Isabella, Duchess of the Devils

Isabella, Duchess of the Devil
Directed by Bruno Corbucci
Produced by Italo Martinenghi
Rob Houwer
Written by Mario Amendola
Giorgio Cavedon
Elisabeth Förster
Based on Isabella, duchessa dei diavoli
Starring Brigitte Skay
Music by Sante Maria Romitelli
Cinematography Fausto Zuccoli
Production
companies
  • I.N.D.I.E.F.
  • Cinesecolo
  • Houwer-Film, Film- und Fernsehproduktion[1]
Running time
 90 minutes
Country
  • Italy
  • West Germany[1]

Isabella, Duchess of the Devils (Italian: Isabella, duchessa dei diavoli), also known with the USA (Force Video) title Ms. Stiletto, is a 1969 Italian-West German sexploitation swashbuckler film directed by Bruno Corbucci.

Background

Isabella, Duchess of the Devils is an adaptation of the fumetto Isabella, duchessa dei diavoli (1966-1976), a comic book series inspired in plot and title by the renowned novel Angélique, the Marquise of the Angels and its on-screen adaptation.[2] The film was part of a minor trend of comic strip adaptations that emphasised mild sado-masochism and late 1960s fetish gear, which started with Danger: Diabolik and Barbarella.[3]

Plot

Early 1600s, France. Eric von Nutter, a greedy Alsatian baron raids Duke de Frissac's family estate Château Salins and kills his entire family except Isabella, his little daughter. Isabella is saved by Melicour, the head of a gypsy tribe nicknamed The Devils. Years later, Isabella is a beautiful and courageous teenage girl. By chance, she encounters François de Bassompierre and gets the opportunity to reclaim her title but Château Salins is now possessed by Von Nutter. France is going through political instability under the child king Louis XIII and needs support from German princes. Therefore, Isabella is barred from possession of Château Salins by the Louvre and a young viscount, Gilbert de Villancourt is assigned as a guardian to her. However, following a failed assassination attempt by a minion of Von Nutter, Isabella vows to avenge her family and take Château Salins back.

Cast

References

  1. 1 2 "Isabella - Mit blanker Brust und spitzem Degen". Filmporta.de. Retrieved February 21, 2016.
  2. ↑ Fumetto erotico italiano (1966/1984)
  3. ↑ Newman, 2011. p.255

Newman, Kim (2011). Nightmare Movies: Horror on Screen Since the 1960s. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 1408817500. 

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