(1968), released internationally as The Tower of Screaming Virgins , is a European co-production that blends the swashbuckler genre with elements of gothic horror and eroticism. Directed by Franz Antel (under the pseudonym François Legrand), it is based on the 1832 play La Tour de Nesle by Alexandre Dumas . Plot Overview
Queen Marguerite and her handmaidens lure handsome young men to the tower for nights of debauchery. To ensure their secrecy, the men are murdered after the act and their bodies dumped into the Seine. Der Turm der verbotenen Liebe (1968)
Bouridan discovers he was once the Queen's lover and that some of the victims were actually his own sons, whom the Queen tried to eliminate to hide her past. The film concludes with the Queen's exposure and her dramatic death as she falls into the river. Cast and Production (1968), released internationally as The Tower of Screaming
Captain Bouridan, a roguish adventurer, arrives in Paris and becomes suspicious when bodies begin washing ashore. He eventually allows himself to be lured to the tower to uncover the truth. To ensure their secrecy, the men are murdered
Set in 14th-century Paris during the reign of Louis X, the story follows a dark conspiracy centered around a mysterious tower.