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On this day in 1973 (in Spain), audiences in attendance of the San Sebastian Film Festival were treated to the theatrical premiere of Bell From Hell (aka The Bells).  Directed by Claudio Guerin and Juan Antonio Bardem from a story by Santiago Moncada, the film starred Renaud Verley, Viveca Lindfors, Alfredo Mayo, and others. 

​According to our friends at IMDB.com, here's the plot summary:

"After being falsely accused of being insane and put in an asylum so his wicked aunt and her daughters could steal his money, a recently released young man returns to seek the ultimate revenge against them."

-- EZ

From Google.com:

Bell from Hell is a 1973 Spanish-French psychological horror film directed by Claudio Guerín. [1, 2]

Plot

  • A young man named Juan (or John) gets released from a mental asylum.
  • His aunt and her three daughters had him falsely locked up to steal his inheritance.
  • Juan returns home to enact cruel, dark psychological revenge against them.
  • The line between his own sanity and extreme sadism blurs as the pranks turn deadly. [1, 3, 4, 5]

Production and Tragedy

  • On the final day of filming, director Claudio Guerín tragically died after falling from the set's bell tower.
  • Esteemed filmmaker Juan Antonio Bardem stepped in to complete the production.
  • The movie faced strict oversight from Spanish censors under the Franco regime due to its anti-bourgeois themes. [2, 6, 7]

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​[1] https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0069838/
[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bell_from_Hell
[3] http://atthemansionofmadness.blogspot.com/2013/03/a-bell-from-hell-1973.html
[4] https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0069838/fullcredits/
[5] https://www.discape.ca/film/the-bell-from-hell-1973
[6] https://thebedlamfiles.com/film/a-bell-from-hell/
[7] https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0069838/trivia/
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