Tragic Ceremony
1972 · 83 MIN · IMDB 5.4 · 720 VOTES · DIR. Riccardo Freda
Overview
After a peaceful sailboat ride, four young people, including rich kid Bill, Joe, Fred and Jane, knock on the door of a secluded villa after their dune buggy runs out of gas. Earlier in the day, Bill had given the lovely Jane a pearl necklace with a supposedly paranormal history, and this later opens up a can of worms. They are invited to spend the night at the mansion, owned by Lord Alexander and Lady Alexander, who happen to be hosting a strange ceremony that night attended by a group of eccentrics in black robes. During the evening, Jane exits her sleep chamber, seemingly in some kind of trance, and is lured to a sacrificial alter where the robed houseguests are hovering over her. As a knife is about to be plunged into the young lady, her three friends come to the rescue, but they are also witness to a chaotic mass murder catastrophe in which they flee with feelings of guilt and uncertainty.
Dialogue Timeline — 679 lines
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00:00:08 From The Secret Police Files Of A European Capital.
00:03:50 you're the only one of us who can afford to lose.
00:06:39 You scared me, Bill.
00:08:26 Oh, come on, Mom.
00:13:53 There's still half a tank. I don't get it.
00:16:06 I could end up in jail.
00:18:04 Hey, what happened?
00:20:32 Look, you guys.
00:22:54 Naw, what for?
00:27:23 I want to talk to my father.
00:32:19 É tudo que encontrei.
00:40:53 I told you so!
00:46:59 Good night.
00:50:30 Plus, I wanted to put up my friends for the night.
00:51:50 If you would allow us to explain
00:54:22 I think that there was a rumor going 'round
00:56:41 We haven't run into the police.
00:58:11 We've got to wait for the waters to calm
01:00:02 Here is Chief Commissioaer Fergusoa
01:04:30 What happened, Joe?!
01:06:36 - Up. Come and lay down. - Who killed him?
01:11:39 Come on! Let's get away from here!
01:23:00 For the simple motive, Inspector
01:24:28 And also the explanation of this mystery.