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MONEY
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Shot for just $0.3M β micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
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Beyond the Door
"Evil grows beyond the door!"
1974 1h 49m IT
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5.2
MID
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60%
FRESH
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4.8
IMDB
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5.2TMDB Β· 67π
60%Rotten Tomatoesβ
4.8IMDB Β· 2,822
Horror
Synopsis
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Jessica Barrett, wife and mother of two young children, begins to show signs of demonic possession while pregnant with her third child. As she seeks help from her husband and doctor, a mysterious man approaches her and seems to have some answers.
βEvil grows beyond the door!β
Cast
Juliet Mills
Jessica Barrett
Gabriele Lavia
Robert Barrett
Richard Johnson
Dimitri
Nino Segurini
Dr. George Staton
Elizabeth Turner
Barbara Staton
Barbara Fiorini
Gail Barrett
David Colin Jr.
Ken Barrett
Vittorio Fanfoni
Mr. Francis
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Ovidio G. Assonitis
- Writers
- Ovidio G. Assonitis, Antonio Troiso, Ovidio G. Assonitis
- Languages
- Italian, English
- Countries
- Italy
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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Fun facts πΏ
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ERA
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52 years old β a genuine piece of film history.
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WORLD
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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Italian, English.
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CINEMA
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Part of the "Beyond the Door Collection" β so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
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WORLD
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Lean credit list β fewer than 30 people officially credited.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Ovidio G. Assonitis, shot by Roberto D'Ettorre Piazzoli. Note their partnership β DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Franco Micalizzi. Worth a dedicated listen after β most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Angelo Curi shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Ovidio G. Assonitis directs. Roberto D'Ettorre Piazzoli behind the camera. Franco Micalizzi scores. Angelo Curi cuts. Produced in Italy. Dialogue in Italian, English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Shot for just $0.3M β micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
- 252 years old β a genuine piece of film history.
- 3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Italian, English.
- 4Part of the "Beyond the Door Collection" β so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
- 5Lean credit list β fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 6Directed by Ovidio G. Assonitis, shot by Roberto D'Ettorre Piazzoli. Note their partnership β DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 7Original score by Franco Micalizzi. Worth a dedicated listen after β most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 8Editor Angelo Curi shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 9Juliet Mills and Gabriele Lavia and Richard Johnson carry the top of the cast.
- 10Marketing tagline: "Evil grows beyond the door!".
- 11IMDB entry: tt0071212 β still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 12Only 67 TMDB ratings β you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
- 13Classified under 9 themes, including "baby", "exorcism", "possession", "satanist".
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Roberto D'Ettorre Piazzoli
- Original score
- Franco Micalizzi
- Editing
- Angelo Curi
- Makeup / hair
- Giancarlo De Leonardis
- Runtime
- 109 min Β· 1h 49m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $350,000
- Original language
- IT
- Certification (US)
- R
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 60% π Fresh
- IMDB rating
- 4.8/10 Β· 2,822 votes
- MPAA
- R
Part of
Beyond the Door Collection
Beyond the Door 1-3
Also by
Ovidio G. Assonitis
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Trailers & featurettes
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Community reviews
What people are saying
- Cat Ellington
The late (and truly great) Roger Ebert may have judged the Italian-American horror epic Beyond the Door as being 'scary trash', but I personally LOVED it. The Ovidio G. Assonitis and Robert Barrett co-directed classic is scary as hell ... My kind of independent horror flick. I remember it so well, as my godmother had taken my brother and me to see it at the Chicago Theater back in 1976. And it clung to my psyche - way after we'd left the theater; even into the next day. It's a great cult horror, what Beyond the Door. And a must-see for any horror fanatic who has yet to. Go buy yourself a slinky after you watch Beyond the Door ... If you dare. π
Production companies
Who made it
- A
A Erre Cinematografica
- MO
Montoro Productions Ltd.
Key crew
- ProducerOvidio G. Assonitis
- ProducerEnzo Doria
- ProducerEdward L. Montoro
- EditorAngelo Curi
- Art DirectionPiero Filippone
- Art DirectionFranco Velchi
- HairstylistGiancarlo De Leonardis
- Makeup ArtistOtello Sisi
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- baby
- exorcism
- possession
- satanist
- anti-christ
- demon
- demonic possession
- ghost
- levitation
Release history Β· US
When it landed
- Theatrical1975-05-02RΒ· 99-minute cut
Also known as
International titles
- DiabolicaJP
- The Devil Within HerIE
- Poder malΓ©ficoES
- Le dΓ©mon aux tripesFR
- A Demon Beyond the DoorUS
- Vom Satan gezeugtDE
- γγ’γγͺγ«JP
- The Devil Within HerGB
