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Cast
Johnny Dorelli
as Giovanni degli Uberti / Guiscardo
Gloria Guida
as Marta Sartori
Alessandro Haber
as avvocato Vittorio Cavalletti Spada
Lia Tanzi
as Nicole
Adriana Russo
as cameriera
Lory Del Santo
as Lilli, 'La Squillo'
Francesca Romana Coluzzi
as benzinaia
Geoffrey Copleston
as Dr. Eric Stainer
Roberto Della Casa
as Antonio
Giorgio Gobbi
as il postino
Movie Info & Details
Release Year1981
Runtime1h 32m
LanguageItalian
CertificationNR
GenresHorror, Comedy, Fantasy
Votes19
DirectorGiorgio Capitani
WritersFranco Marotta, Laura Toscano
TypeFeature Film
Rating4.2 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsHot Spirits
About Hot Spirits
Giovanni is a rich Italian aristocrat. He inherit a castle occupied by the ghost of an ancestor. Part of the inheritance is of a young beautiful blonde tourist, far relative of Giovanni. The two have to pay a ticket to the ghost to be free to own the castle. Guess what?
Directed by Giorgio Capitani, Hot Spirits leans on a strong ensemble — Johnny Dorelli, Gloria Guida, Alessandro Haber — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about horror titles of 1981.
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