The Antichrist (film)

The Antichrist
Original release film poster
Directed by	Alberto De Martino
Written by	Gianfranco Clerici Vincenzo Mannino Alberto De Martino[1]
Produced by	Edmondo Amati[1]
Starring	Carla Gravina Mel Ferrer Arthur Kennedy George Coulouris Alida Valli Umberto Orsini Anita Strindberg Remo Girone
Cinematography	Aristide Massaccesi[1]
Edited by	Vincenzo Tomassi
Music by	Ennio Morricone Bruno Nicolai[1]
Production company	Capitolina Produzioni Cinematografiche[1]
Distributed by	Fida Cinematografica
Release date	November 22, 1974 (1974-11-22) (Italy)
Running time	112 minutes[1]
Country	Italy[1]

The Antichrist (Italian: L'anticristo), also released as The Tempter, is a 1974 Italian supernatural horror film directed by Alberto De Martino and starring Carla Gravina, Mel Ferrer, Arthur Kennedy, Umberto Orsini, Alida Valli, Remo Girone, Anita Strindberg, and George Coulouris. The musical score was composed by Ennio Morricone and Bruno Nicolai.^[1] It is widely regarded as a cash-in on The Exorcist, a similarly-themed and widely-successful American film released the previous year.^[2][3] It is considered a cult film.^[4]