The Demon

The Demon

105 mins | Drama, Horror | Aug. 27, 1963

Purificata (Daliah Lavi), a young peasant living in a small village in Southern Italy, is considered a witch by the locals; incurring this way into their wrath — up to a point where she is condemned to a terrible sentence as a punishment to her supposedly evil deeds.

The Demon

105 mins | Drama, Horror | Aug. 27, 1963

The Demon
Purificata (Daliah Lavi), a young peasant living in a small village in Southern Italy, is considered a witch by the locals; incurring this way into their wrath — up to a point where she is condemned to a terrible sentence as a punishment to her supposedly evil deeds.
IMDb rating 7.2
Producers Cocinor, Titanus, Les Films Marceau-Cocinor, Vox Films S.p.a.
Original title Il demonio
Directors Renata Paulucci, Giovanfrancesco Fantacci, Paolo Bianchini, Sergio Martino, Brunello Rondi
Writers Ugo Guerra, Luciano Martino, Brunello Rondi

Cast

Daliah Lavi

as Purificata

Frank Wolff

as Antonio

Anna Maria Aveta

as Sister Angela

Dario Dolci

as Don Tommaso

Franca Mazzoni

as The Mother Superior

Rossana Rovere

as Antonio's Wife

Maria Ciriello

as (uncredited)

Giovanni Cristofanelli

as Padre Tomasso (uncredited)

Francesca Farinacci

as (uncredited)

Luca Pascarella

as (uncredited)

Lea Russo

as (uncredited)

Nicola Tagliacozzo

as Zio Giuseppe (uncredited)