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| editing = Renato Cinquini | studio = | distributor = Titanus (Italy) | released = | runtime = 91 minutes | country = | language = | budget = | gross = ₤72 million }} ''The Whip and the Body'' ((イタリア語:La frusta e il corpo)) is a 1963 Italian-French gothic horror film directed by Mario Bava. The film is about Kurt Menliff (Christopher Lee) who is ostracized by his father for his relationship with the a servant girl. He later returns to the family through his brother, but Menliff falls madly in love with his brother's wife Nevenka (Daliah Lavi). Lee is later found murdered, but the locals believe others believe his ghost has returned to haunt the castle for revenge. The film was removed from cinemas by Italian censors even after cuts to the film were made for its sadomasochistic themes. It was cut to 77 minutes released theatrically ''What'' and ''Night is the Phantom'' in the United States and United Kingdom respectively. == Plot == An isolated castle on the Eastern European coast. Kurt (Christopher Lee), the older son of Count Menliff (Gustavo De Nardo), was in marriage preparations with Nevenka (Daliah Lavi). However, Kurt had an affair with Tania, the daughter of Menliffs' servant Giorgia (Harriet Medin), and Tania committed suicide because of Kurt's prospective marriage. Count Menliff rejected Kurt and he left the castle. Meanwhile, Nevenka married Cristiano (Tony Kendall), Kurt's younger brother. One day, Kurt arrives at the castle, superficially to celebrate Cristiano and Nevenka but in fact he is to reclaim his title and fortune, which supposedly also includes Nevenka. During an evening on the beach and following a session of flogging and sex, masochistic Nevenka understands that she is still in love with Kurt. Frustrated, she does not return to the castle and is eventually found unconscious by the butler Losat (Luciano Pigozzi). On the same night, Kurt is killed under curious circumstances, with the same dagger Tania had committed suicide with. Now, Kurt is dead but a series of events hints that his ghost has started to haunt the castle for revenge. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Whip and the Body」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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