---
title: 'The Whip and the Body (1963)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Mario Bava'
released: '1963-08-29'
runtime_minutes: 85
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Horror'
  - 'Mystery'
  - 'Thriller'
countries:
  - 'France'
  - 'Italy'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-whip-and-the-body-1963'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057078/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Whip and the Body (1963)

1963 · 85 min · Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller · France, Italy

Original title: La frusta e il corpo

## Synopsis

The Whip and the Body is a 1963 gothic horror film directed by Mario Bava under the alias "John M. Old". The film is about Kurt Menliff who is ostracized by his father for his relationship with a servant girl and her eventual suicide. He later returns to reclaim his title and his former fiancée Nevenka who is now his brother's wife. Menliff is later found murdered, but the locals believe his ghost has returned to haunt the castle for revenge.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Mario Bava](https://cinepixo.com/people/mario-bava), [Ernesto Gastaldi](https://cinepixo.com/people/ernesto-gastaldi)
- **Director of Photography:** [Mario Bava](https://cinepixo.com/people/mario-bava), [Ubaldo Terzano](https://cinepixo.com/people/ubaldo-terzano)
- **Screenplay:** [Ernesto Gastaldi](https://cinepixo.com/people/ernesto-gastaldi), [Luciano Martino](https://cinepixo.com/people/luciano-martino)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Carlo Rustichelli](https://cinepixo.com/people/carlo-rustichelli)
- **Producer:** [Elio Scardamaglia](https://cinepixo.com/people/elio-scardamaglia)
- **Editor:** [Renato Cinquini](https://cinepixo.com/people/renato-cinquini)

## Cast

- [Christopher Lee](https://cinepixo.com/people/christopher-lee)
- [Jacques Herlin](https://cinepixo.com/people/jacques-herlin)
- [Carolyn De Fonseca](https://cinepixo.com/people/carolyn-de-fonseca)
- [Ida Galli](https://cinepixo.com/people/ida-galli)
- [Daliah Lavi](https://cinepixo.com/people/daliah-lavi)
- [Gustavo De Nardo](https://cinepixo.com/people/gustavo-de-nardo)
- [Luciano Pigozzi](https://cinepixo.com/people/luciano-pigozzi)
- [Tony Kendall](https://cinepixo.com/people/tony-kendall)

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