An Angel for Satan

1966 Italy^[1] film

Giuseppe Mangione
Camillo Mastrocinque^[1]

Based onA novel
by Luigi EmmanueleProduced byLiliana Biancini^[1]CinematographyGiuseppe Aquari^[1]Edited byGisa Radicchi^[1]Music byFrancesco De Masi^[1]

Production
company

Discobolo Film^[1]

Distributed byDiscobolo Film

Release date

4 May 1966 (1966-05-04) (Italy)

CountryItaly^[1]Language90 minutes^[1]Box office₤87 million

An Angel for Satan (Italian: Un angelo per Satana) is a 1966 Italian horror film directed by Camillo Mastrocinque. It stars Barbara Steele in a dual role, as Harriet Montebruno / Belinda, and is set in a small Italian village by a lake. It is based on a short novel by Luigi Emmanuele.^[2] This was Barbara Steele's last "Italian Gothic".^[3]

Plot

The Countess of Montebruno, returning to her birthright, requests an old statue revealed in a lake be refurbished by an artist, despite it being associated with a curse. Mysterious deaths being to occur with the villagers associating it with the return of the Countess Harriet Montebruno and the statue. The Countess' personality begins to change, taking on the personna of Belinda, the woman of the statue, seducing and influencing the villagers towards her will. The artist remains suspicious and believes not all is what it appears to be.

Cast

Barbara Steele as Harriet Montebruno / Belinda
Claudio Gora as Count Montebruno
Ursula Davis as Rita
Anthony Steffen as Roberto Merigi
Marina Berti as Illa
Aldo Berti as Victor
Mario Brega as Carlo Lionesi
Vassili Karis as Dario, the Teacher

Release

An Angel for Satan was released in Italy on 4 May 1966 where it was distributed by Discobolo Film.^[1] It grossed 87 million Italian lira on its release.^[1] In 2021, the film was released on DVD and Blu-Ray in the United States by Severin Films.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j Curti 2015, p. 155.
^ Curti 2015, p. 165.
^ Hughes 2011, p. 89.

Curti, Roberto (2015). Italian Gothic Horror Films, 1957-1969. McFarland. ISBN 978-1476619897.
Hughes, Howard (2011). Cinema Italiano - The Complete Guide From Classics To Cult. London - New York: I.B.Tauris. ISBN 978-1-84885-608-0.