Castle of Blood

Castle of Blood
Italian theatrical release poster
Italian	Danza Macabra
Directed by	Antonio Margheriti
Screenplay by	Gianni Grimaldi Bruno Corbucci
Produced by	Franco Belotti Walter Zarghetta[1]
Starring	Barbara Steele Georges Rivière Margarete Robsahm Arturo Dominici Silvano Tranquilli Umberto Raho
Cinematography	Riccardo Pallottini[1]
Edited by	Otello Colangeli[1]
Music by	Riz Ortolani[1]
Production companies	Era Cinematografica Leo Lax Films[1]
Distributed by	Globe International Film
Release dates	27 February 1964 (1964-02-27) (Italy) 14 April 1965 (1965-04-14) (France)
Running time	82 minutes
Countries	Italy France[1]
Box office	₤100.68 million

Castle of Blood (Italian: Danza Macabra, lit. 'Dance Macabre') is a 1964 gothic horror film directed by Antonio Margheriti and starring Barbara Steele, Georges Rivière, Margarete Robsahm, Arturo Dominici, Silvano Tranquilli and Umberto Raho. It was an Italian-French co-production.^[1]

The film was initially commissioned to director Sergio Corbucci, who had Gianni Grimaldi and Bruno Corbucci set to write the film. A scheduling conflict led to Corbucci's friend Margheriti being hired to complete the film. To avoid going over time, Corbucci was brought in to film one scene.^[1]

The film was released in Italy in 1964 and received low box office numbers, which led to Margheriti remaking the film in colour as Web of the Spider (1971).