Terror, The (1963)

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Hello!

Hello?

Do you know the road to Colbin?

I was separated from my
regiment at Arshstadt.

Do you have any drinking water?

I'm very thirsty!

Clear water from the mountain.

Thank you, I-

Hello.

I'd like a word with you.

You never said goodbye to me.

In fact, you never
even said hello.

It isn't an act of
treason to talk to me.

I'm a weary,
disillusioned soldier.

And you're the
only pleasant sight

that I've seen in seven months.

Go ahead.

It's permitted for you to laugh.

Wait.

You haven't told me your name.

My name's Helene.

I want to show you something.

Wait!

Where are you going?

What's wrong?

Rest yourself, young man.

You're safe here.

Here, take this
for your strength.

God knows help is a very
rare thing in this forest.

Take it whenever
it's offered to you.

That bird.

He attacked me.

I'm afraid you're wrong.

She's quite harmless.

Here, hold out your arm.

She only seems dangerous.

Actually, she's
very affectionate,

which is very
unusual for a bird.

Take it back.

Oh, that is too bad.

Little girl liked
him, didn't you?

This is Gustav.

He brought you here.

Gustav fed your horse.

Where is Helene?

This is Helene.

No, not the bird, the girl.

Where is the girl?

There is no girl.

Of course there's a girl.

I saw her.

She spoke to me.

Perhaps you were tired
from your long journey,

and had a pleasant illusion.

Gustav, have you ever
seen a girl here?

Gustav sometimes
imagines things.

If he could speak,
I think we would

find that his mind is warped.

Such is the will of God,
to endow and deprive.

The only thing of beauty you'll
find in this forest is Helene.

Hello.

I was afraid you'd drowned.

So you are real.

I started to think-

Who are you?

Wait, wait, danger.

Quick sand- the girl
was trying to k*ll me.

She knows not what she does.

Her will is not her own.

You mean she's insane?

Possessed, she needs your help.

Help?

How can I help her?

The castle of the Baron von
Leppe, you will find her there.

I can say no more.

There's great danger.

Find Eric, Eric knows.

The Ride to Colbin is
long and far safer by day.

If you leave now, you can
rejoin your regiment by dusk.

Where is Gustav?

What do you want him for?

I want him to show me where the
castle of the Baron von Leppe

is.

No one's lived in
the castle for years.

And, besides, Gustav has
gone away for a few days.

Perhaps you'd show me
the way to the castle.

Why are you so
interested in the Baron?

I never said that I was.

But the girl that I followed
last night and spoke to,

I believe that she lives there.

I told you, there is no girl.

That is nonsense.

You recognize her, don't you?

No.

I'll find the castle myself.

No!

Don't go to the castle.

I have told you the truth.

There is no girl.

Mark me, you are
getting yourself

into things beyond
your understanding.

Leave now, while you can.

I intend to find her.

Please don't tell the
Baron that I am here.

Hello!

Is anyone here?

Hello, it's me, Andre.

In the name of the
government of France,

I order you to open this door!

Your pardon, young sir,
I was at my devotions.

I did not hear you.

I'm sorry, sir.

But surely I made enough
noise to awaken the dead.

The government of France.

I've seen the uniforms of
many governments in my time.

What would a soldier of
France be wanting here?

Shelter, for one thing.

Permit me to introduce myself,
Lieutenant Andre Duvalier.

Baron Victor
Frederick von Lepp.

I suggest you will find better
shelter at the village inn.

Thank you, Baron.

But I've had my fill
of village inns.

Surely, you wouldn't want to
inconvenience a French officer.

Come in.

What you see, Lieutenant, are
the remains of a noble house-

relics, ghosts of past glories.

A noble heritage is something
to be proud of, Baron.

I'm afraid we've
forgotten that in France.

Ah yes, your name,
Duvalier, your family-

My father was the
Count Duvalier- was,

until they spilled his head
into a basket one morning

in the Place de la Concorde.

Forgive me for reviving
painful memories.

You must be cold and
tired, Lieutenant.

Some cognac?

I'd like that,
Baron, thank you.

Sit down.

Yes, Baron?

Cognac, for our guest.

Yes, Baron.

Baron, I wonder
if I might ask, who

was the young woman
I saw in the window

before you came to the door?

Young woman?

Oh, I'm afraid you're mistaken.

No, I'm not mistaken.

I saw her, dark hair
and eyes, about 20.

Well, I'm quite sure you
think you saw someone.

But-

Baron, I am in full
possession of my faculties.

Please, allow me to
show you something.

You should never
believe everything

your eyes tell you, young man.

Is that the girl
you think you saw?

Yes, of course-

Before you say anything,
examine the portrait closely,

the signature- and
above all, the date.



But that's 20 years ago.

It's incredible.

It's the same girl.

And she hasn't changed a bit.

She has been dead for 20 years.

With all respect,
Baron, for a ghost,

she's very active young woman.

You're speaking of the
Baroness von Lepp, my wife.

I beg your pardon,
Baron, I meant no offense.

Perhaps the resemblance was not
quite as much as I had thought.

The girl at the window-

Lieutenant Duvalier, the
only occupants of this castle

are Stefan and myself.

You are the first visitor
since the turn of the century.

Of course, Baron.

Stefan will see
you to your room.

Thank you.

Hello down there!

I'm coming down!

Wait for me!

Alright, unlock this door.

Do you hear me?

Unlock this door or I'm going
to sh**t through the door!

Ah!

I kept in the shadows, sir.

He did not see me.

He's a strange one, though.

He showed no fear.

He must leave at once.

Do you think, perhaps, he
is not merely a traveler?

Why do you say that?

He might have heard
things in the village.

Oh, nonsense, he's a soldier.

He doesn't listen
to old wives' tales.

The important thing is that
he leave with all due speed.

I shall see to it, sir.

But of his own accord.

We must show him the
respect that his position

and rank demand.

How quickly.

I understand, sir.

So, must you intrude on the
dead as well as the living?

If I intrude, Stefan,
I shall leave it

to my host to so inform me.

Why have you come
to Castle von Leppe?

What do you want here?

You seem to have things
strangely confused

in your mind.

You're the servant, not
I. I'll ask the questions.

This was once a
place of worship.

Why have the holy
objects been removed?

The baron ordered it
when his wife passed away.

Then this became her tomb?

No, just the entrance to it.

The von Leppe family crypt lies
below, beneath the cemetery.

She rests there with four
centuries of von Leppes.

That's been sealed for 20 years.

Nonsense.

It must have been
open last night.

The girl must have
passed through here.

As the Baron told you,
sir, there is no girl.

No girl.

Well, we shall see.

Come with me to
the stable, Stefan.

I wish to attend to my horse.

Wait, Lieutenant.

That's what I came to tell you.

Your horse is gone.

Apparently, it bolted
during the night.

Impossible, you're lying.

Why?

No, sir, I'm not lying.

Hear me well, Stefan.

I'm sick of all of these lies-
first the old woman, then

the baron, and now you.

The old woman, you mean-

Never mind.

What about my horse?

I shall get you another one
from the village at once, sir.

Believe me, lieutenant,
I have no desire

to interfere with your
departure from this castle.

You seem very anxious
to be rid of me.

Is it because you're afraid
I might find out about Eric?

Eric?

So there is an Eric?

That at least was not a lie.

Lieutenant, please,
don't involve yourself

in these dead matters.

There is nothing here but an old
man and his decaying memories.

I beg of you,
leave him in peace!

Will you join me, lieutenant?

No thank you, Baron.

I've just come from the stables.

My horse is gone.

Your horse is gone?

Yes, I believe it
was stolen, Baron.

Oh, impossible.

The stable door perhaps was left
open and the animal bolted-

not an unusual thing.

In itself, no, but there
are certain other mysteries

I would like to have
explained, Baron.

And I mean to have
them explained.

How dare you take
that tone with me.

I don't know to be abrupt.

But I will have answers.

Well-

Now, why did you the portrait
of the Baroness from the wall?

I sent it away for renovation.

The- the dampness
of these walls

puts a mold on the pigment.

You evade very cleverly, Baron.

Can you also explain the
violin music and the girl

in the chapel last night?

You saw her again?

So you admit there's a girl?

Ilsa.

Ilsa, is that her name?

Answer me, Baron.

Please, please,
leave me in peace.

If I leave you now,
Baron, I will come back

with a company of my men.

And I will tear this place
down around your ears

until I find her.

Is that clear?

Very clear.

All right, now what
happened to the Baroness?

Was her death violent?

Yes, her death was violent.

How did she die?

Can you spare me nothing?


man you're looking at now.

This land, this
estate prospered.

My people live well
and were happy.

My wife had died
some years before.

And I was lonely.

Then one day in
the village, I saw

Ilsa, a peasant girl who'd come
to live there with her mother.

Oh, I could have
taken her as nobles

have taken the
daughters of peasants

since the beginning of time.

But I loved her.

And she became the
Baroness von Leppe.

Almost immediately
afterwards, I was called away

for military
service, a rebellion

in the Polish province.

I was gone for nearly a year.

When the fighting was over,
I hurried home to my bride.

No one knew of my coming.

I surprised her in her room.

She was not alone.

She laughed at me, said her bed
was not for me to find another.

And with my own
hands, I k*lled her.

And her lover?

Stefan took care of him.

Later, I gave out a story that
she had died of some malaise.

No one ever knew of her betrayal
of me, or how, in fact, she did

die.

Except for Stefan.

For 20 years, I've not
set foot beyond the walls

of this castle.

I've lived here alone with the
memory of that dreadful thing

I did that night.

That is my penance.

And now you believe what?

That the ghost of Ilsa has
come back to relieve you

of your penance, is that it?

Yes.

How long has the spirit
been coming to the castle?

It- it all began
two years ago.

At first, I was terrified.

But now I- I'm eager
for our every meeting.

One more question, Baron.

Has anyone else except yourself
seen this spirit, Stefan,

for instance?

You think I'm mad, don't you?

Right now, Baron, I'm not
sure just what I think.

Ah, but don't forget.

You saw her too.

Perhaps we are both mad.

Ilsa, Ilsa.

Ilsa?

The name sounds strange
to me here by the sea.

It your name.

Don't you remember?

My name is Helene.

The old woman told me.

She lies.

She summoned me from the sea.

You must go back.

Your soul is troubled, Ilsa.

Go back?

To Eric?

To the sea.

Only when the sea
enters the crypt.

We shall rest there together,
he and I, beneath the sea.

It is an evil thing.

You must not do it, Ilsa.

I must obey the old woman.

The Frenchman, he
can help you, Ilsa.

Andre?

The old one calls.

She warned you, Gustav,
do not interfere.

She's been patient with you
long enough, but no more.

Oh, powers of darkness,
let the spirit of Ilsa

sink deeper, deeper
into this mortal fog.

Helene, be as though
you never were.

Spirit of Ilsa, see
through these eyes.

Speak through these lips.

Do my bidding.

For only then, shall you find
release from your torment.

You are becoming stronger
now, quite strong.

Soon you shall have the
strength to carry out

my vengeance, vengeance.

And the dark powers
will set you free.

For I have promised
them a richer prize.

Good afternoon.

Who are you?

An appropriate
question, but I'm

afraid I'm the one who
should be doing the asking.

I'm invited in, of course.

What do you want of me?

You realize that this is the
property of the Baron Victor

von Leppe?

And that it is forbidden
for any of the villagers

to set foot here, much
less make it their home.

How long have you
been living here?

Only two months.

Perhaps I should
tell you, you see,

I've just come
from Kleinschmidt,

where you are not
totally unknown.

You have lived here slightly
more than two years.

Your name is Katherina.

And you originally
come from Colbin,

where you were quite
unpopular because

of, uh, certain activities.

They call you Katherina
the Heretic, the Witch.

They were fools.

Why do you live here?

What do you want?

I haven't any money.

This was the only place that
wasn't burned to the ground.

So I- I brought
my things in here.

Where did you find the girl?

There's no girl.

I saw her.

She was sitting in this chair.

There is no girl!

I know what she is.

Old woman, I know what she is!

Listen to me, and listen
to me very carefully.

I don't know what you
want, nor do I fully

understand your black abilities.

But if the two of you have not
returned to Colbin within one

night, I shall come back and
k*ll you with my own hands,

and burn this place to the
ground once and for all.

Then you know who once lived
here all those years ago?

You know who lived here?

Is the Frenchman gone?

No.

Why not?

He now refuses to leave.

I don't think he will
leave of his own accord.

He must.

I gave you definite orders.

Baron, no one knows
this officer is here.

If he should never
arrive in Copeland-

Are you suggesting that-

It's the only way.

That I will never.

God knows I have enough
upon my conscience

without the senseless
m*rder of a young man who

never harmed me.

How do you know
what harm he plans?

You want him wandering
around the castle?

Do you want him
down in the crypt?

Enough, the crypt is
no concern of yours.

Andre?

Andre?

Help me.

Come to me.

Come to me, Andre.

I need you.

Where are you?

What is the meaning
of this intrusion?

I'm sorry, Baron.

I thought I heard voices.

Does that give you the right to
burst into my room unannounced?

I beg your pardon, Baron.

Stefan has gone to the village
to get you another horse.

It will save us both
embarrassment if you will

leave the moment he returns.

There can be no
doubt of it, sir.

Ilsa?

You're doing the best
thing, Lieutenant.

The Baron often
does things which

may seem strange to you and me.

But the death of the Baroness
was a severe shock to him,

one from which I fear he
has never fully recovered.

I understand
completely, Stefan.

Tell me something, Stefan.

If I can.

Who is Eric?

You recall the Baron spoke
of returning from the w*r

and finding the
Baroness with another?

Yes.

Eric was that other.

Wait!

Gustav?

She has seen you.

She loves you.

You must help her.

Tonight, her soul
cries out for release.

Go back.

I've waited for you so long.

I've been searching
for you to help you,

but you wander in strange
places at strange hours.

You're really here.

Of course I'm here.

And I'll never leave you again.

Never?

When the night
comes, I get cold.

My arms and my
shoulders get cold.

I don't like the night.

I want to be free of it.

You are free.

Only in here, in
this holy place.

No, everywhere with me.

You must come away with me now.

No, I can't, not until-

Until what?

The crypt.

It must be destroyed,
and with it the dead.

Don't speak of
the dead anymore.

You're with me now.

I am possessed of the dead.

You're a warm, living woman.

Who has told you these things?

The dead.

In Paris, they're
doing wonderful things

to discover the
nature of the mind.

I'll take you there.

There are doctors who
can free you from this-

From the dead?

The dead cannot reach
out from the grave.

You must come away with me now.

No.

I'm afraid.

The night.

There's nothing
to be afraid of.

You see?

Love me and there is no fear.

Yes, I do love you.

Then come away with me.

Wait here.

It's all right.

Ilsa, my love,
you are not alone.

I am here with you now.

Soon, I will join
you in eternal sleep.

Stefan will flood the crypt
and seal us here together

with our love.

Ilsa?

Ilsa?

Ilsa?

Why do you not talk to me?

I am here.

I've been waiting for you.

My love, my love.

You know what you must do.

No, anything I will do.

But that, I dare not.

Do not ask me, I beg of you.

You must, or we
can never be together.

No, no, I cannot.

I dare not.

Look at me, Victor.

Why do you torment me so?

You must do it, Victor.

Only then can we be
together- only then, Victor.

I cannot.

I dare not.

My soul will be damned
to eternal perdition.

Let me see who you really are!

No!

No, go back!

You must not!

No!

Let me go!

What kind of a woman are you?

Where you are you?

Who are you?

Helene?

Is there a doctor
in the village?

his illness is
not of the flesh.

I have seen this before.

In a day or two, his
mind will return.

We can only wait.

The Baron tells me
you've been with him

since the Polish campaign.

That is true,

Then you must have been in
this castle for 20 years.

You must know every
section of the estate.

He's regaining consciousness.

No, he often moans
during these seizures.

You have keys.

Fetch them, I'd like
to see the chapel.

The chapel?

Yes, if you don't mind.

The hinges have rusted solid.

Do you have a crowbar?

Yes, come with me.

What is it?

That light there, that's
the Baroness's bedroom

in the tower.

The room has been sealed
ever since that night.

Not even the Baron would enter.

Come with me.

Where's the key?

Only the Baron has
the key to this lock.

Lieutenant, don't!

If the Baron should find out
we've entered this room-

Did the Baroness have a child?

I don't know.

I never though she did.

You spare me nothing.

Baron, if you'll permit me,
I think that I can explain.

Forgive me, Baron.

Stefan!

Take this g*n.

Escort this gentleman
from the castle.

If he resists, k*ll him.

Yes, Baron.

Lieutenant.

My love, my love.

I am here, Victor.

I'm weary, Ilsa.

My soul cries out for relief.

There is but one way, Victor.

No, the holy covenants
of God forbid it.

You will be forgiven.

If I could be sure.

Take your life
as you took mine.

Let your own hand destroy you
and bring us together forever.

Forever.

No more torment,
Victor, forever.

Forever.

I will, Ilsa.

I will.

I promise you, Lieutenant, if
you return to von Leppe castle,

I shall not hesitate
to k*ll you.

Where is she?

Let me be.

Why did you lie to
me about the girl?

Call it off.

It doesn't matter now.

You're too late.

Tonight, he damns himself.

Yes, even now she taunts
him to his own eternal doom.

You control the girl, just
as you control that bird.

How?

Mesmerism?

Mesmerism, you fool.

Why?

Answer me, old woman,
or I'll break your neck.

To avenge myself on
the Baron von Leppe.

She will drive him to God's
one unpardonable sin- suicide.

For what offense?

What has the Baron done to you?

He k*lled my son, Eric.

Eric was your son?

Yes.

And tonight, the Baron
pays for Eric's life

with his own immortal soul!

She spoke of
destroying the crypt.

Too late, too late.

Baron!

Baron, you mustn't go- ah!

Baron!

Where's the Baron?

We must get to him.

He's locked himself
in the crypt.

Eric is avenged.

Eric avenged?

She's used the girl as a puppet
to drive the Baron to suicide.

She thinks it was the
Baron that k*lled her son.

She never knew it was you.

What do you mean?

He k*lled my Eric!

Eric is her son?

You m*rder*d!

No, wait!

Don't you see now
it was all a lie?

The Baron did return that night
to find Eric with the Baroness.

And he did k*ll her.

But there was a struggle.

And in the fight, it was not
Eric who died, but the Baron!

I k*lled the Baron.

Then Eric is still alive?

He took the Baron's place.

And for 20 years,
no one has known.

But he took the Baron's place
in mind as well as body.

In his mind, he is
the Baron von Leppe.

The crypt- she's told
him to flood the cellars.

Now they'll both be k*lled.

Eric!

Flood the cellars, how?

There's a tunnel that leads
from the sea to the crypt.

Come with me.

He's locked it from the inside.

You keep on here.

I'll try and get in
through the chapel.

I may need you.

No, no, not the chapel!

I may not enter
the house of God!

I have made my
pact with another!

No!

No closer!

No!

I'm here, Ilsa, my
love, this time forever.

Now, Victor, now.

I am waiting.

Hurry, Victor, hurry!

Now, Victor, bring
the sea into the crypt

to mantle us forever.

We will be together
again, Victor,

together with our love
here beneath the sea.

Come to me, my love.

Draw the veil.

Look at me.

Come see how eagerly
I await your embrace.

What have you done to me?

I have damned you
as you damned me.

The part of me that loved
you lies there, Victor,

rotting in the coffin.

Look at it.

See what your evil
love has done to me.

And die with that
vision in your brain.

Why have you done this to me?

I am the spirit of Ilsa that
your unholy sin gave over

to the dark powers.

But now, by giving your
immortal soul to them,

I will be free, Eric.

You're safe now.

It's over.

It's over.

Do you understand?

You're free now.

Free?

Andre.