The Third Eye (1966 film)

The Third Eye Italian Il terzo occhio is a 1966 Italian horror film. It was directed by Mino Guerrini and stars Franco Nero, Gioia Pascal and Erika Blanc. It is considered among the best worksby whom? of the director Mino Guerrini, here credited as James Warren. Joe DAmato remade the film as 1979s Beyond the Darkness.

The story of the film came from producer Ermanno Donati who is credited under the pen name Phil Young. The films credits state the plot is based off a story by Gilles de Rais but this is fictional. The film was originally titled Il freddo bascio della morte and went into production in June 1965. The film was shot at the Villa Parisi.The Third Eye came into trouble with censors in Italy on its release. On February 28, 1966 the film was rejected as it was considered to be contrary to the public moral. The rejection also noted that In addition many scenes of almost full female nudity and excessively graphic intercourses, the film features episodes of necrophilia, closeups of horrific scenes with blood and brutal violence, presented with real sadism and a protracted insistence which conveys a sense of complacency by part of the makers. The film was later distributed in Italy by Medusa and released on June 11, 1966. It grossed a total of 72 million Italian lire. ........

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