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Lisa and the Devil AKA The House of Exorcism AKA La Casa dell'esorcismo AKA Lisa e il diavolo (1973)
Lisa is a tourist in an ancient city. When she gets lost, she finds an old mansion in which to shelter. Soon she is sucked into a vortex of deception, debauchery and evil presided over by housekeeper Leandre.Director: Mario Bava and Alfredo Leone
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The Region 2 UK DVD combines most of the extras from the US and Italian sets while the Koch edition has exclusive extras (not all English-friendly).
General notes:
Original version from Mario Bava in 1972 was named "Lisa and the Devil AKA Lisa e il diavolo". Producer Alfredo Leone re-cut the film in 1975, with new scenes and story, and re-release the film under the name "The House of Exorcism AKA La Casa dell'esorcismo".
All versions of Lisa and the Devil are missing part of Sylva Koscina's murder due to issues with the elements (the uncut version appears in The House of Exorcism).
This film is also known as:
- "El Diablo se lleva a los muertos"
- "Il Diavolo e i morti"
- "Der Teuflische"
- "The Devil and the Dead"
- "The Devil in the House of Exorcism"
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CUTS:
- R0 Lisa and the Devil America- Image Entertainment - No cuts - original cut (95:12 NTSC)
- R0 Special Edition America- Image Entertainment - No cuts - Includes both the original cut (95:12 NTSC) and the re-edit (91:25 NTSC)
- R0 The House of Exorcism America- Image Entertainment - No cuts - Re-edited version (91:29 NTSC)
- R0 Collector's Edition Italy- Raro Video/Horror Club - No cuts - Includes both the original cut (91:43 PAL) and the re-edited version (87:53 PAL)
- R1 Mario Bava Collection Volume 2 America- Anchor Bay Entertainment - No cuts - includes both the original cut (95:15 NTSC) and the re-edited version (91:29 NTSC)
- R2 France- ESC Editions - No cuts - includes both the original "Lisa and the Devil" version and the "House of Exorcism" re-edit.
- R2 Mad Movies: Mario Bava Series Vol. 2 France- One Plus One - No cuts - original cut
- R2 Germany- Koch Media - No cuts - includes the "Lisa and the Devil" version (91:27 PAL) which is missing part of Sylva Koscina's murder due to issues with the elements (the uncut version appears in House of Exorcism) and the "House of Exorcism" version (87:42 PAL)
- R2 United Kingdom- Arrow Films - No cuts - Includes both the original cut (91:26 PAL) and re-edited version (87:41 PAL)
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Comparison added by Noor_Razzak on 01/01/03
Comparison last updated by Eric_Cotenas on 02/11/20UPDATE LOG:
18/02/13: Added UK release.
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07/12/16: Updated French to R0.
17/05/20: Added note about cut to Lisa and the Devil.
02/11/20: Added German edition.
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