Spirits of the Dead
Histoires extraordinaires 1968, dubbed Spirits of the Dead for English and Tre Passi Nel Delirio for Italian, is an omnibus film comprising three segments. In the UK the film was released as Tales of Mystery for cinema, Tales of Mystery and Imagination for VHS and Spirits of the Dead for DVD. The French title Histoires extraordinaires translated to English as Extraordinary Stories is from the first collection of Poes short stories translated by French poet Charles Baudelaire the English title Spirits of the Dead is from an 1827 poem by Poe.
All three segments are based on stories written by Edgar Allan Poe. The original stories were Metzengerstein, William Wilson and Never Bet the Devil Your Head.At the age of 22, Countess Frederique Jane Fonda inherits the Metzengerstein estate and lives a life of promiscuity and debauchery. While in the forest, her leg is caught in a trap and she is freed by her cousin and neighbor Baron Wilhelm Peter Fonda, whom she has never met because of a longstanding family feud. She becomes enamored with Wilhelm, but he rejects her for her wicked ways. His rejection infuriates Frederique and she sets his stables on fire. Wilhelm is killed attempting to save his prized horses. ........
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