#Gli orrori del castello di Norimberga

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Franco Tocci in Gli orrori del castello di Norimberga (1972)

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B&W Advertising sheet used by movie theaters and newspapers for the promotion of the film "Baron Blood"(1972)

or "Gli orrori del castello di Norimberga"

A young man, Peter, returns to Austria in search of his heritage. There he visits the castle of an ancestor, a sadistic Baron who was cursed to a violent death by a witch whom the Baron had burned at the stake. Peter reads aloud the incantation that causes Baron Blood to return and continue his murderous tortures.

A cult classic horror movie!

[danielpico]

Gli orrori del castello di Norimberga (1972)

Baron Blood

[pop-art-sixties-seventies]

Gli Orrori Del Castello Di Norimberga (Baron Blood), 1972.

[istitutofemminile]

Gli orrori del castello di Norimberga 1972

[elvira-movie-macabre]

Movie Macabre 113 - Baron Blood

Movie Macabre Season 01 - Episode 13 (113) Original Air Date: 27 December 1981 (Final Episode of 1981)

Baron Blood (1972) (Original Title: Gli orrori del castello di Norimberga / The Horrors of Nuremberg Castle) Directed by Mario Bava Screenplay by Vincent G. Fotre, Willibald Eser, and Mario Bava

Starring: Joseph Cotten Elke Sommer Massimo Girotti Antonio Cantafora Alan Collins Humi Raho Rada Rassimov

"A young man, visiting the castle of a murderous ancestor in Austria, accidentally brings his dead relative back to life - searching for new victims." (IMDb)

Episode 13 of Movie Macabre was the first to feature a movie by director Mario Bava, considered one of the masters of Italian horror. Because of this reputation, my expectations were not in line with reality. I found this movie overall pretty dry. While there were a few moments of good atmosphere, very little about this movie really stands out.

Peter is visiting Austria, the place of his family's history. He's particularly interested in a "ghoulish" ancestor, a baron who tortured and murdered people. Peter believes he has the key to resurrect this long-dead evil. In the exact type of stupidity that only seems to exist in horror movies, Peter keeps trying to resurrect the baron until he succeeds. And then he's upset the baron is going around killing people.

Baron Blood casually murders a few people, while Peter and his friends try to solve the mystery of who is killing the people.

The movie's not all bad. There is competent film making hidden in the somewhat bumbling plot. There are some good practical effects.

I try to find the good in every movie I watch. Even if something's not to my tastes, there are usually redeeming qualities. Even movies that are completely incompetent can be enjoyable. But it's difficult to get past a movie that's just boring. Unfortunately, I found this movie boring. The plot wasn't compelling, and often relied on the characters being almost stupid in order for anything to happen. The atmosphere was largely akin to daytime television, except for a couple of standout moments. Much the movie felt added just to get the film to feature length. This particular film was made to be half watched while waiting for Elvira to pop up and comment on it.

I would be interested in seeing more (and better) Mario Bava films. He has a reputation as a master of horror cinema. Surely he didn't earn it for things like Baron Blood?

I bet Elvira would have livened up a viewing of Baron Blood. Someone somewhere has to have all of the episodes of Movie Macabre. Right?

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Baron Blood (Gli orrori del castello di Norimberga) (1972) | dir. Mario Bava

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Gli orrori del castello di Norimberga - Baron Blood Mario Bava (1972)

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Baron Blood - Mario Bava

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Gli orrori del castello di Norimberga / Baron Blood - 1972 (Mario Bava)

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Elke Sommer in publicity still for Gli orrori del castello di Norimberga (1972)

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Baron Blood (“Gli orrori del castello di Norimberga” - 1972)

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Baron Blood (1972)

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#763 Gli orrori del castello di Norimberga - Mario Bava 1972

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Gli orrori del castello di Norimberga 1972