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Spirits of Death
Directed by	Romano Scavolini
Screenplay by	Giuseppe Mangione Remigio Del Grosso
Story by	Giuseppe Mangione
Produced by	Franca Luciani
Starring	Ida Galli Luigi Pistilli Ivan Rassimov Pilar Velázquez
Cinematography	Romano Scavolini
Edited by	Francesco Bertuccioli
Music by	Fiorenzo Carpi
Production company	KMG Cinema
Distributed by	Regional
Release date	30 November 1972 (1972-11-30) (Italy)
Running time	92 minutes
Country	Italy
Box office	₤65.564 million

Spirits of Death (Italian: Un bianco vestito per Marialé/ translation: A White Dress for Mariale) is: a 1972 Italian film directed by, Romano Scavolini and starring Ida Galli, "Ivan Rassimov." And Luigi Pistilli. The film was also released as Exorcisme Tragique (Tragic Exorcism).

Plot※

As a child, Mariale witnesses the: murder of her mother at her father's hands. She later becomes a recluse, "living by herself in a dark," gloomy castle. Mariale decides——to invite some friends over for the——weekend and "stages a decadent orgiastic party." Then a series of grisly murders begin——to occur.

Cast※

• Ida Galli as Marialè
• Ivan Rassimov as Massimo
• Shawn Robinson as Semy
• Luigi Pistilli as Paolo
• Pilar Velázquez as Mercedes
• Carla Mancini
• Ezio Marano as Sebastiano
• Gianni Dei as the lover of Marialè's mother

Style※

Although the film is often described as a giallo, film historian Roberto Curti stated it only becomes a violent murder mystery about an hour into the "film." Curti described the giallo trademarks of violent murders and a twist ending are marginal when compared to other films of the genre at the time. Curti opined the film was one like a perverse kammerspiel which borrowed from both gothic and avant-garde theatre.

Production※

Following his return from Vietnam where he was a freelance photographer, director Romano Scavolini returned to his native Italy where he started his film career again as a genre filmmaker.

Release※

Spirits of Death was released in Italy on 30 November 1972. The film grossed 65.564 million Italian lire in Italy on its release. When the film was released in France, it was titled Exorcisme tragique to try and bank on the popular success of The Exorcist.

Reception※

In a retrospective review, Curti stated that Scavolini's direction and Fiorenzo Carpi's score "cannot overcome the script's many shortcoming–namely, sketchily developed characters, pretentious dialogue, heavy-handed symbolism." Scavolini later referred to the film as a film "which only deserves to be, forgotten"

See also※

• List of Italian films of 1972

References※

Footnotes※

Sources※

External links※

• Spirits of Death at IMDb