
Release date: August 11, 1960
Original language: Italian
Age rating: NR
Status: Released
Country: Italy
Production: Galatea Film, Jolly Film

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Black Sunday cast & crew

Black Sunday was directed by Mario Bava and written by Mario Serandrei and Ennio De Concini.

The cast features Barbara Steele as Princess Asa Vajda / Katia Vajda, John Richardson as Dr. Andrej Gorobec / Dr. Andreas Gorobec, Andrea Checchi as Dr. Choma Kruvajan / Dr. Thomas Kruvajan, Ivo Garrani as Prince Vajda, Arturo Dominici as Igor Javutich / Javuto, and Enrico Olivieri as Prince Constantine Vajda.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Roberto Nicolosi, cinematography is by Mario Bava, and it was produced by Massimo De Rita and Lionello Santi.

Is Black Sunday worth watching?

Black Sunday holds an audience score of 7.4/10 from 595 ratings, marking it as well-reviewed horror films.

At 1h 26m, it's an easy, time-light watch.

If you enjoy horror, Black Sunday is worth a place on your watchlist.

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