The Devil Has Seven Faces

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The Devil Has Seven Faces
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Directed by Osvaldo Civirani
Written byTito Carpi
Osvaldo Civirani
Starring Carroll Baker
Stephen Boyd
George Hilton
CinematographyWalter Civirani
Music by Stelvio Cipriani
Distributed by Variety Distribution
Release date
  • 9 December 1971 (1971-12-09)(Italy)
Running time
90 minutes
Country Italy
Language Italian

The Devil Has Seven Faces (Italian : Il diavolo a sette facce, also known as The Devil with Seven Faces) is a 1971 Italian giallo film directed and co-written by Osvaldo Civirani. [1] [2] [3] [4] It starred George Hilton, Carroll Baker and Luciano Pigozzi. The film has also been released on video as Bloody Mary (US) and Nights of Terror (UK). [5]

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Plot

Carroll Baker plays a dual role in this film, two identical twins named Julie and Mary. While in Holland, Julie begins receiving threats from some mysterious men who attempt to kidnap her, and one of them menaces her while wearing a gorilla mask. They are confusing her with her twin sister Mary in London, who stole a massive diamond from a Maharaja and even betrayed her husband Craig, who was in on the heist. A racecar driver named Tony (George Hilton) saves Julie from being kidnapped and hides her out in an apartment owned by an old blind woman, who later turns up murdered. Luciano Pigozzi plays an insurance investigator who is searching for the diamond.

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