Tragic Ceremony

After a peaceful sailboat ride, four young people, including rich kid Bill, Joe, Fred and Jane, knock on the door of a secluded villa after their dune buggy runs out of gas. Earlier in the day, Bill had given the lovely Jane a pearl necklace with a supposedly paranormal history, and this later opens up a can of worms. They are invited to spend the night at the mansion, owned by Lord Alexander and Lady Alexander, who happen to be hosting a strange ceremony that night attended by a group of eccentrics in black robes. During the evening, Jane exits her sleep chamber, seemingly in some kind of trance, and is lured to a sacrificial alter where the robed houseguests are hovering over her. As a knife is about to be plunged into the young lady, her three friends come to the rescue, but they are also witness to a chaotic mass murder catastrophe in which they flee with feelings of guilt and uncertainty.

Director

Riccardo Freda

Written by

José Gutiérrez Maesso, Leonardo Martín, Mario Bianchi

Produced by

José Gutiérrez Maesso

Cinematographer

Francisco Fraile

Editor

Jolanda Benvenuti

Studios

Televisión y Cine S.A. (TECISA), Produzioni Internazionali Associate (PIA)

Origin countries

Spain, Italy

Runtime

1h 23m

Language

it

Also known as

Tragic Experience at Villa Alexander, From the Secret Police Files of a European Capital

TMDB

5.0/10 (25 votes)

IMDb

5.4/10 (653 votes)