Spirits of the Dead
Original title: Histoires extraordinaires
“The ultimate orgy of evil.”
- 1968
- 2h 2m
- 16
★ 6.2 TMDB Rating · 193 votes
Anthology film from three European directors based on stories by Edgar Allan Poe: a cruel countess haunted by a ghostly horse, a sadistic young man haunted by his double, and an alcoholic actor haunted by the Devil.
- Director
- Federico Fellini , Roger Vadim
- Release date
- May 16, 1968
- Original language
- French
- Origin
- France
Cast of Spirits of the Dead
Brigitte Bardot
Giuseppina (segment "William Wilson")
Alain Delon
William Wilson and his double (segment "William Wilson")
Jane Fonda
Contessa Frederique de Metzengerstein (segment "Metzengerstein")
Terence Stamp
Toby Dammit (segment "Toby Dammit")
Peter Fonda
Baron Wilhelm Berlifitzing (segment "Metzengerstein")
James Robertson Justice
Countess' Advisor (segment "Metzengerstein")
Salvo Randone
Priest (segment "Toby Dammit")
Françoise Prévost
Friend of Countess (segment "Metzengerstein")
Katia Christine
Girl on Dissection Table
Philippe Lemaire
Philippe
Serge Marquand
Hugues
John Karlsen
Schoolmaster (segment "William Wilson") (uncredited)
Where to Stream Spirits of the Dead by Country
- United States
- Streaming on Criterion Channel
- United Kingdom
- No streaming offers listed right now
- India
- No streaming offers listed right now
- Canada
- Streaming on Criterion Channel
- Australia
- No streaming offers listed right now
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Spirits of the Dead release dates by country
Spirits of the Dead was released in cinemas on Jun 22, 1969 (United States).
World premiere: May 17, 1968 (Cannes Film Festival)
| Country | In cinemas | Digital | Age rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | Jun 22, 1969 | — | — |
| Germany | May 16, 1968 | — | 16 |
| France | Jun 13, 1968 | — | U |
| Italy | Sep 12, 1968 | — | — |
| Japan | Jul 12, 1969 | — | — |
Digital = first release online to rent, buy or stream. Dates as reported to TMDB.
