The first color horror film from Italy, the 1960 Il mulino delle donne di pietro was a French co-production released in the U.S. in an English-dubbed version widely seen on late-night television via a worn, truncated print. Aside from this creepily atmospheric precursor to more graphic Italian horrors, director Giorgio Ferroni cranked out westerns, peplum, and the oddball James Bond knockoff Secret Agent Super Dragon (1966). The top-notch international cast includes Wolfgang Preiss, who starred in The 1,000 Eyes Of Dr. Mabuse later that year and played the evil mastermind in five additiional films. Leading man Pierre Brice (1972's You Are A Traitor And I'll Kill You!) was soon to become a household name in Germany for his portrayal of Native American character "Winnetou" in eleven popular westerns. Also with Dany Carrel (The Hands Of Orlac) and Sophia Loren stand-in Scilla Gabel as the daughter with a dark secret.
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