The Long Hair of Death 1964

Overview

The Long Hair of Death is a 1964 Italian horror film directed by Antonio Margheriti. The film stars British actress Barbara Steele in the roles of Helen Rochefort and Mary, Italian actor George Ardisson as Kurt Humboldt, Polish actress Halina Zalewska in a dual role as Adele Karnst, and Umberto Raho. The story is set in a fifteenth-century village where a woman is accused of witchcraft and put to death. Her beautiful older daughter knows the real reason for the execution lies in the lord's sexual desire for her mother. Additional plot details indicate that a woman under suspicion of witchcraft is burned alive, and her curse brings her back from the dead for revenge. Witches unleash horrific vengeance in the film, which runs for one hour and thirty-six minutes.