Lisa and the Devil

Lisa and the Devil
Spanish theatrical release poster
Directed byMario Bava
Produced byAlfredo Leone[1]: 84 
Starring
CinematographyCecilio Paniagua[1]: 84 
Edited byCarlo Reali[1]: 84 
Music byCarlo Savina[1]: 84 
Color processTechnicolor
Production
companies
  • Euro America Produzioni Cinematografiche
  • Leone International Film
  • Roxy Film
  • Tecisa[1]: 84 
Release date
  • 25 November 1974 (1974-11-25) (Spain)
Running time
95 minutes
Countries
  • Italy
  • West Germany
  • Spain[1]: 84 
The House of Exorcism
Directed by

[1]: 84 

Screenplay by
  • Alberto Cittini
  • Alfredo Leone[1]: 84 
Produced byAlfredo Leone
Distributed byTranseuropa[1]: 85 
Release date
  • 2 April 1975 (1975-04-02) (Italy)
Running time
91 minutes[1]: 85 
Box office₤90.939 million

Lisa and the Devil is a 1974 horror film directed by Mario Bava. The film was first released in Spain as El diablo se lleva a los muertos (lit. 'The Devil Takes the Dead')[2] and stars Elke Sommer as a young tourist named Lisa who loses her way in Toledo and spends the night at a villa belonging to a mysterious countess and her son.[3]

Producer Alfred Leone later sought to exploit the popularity of The Exorcist by using scenes from Lisa and the Devil alongside newly-filmed scenes (co-directed with Lamberto Bava) in a cut entitled The House of Exorcism, which features a priest attempting to exorcise a possessed Lisa. Mario Bava permitted the new cut but only claimed ownership of Lisa and the Devil.[1]: 89 

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Curti 2017.
  2. ^ Hughes 2011, p. 98.
  3. ^ Cairns, David (18 February 2013). "Lisa and the Devil". Electric Sheep. Retrieved 30 October 2017.