---
title: 'The Antichrist (1974)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Alberto De Martino'
released: '1974-11-22'
runtime_minutes: 112
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Horror'
countries:
  - 'Italy'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-antichrist-1974'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0071150/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Antichrist (1974)

1974 · 112 min · Drama, Horror · Italy

Original title: L'anticristo

## Synopsis

The Antichrist, also released as The Tempter, is a 1974 Italian supernatural horror film directed by Alberto De Martino and starring Carla Gravina, Mel Ferrer, Arthur Kennedy, Umberto Orsini, Alida Valli, Remo Girone, Anita Strindberg, and George Coulouris. The musical score was composed by Ennio Morricone and Bruno Nicolai. It is widely regarded as a cash-in on The Exorcist, a similarly-themed and widely-successful American film released the previous year. It is considered a cult film.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Alberto De Martino](https://cinepixo.com/people/alberto-de-martino)
- **Screenplay:** [Alberto De Martino](https://cinepixo.com/people/alberto-de-martino), [Gianfranco Clerici](https://cinepixo.com/people/gianfranco-clerici)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Ennio Morricone](https://cinepixo.com/people/ennio-morricone)
- **Producer:** [Edmondo Amati](https://cinepixo.com/people/edmondo-amati)
- **Director of Photography:** [Joe D'Amato](https://cinepixo.com/people/joe-d-amato)
- **Editor:** [Vincenzo Tomassi](https://cinepixo.com/people/vincenzo-tomassi)

## Cast

- [John Francis Lane](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-francis-lane)
- [George Coulouris](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-coulouris)
- [Luigi Antonio Guerra](https://cinepixo.com/people/luigi-antonio-guerra)
- [Mario Scaccia](https://cinepixo.com/people/mario-scaccia)
- [Remo Girone](https://cinepixo.com/people/remo-girone)
- [Mel Ferrer](https://cinepixo.com/people/mel-ferrer)
- [Alida Valli](https://cinepixo.com/people/alida-valli)
- [Anita Strindberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/anita-strindberg)
- [Gloria Guida](https://cinepixo.com/people/gloria-guida)
- [Carla Gravina](https://cinepixo.com/people/carla-gravina)
- [Umberto Orsini](https://cinepixo.com/people/umberto-orsini)
- [Ernesto Colli](https://cinepixo.com/people/ernesto-colli)
- [Arthur Kennedy](https://cinepixo.com/people/arthur-kennedy)
- [Alba Maiolini](https://cinepixo.com/people/alba-maiolini)

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