''An Angel for Satan'' ( it, Un angelo per Satana) is a
1966 Italian
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horror film directed by
Camillo Mastrocinque
Camillo Mastrocinque (11 May 1901 – 23 April 1969) was an Italian film director and screenwriter. He directed more than 60 films between 1937 and 1968, and is known to horror film fans for directing '' Terror in the Crypt'' (1964) starring ...
. It stars
Barbara Steele
Barbara Steele (born 29 December 1937) is an English film actress known for starring in Italian gothic horror films of the 1960s. She has been referred to as the "Queen of All Scream Queens" and "Britain's first lady of horror". She played th ...
in a dual role, as Harriet Montebruno / Belinda, and is set in a small
Italian
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village by a lake. It is based on a short novel by Luigi Emmanuele. This was Barbara Steele's last "Italian Gothic".
Plot
The Count of Montebruno, preparing his luxurious mansion for the arrival of his niece, discovers a mysterious old statue. After the niece arrives, strange events begin to happen, including deaths. It soon becomes clear that the newly found statue somehow influences the mental state of the Count's young niece. It turns out that Harriet Montebruno, one of the ancestors of the Count of Montebruno, was turned into a statue many years ago.
Cast
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Barbara Steele
Barbara Steele (born 29 December 1937) is an English film actress known for starring in Italian gothic horror films of the 1960s. She has been referred to as the "Queen of All Scream Queens" and "Britain's first lady of horror". She played th ...
as Harriet Montebruno / Belinda
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Claudio Gora
Claudio Gora, '' Emilio Giordana '' (27 July 1913 – 13 March 1998) was an Italian actor and film director.
He was particularly prolific, making some 155 appearances in film and television over nearly 60 years (from 1939 to 1997). In the 1950s ...
as Count Montebruno
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Ursula Davis as Rita
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Anthony Steffen
Anthony Steffen, born Antonio Luiz de Teffé von Hoonholtz (July 21, 1930 – June 4, 2004), was an Italian-Brazilian character actor, screenwriter and film producer. Steffen achieved fame as a leading man in Spaghetti Western features. He was also ...
as Roberto Merigi
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Marina Berti
Elena Maureen Bertolino (29 September 1924 – 29 October 2002), known professionally as Marina Berti, was an Italian film actress. She was born in London from an Italian father and an English mother.
Biography
Her first screen appearance was ...
as Illa
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Aldo Berti as Victor
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Mario Brega
is a character (arts), character created by Japanese video game designer Shigeru Miyamoto. He is the title character of the ''Mario (franchise), Mario'' franchise and the mascot of Japanese video game company Nintendo. Mario has appeared in ...
as Carlo Lionesi
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Vassili Karis
Vassili Karis (born Vassilis Karamesinis on 22 September 1938) is a Greek-born Italian actor, mainly active in the Spaghetti Western film genre.
Life and career
Born in Patras, Karis was first active in the sword-and-sandal, peplum genre, in ...
as Dario, the Teacher
Release
''An Angel for Satan'' was released in Italy on 4 May 1966 where it was distributed by Discobolo Film. It grossed 87 million
Italian lira
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on its release.
In 2021, the film was released on DVD and Blu-Ray in the United States by
Severin Films
Severin Films is an American film production and distribution company known for restoring and releasing cult films on DVD and Blu-ray.
History
The label was created in 2006 in Los Angeles, and other offices were founded in New York City and Lond ...
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See also
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List of Italian films of 1966
A list of films produced in Italy in 1966 (see 1966 in film):
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List of horror films of 1966
A list of horror films released in 1966
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1966 films
Films directed by Camillo Mastrocinque
Films scored by Francesco De Masi
1966 horror films
Italian horror films
Films based on Italian novels
1960s Italian films
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