Tomb of Torture
Tomb of Torture is a 1963 Italian gothic horror film. It was the only film directed by Antonio Boccacci.
Plot
A woman is tormented by dreams that she is the reincarnation of a dead countess. Her father, trying to get her to stop the dreams, takes her to a village near the castle of the late countess. In the village, she meets a reporter who is investigating reports of the deaths of two young women who it is believed were killed by a creature that lives in the castle.Production
Tomb of Torture was the only film directed by Antonio Boccacci. Prior to making the film, Boccacci wrote cheap paperback mystery novels in the late 1950s. The film was shot in Castle Orsini in Nerola near Rome. The cast included Annie Alberti who was a minor photonovel star in the early 1960s.Release
Tomb of Torture was released in Italy on 27 March 1963 where it was distributed by Filmar. Italian film historian and critic Roberto Curti stated that the film passed totally unnoticed in Italy where the "box office takings were so scarce that there is no actual record of them."The film was picked up for distribution in the United States by Richard Gordon and was released by Trans-Lux Distributing on a double bill with the German vampire film Cave of the Living Dead. Tomb of Torture was later purchased by Four Star for television releases. The film has been released by Image Entertainment on DVD in the United States.