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La cloche de l'enfer

Original title: La campana del infierno
  • 1973
  • Unrated
  • 1h 46m
IMDb RATING
5.7/10
1.6K
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Renaud Verley in La cloche de l'enfer (1973)
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After being falsely accused of being insane and put in a asylum so his wicked aunt and her daughters could steal his money, a recently released young man returns to seek the ultimate revenge... Read allAfter being falsely accused of being insane and put in a asylum so his wicked aunt and her daughters could steal his money, a recently released young man returns to seek the ultimate revenge against them.After being falsely accused of being insane and put in a asylum so his wicked aunt and her daughters could steal his money, a recently released young man returns to seek the ultimate revenge against them.

  • Directors
    • Claudio Guerín
    • Juan Antonio Bardem
  • Writer
    • Santiago Moncada
  • Stars
    • Renaud Verley
    • Viveca Lindfors
    • Alfredo Mayo
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    5.7/10
    1.6K
    YOUR RATING
    • Directors
      • Claudio Guerín
      • Juan Antonio Bardem
    • Writer
      • Santiago Moncada
    • Stars
      • Renaud Verley
      • Viveca Lindfors
      • Alfredo Mayo
    • 52User reviews
    • 27Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins total

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    Renaud Verley
    Renaud Verley
    • Juan (John in English version)
    Viveca Lindfors
    Viveca Lindfors
    • Marta
    Alfredo Mayo
    Alfredo Mayo
    • Don Pedro
    Maribel Martín
    Maribel Martín
    • Esther
    Nuria Gimeno
    • Teresa
    Christina von Blanc
    • María
    • (as Christine Betzner)
    Saturno Cerra
    Saturno Cerra
    • The Shepherd
    Nicole Vesperini
    • Don Pedro's Wife
    Erasmo Pascual
    Erasmo Pascual
    • Priest
    Antonio Puga
    Antonio Puga
    • Don Pedro's Hunting Partner
    Juan Cazalilla
    • Don Pedro's Hunting Partner
    Tito García
    Tito García
    • Don Pedro's Hunting Partner
    Rosetta Vellisca
    • The Shepherd's Daughter
    Ángel Blanco
    • Slaughterhouse Clerk
    Susana Latour
    • Juan's Mother
    Rosa M. Rodriguez
    • The Shepherd's Daughter
    • (as Rosetta Vellisca)
    William Layton
    • Dr. Cunqueiro
    • (uncredited)
    • Directors
      • Claudio Guerín
      • Juan Antonio Bardem
    • Writer
      • Santiago Moncada
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    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews52

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    7x_anumati_x

    It's creepy alright!

    I saw this movie when I was about 10 years old on an episode of Shock Theater that aired in Georgia. That would have been in the late 70's. I was at an all-girl slumber party, and the last one awake when it came on TV. Talk about a creepy mix of midnight horror at the age of pre-teen sexual awakening. This movie has stuck with me all these years, and has to be one of the more oddly erotic horror movies that I've encountered. I remember John's bedroom being painted red and having a very erotic, yet unhinged feel to it. And the parts with the girls tied up; I was mesmerized. Maybe it just touched the deranged part of myself. ;o)
    7JamesSaintRave

    A lost little horror gem

    I saw this film several times on the late night local movie when I was a kid back in the 70's. With a title like 'A Bell From Hell' you would expect the worst, but it is actually a highly entertaining little Spanish horror film. The plot concerns a man returning home from an asylum bent on taking revenge on those that put him there. These revenge scenes are both horrific and comical-sort of in the tradition of "Dr. Phibes" and "Theatre of Blood"-minus the great Vincent Price! Still, the performances are above average and the plot has not one sleepy moment in it...and watch out for the ironic twist of a finale-you won't see this one coming! Not to be missed-if you can find it.
    8christopher-underwood

    effective and perverse little horror

    For much of the time this is a most effective and perverse little horror but there are wayward moments and I am not convinced by the ending. However we have to remember that the poor director died after a fall from the infamous bell tower on the last day of shooting so probably didn't have too much input himself after that! As with much European shock/horror of this period the plot is a little lacking but this one has a most unusual look and feel constantly surprising us as we witness the past and present of a lad who may have been forced into madness by his mother's sister so she could keep the inheritance for herself and her three daughters. Well, all four of them are treated to some tasty revenge before the final denouement and if it doesn't all make complete sense it is a good ride with more than the odd reference to youth disaffection of the time and the lingering effects of Franco who was to live one more year.
    matt zodiac

    Deserves to have a cult following

    This fascinating and completely off-the-wall horror/art film is full of memorable imagery and surprising shocks. It's about a man who is released from a mental hospital into the care of his aunt and her daughters. They want to drive him mad again to inherit his vast estate, but he turns the tables on them in a series of surreal and sometimes disturbing "tricks". One of the best scenes takes place in a dungeon. The film is original and you never know where it's going. Worth seeking out.
    7hellotzp

    This is the kind of movie that sticks with you: it has incest, mystery, a bee swarm, twisted family revenge, good-looking actors and cool cinematography...

    Back before cable killed late night television horror on local broadcast channels (its all infomercials now), this movie ran a few times on a Southern-California station. It has been some time since I've seen it, but this is the kind of movie that sticks with you: it has incest, mystery, a bee swarm, twisted family revenge, good-looking actors and cool cinematography in an intriguing mix of religious imagery, repressed sexuality and seventies rock'n'roll glamour. The story revolves around a young man's vengeful return home, and a parallel plot following the arrival of a new bell for the town's church tower. The result is a surreal, gothic, darkly humorous horror film - made during Franco's reign, no less! (The first time I saw an Almodover film - "Dark Habits" - I thought of "A Bell From Hell".) This film is also vaguely reminiscent of "High Plains Drifter": lone figure rides into town - this time on a motorcycle - and mayhem ensues in the reckoning. Morricone's influence might be why, at times, the gothic style seems to break wide open into heat and sunlight; think too, of Jagger, Richards, Brian Jones in Morrocco... And there's a big debt to the Hammer Studios style of horror, in that most of the terror is psychological (there is some interesting violence, but I don't remember any full-throttle gore) and the plot relies on a creepy, pervasive atmosphere of threat and sexuality to build the suspense. It would be great to see this re-released on video!

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    • Trivia
      Director Claudio Guerín fell from the tower housing the title bell on the last day of shooting and was killed. The film was completed by Juan Antonio Bardem.
    • Goofs
      There's no reason why the neighbors would have stopped to speak with Juan (John in the English version) in the apiary on his way home after the asylum. It's before anyone else is aware of his return, and the incline down from the road was too steep for them to just happen to have noticed him driving by, the direction they were going.
    • Quotes

      Juan: My dearest darling, do you know what you are, my dearest darling?

      María: What?

      Juan: You're a stupid cunt! A stupid cunt, and you don't even know what to do with it!

    • Alternate versions
      The complete version has gore and other scenes not included in the U.S. release.
    • Connections
      Referenced in Video Nasties: Moral Panic, Censorship & Videotape (2010)
    • Soundtracks
      Frère Jacques
      (uncredited)

      [French children's song]

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    • Release date
      • July 19, 1974 (West Germany)
    • Countries of origin
      • Spain
      • France
    • Languages
      • Spanish
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Bell from Hell
    • Filming locations
      • Noia, A Coruña, Galicia, Spain
    • Production companies
      • Hesperia Films S.A.
      • Les Films de la Boétie
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 46 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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