Lisa and the Devil
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| Directed by | Mario Bava |
| Produced by | Alfredo Leone: 84 |
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| Cinematography | Cecilio Paniagua: 84 |
| Edited by | Carlo Reali: 84 |
| Music by | Carlo Savina: 84 |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
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| The House of Exorcism | |
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| Produced by | Alfredo Leone |
| Distributed by | Transeuropa: 85 |
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Running time | 91 minutes: 85 |
| Box office | ₤90.939 million |
Lisa and the Devil (Italian: Lisa e il Diavolo) is a 1974 horror film directed by Mario Bava and starring Elke Sommer, Telly Savalas, Sylva Koscina and Alida Valli. It follows a young tourist named Lisa (Sommer) who loses her way in Toledo and spends the night at a villa belonging to a mysterious countess and her son. The film is an Italian, West German, and Spanish co-production.
The film was first released in Spain in November 1974 as El diablo se lleva a los muertos (lit. 'The Devil Takes the Dead'). Following a lukewarm reception, the film was retooled by producer Alfredo Leone, who sought to exploit the popularity of The Exorcist by adding newly-filmed scenes featuring a priest attempting to exorcise a possessed Lisa. This version, entitled The House of Exorcism, was released on April 2, 1975.: 89 Mario Bava permitted the new cut but only claimed ownership of Lisa and the Devil.: 89 Decades after its initial screening, Bava’s original cut was released on home video, where it received a more positive response.: 89