The Whip and The Body (Italian title: La Frusta e il Corpo) is a 1963 Italian gothic horror film directed by Mario Bava.
The story concerns a cruel, domineering man (Christopher Lee) who returns to his castle home and resumes his sado-masochistic relationship with his sister-in-law (Daliah Lavi) whom he vigorously flogs. Soon he is murdered, but his ghost returns and the beatings continue.
All of Christopher Lee's dialog was dubbed by another actor. However, Lee has been on record for some time with the very willing offer to perform a re-dubbing himself, should an opportunity ever present itself.
Film critic Leonard Maltin cites this film as "Perhaps horror maestro Bava's best film, moody, beautiful and deceptively simple."
Alternate titles include The Way of the Body and Son of Satan. A shorter version entitled What!? was released in the United States.
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