Mark of the Devil (1970)

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96 min - Drama | History | Horror - 5 April 1972 (USA)

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Udo Kier is a witch hunter apprentice to Herbert Lom. He believes strongly in his mentor and the ways... See full summary »

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Cast

Complete credited cast:
	Herbert Lom	...	Lord Cumberland
	Udo Kier	...	Count Christian von Meruh
	Olivera Katarina	...	Vanessa Benedikt (as Olivera Vuco)
	Reggie Nalder	...	Albino
	Herbert Fux	...	Jeff Wilkens - Executioner
	Johannes Buzalski	...	Advocato
	Michael Maien	...	Baron Daumer
	Gaby Fuchs	...	Deidre von Bergenstein
	Ingeborg Schöner	...	Nobleman's Wife
	Adrian Hoven	...	Nobleman
	Günter Clemens	...	Friedrich
	Doris von Danwitz	...	Elisabeth
	Dorothea Carrera
	Marlies Petersen
	Bob Gerry

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Storyline

Udo Kier is a witch hunter apprentice to Herbert Lom. He believes strongly in his mentor and the ways of the church but loses faith when he catches Lom strangling Reggie Nalder to death for calling him impotent. Kier begins to see for himself that the witch trials are nothing but a scam of the church to rob people of their land, money, and other personal belongings of value and seduce beautiful big breasted women. Eventually, the townspeople revolt, Herbert Lom escapes but poor Udo is captured by the towns people. This film contains very strong graphic torture including a women's tongue being ripped out of her head,nuns being raped(in the opening credits), and lots of beatings. Written by Humberto Amador

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Positively the most horrifying film ever made. See more »

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Drama | History | Horror | Thriller

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Country:

West Germany

Language:

German

Release Date:

5 April 1972 (USA) See more »

Also Known As:

Boszorkányok, amíg a vér hajtja őket See more »

Filming Locations:

Castle Moosham, Salzburg, Austria See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Atlas International Film, HIFI Stereo 70 Kg See more »

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

96 min | Norway: 90 min | USA: 90 min | Germany: 87 min (cut version)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

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Trivia

The original ending was supernatural with the dead rising and pulling Christian into the abyss, but the second director hated it and had the negatives destroyed. The only remaining footage are stills that can be seen on the DVD release. See more »

Quotes

Albino: [to an accused witch] I accuse you of having trampled on the cross, of having ridden to the Sabbath, of throwing the Holy Cross of our Saviour into manure so that the skies grew dark, and the rain fell upon the earth!
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Referenced in Ban the Sadist Videos! (2005) See more »

Mark of the Devil (1970)
Hexen bis aufs Blut gequält (original title)

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