Overview
During a trip to Rome, a debauched Shakespearian actor is tormented by the Italian film industry, fans, the press and the Devil, who appears as a little girl seeking to collect his head. This short is part of the anthology film Spirits of the Dead (1968).
Fun facts
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Based on
Based on Never Bet the Devil Your Head
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Bernardino ZapponiWriter
- Edgar Allan PoeWriter
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- April 1, 1968
- Original language
- English
- Countries
- France, Italy
Production
Cast
Terence StampToby Dammit
Salvo RandonePriest- Monica PardoMiki
Anne ToniettiTV Commentator- Marina YaruChild / The Devil
- Harold StottMusician (as The Motowns)
Anna Lina AlbertiDeparting Tram Passenger (Uncredited)- Ivan AngeliMaurizio Manetti (Uncredited)
- Ettore ArenaRabbi at Airport (Uncredited)
Lars BlochSuited Man at Airport (Uncredited)- Calogero ChiarenzaDeparting Bus Passenger (Uncredited)
Ernesto ColliErnestino Manetti (Uncredited)- Paul Cooper2nd Interviewer (Uncredited)
DakarBlack Man at Airport (Uncredited)
Alberigo DonadeoRabbi at Airport (Uncredited)
Andrea FantasiaParty Producer (Uncredited)
Nella GambiniElizabeth (Uncredited)- Gara GrandaParty Guest (Uncredited)
Gabriel LagayMaster of Ceremonies (Uncredited)
Irina MaleevaGypsy Fortune Teller (Uncredited)
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