The Church (film)
| The Church | |
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Italian theatrical film poster
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| Directed by | Michele Soavi |
| Produced by |
Dario Argento Mario Cecchi Gori Vittorio Cecchi Gori |
| Screenplay by | Dario Argento Michele Soavi Franco Ferrini Dardano Sacchetti (uncredited) Lamberto Bava (uncredited) Fabrizio Bava (prologue) |
| Based on |
The Treasure of Abbot Thomas (short story) by M.R. James |
| Starring |
Hugh Quarshie Tomas Arana Barbara Cupisti Asia Argento Giovanni Lombardo Radice |
| Music by |
Keith Emerson Philip Glass Goblin (as The Goblins) Fabio Pignatelli |
| Cinematography | Renato Tafuri |
| Edited by | Franco Fraticelli |
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Production
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ADC Films
Cecchi Gori Group Tiger Cinematografica Reteitalia |
| Distributed by | Cecchi Gori Distribuzione |
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Release date
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Running time
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110 minutes |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | English Italian Hungarian Latin |
| Budget | $3,500,000 (Estimated) |
The Church (Italian title: La chiesa), also known as Cathedral of Demons or Demon Cathedral, is a 1989 Italian horror film directed by Michele Soavi. It was produced by Dario Argento with Mario Cecchi Gori and Vittorio Cecchi Gori, and written by Argento, Soavi, Franco Ferrini, Dardano Sacchetti, Lamberto and Fabrizio Bava. It stars Hugh Quarshie, Tomas Arana, Barbara Cupisti, Asia Argento, Feodor Chaliapin, Jr. and Giovanni Lombardo Radice.
The Church is considered as the official second sequel to the Dèmoni series. Although it was originally intended to be the third film in the series, the story has no direct thematic link with the first two parts, and therefore the 1991 horror film Dèmoni 3 (also known as Black Demons) is usually -and incorrectly- associated as the third film of the saga.
In medieval Germany, the Teutonic Knights massacre a village of supposed "witches" and build the titular structure over their dead bodies. In the present day, the church's new librarian (Tomas Arana) breaks the seal of the crypt out of curiosity and releases the evil spirits contained beneath it. At the same time, the church's automated mechanisms, which were set up by the architect who built the church, are triggered, causing the doors to close and trapping everyone inside, including a group of visitors.
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