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The Devil's Nightmare
The most obvious formula of Gothic horror: castle + pact with the devil + cannon fodder. There are also the Nazis who never hurt. "La plus longue nuit du diable" looks like one of the many films of the seventies. Nothing new and it is also a little boring, with not particularly significant direction. However this film of 1971 has some interesting inspiration that should push lovers of the genre to see it.
First of all it is an Italian-Belgian co-production, an original thing considering that Italians always preferred to look towards other countries. Alessandro Alessandroni "the whistle", one of those fundamental artists but always in the shadows, composes a very interesting soundtrack that is one of the best aspects of this film. Also noteworthy is the performance of Erika Blanc, dressed in a really interesting outfit that alternates with the figure of a very disturbing demonic character. And then, just for the record, it's the only feature film shot by director Brismée who then preferred TV and shorts movies. Do not miss a lesbian scene between Ivana Novak and Shirley Corrigan, which reaches the limits of the allowed.
The story therefore takes full advantage of the classics of the genre, going as far as Agatha Christie ("And Then There Were None"), putting in a series of "sinful" victims according to of the seven deadly sins. The former Nazi Baron Von Rhoneberg sacrificed his first child by making a pact with the devil. From then on, the firstborn of each generation bears the mark of the devil and turns into a very bad and lustful beast that kills those who dare to enter the castle. Meanwhile the van of a group of tourists wandering about in the void without a sense has a technical problem and asks for hospitality from the owner of the castle. Thus they become the target of the beast played by Erika Blanc. Do not miss the devil, represented in a simple but very effective by the actor Daniel Emilfork, an actor with a long face and protruding teeth, a well-known French character of the era expert in villain roles.

A more enlightened director would have created something much more intense, but even so, for those who love gothic horror; this film has its own reason.