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Ganja & Hess (1973)
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Bill Gunn (writer)
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The Devil wanted their souls...She wanted their bodies and more! more
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Afer being stabbed with an ancient, germ-infested knife, a doctor's assistant finds himself with an insatiable desire for blood. full summary | full synopsis
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Better than the average blaxploitation flick more (19 total)
Cast
(Credited cast) | Marlene Clark | ... | Ganja |
| Duane Jones | ... | Dr. Hess Green |
| Bill Gunn | ... | George |
| Sam Waymon | ... | Reverend Williams |
| Leonard Jackson | ... | Archie |
| Candece Tarpley | ... | Girl in bar |
| Richard Harrow | ... | Dinner guest |
| John Hoffmeister | ... | Jack |
| Betty Barney | ... | Singer |
| Mabel King | ... | Queen of Myrthia |
| Betsy Thurman | ... | Poetess |
| Enrico Fales | ... | Green's Son |
| Tommy Lane | ... | Pimp |
| Tara Fields | ... | Woman With Baby |
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Also Known As:
Black Evil
Black Vampire (USA) (video title)
Blackout: The Moment of Terror
Blood Couple (cut version)
Double Possession
Vampires of Harlem
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110 min | USA:78 min (cut version)
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Ganja and Hess doesn't surpass any cinematic niveaux or reinvent the art form but it is far above the standard fare afro Americans have had to tolerate as representative cinema. Something about it is just charming enough to recommend it; it is quirky and pensive but paces itself so deliberately it might well be delivered in episodes. It is a historical artifact, you will notice a multitude of 70s markers. The vampirism is not campy, the dialogue while perhaps inexpertly delivered, is not cliché or stereotyped and the cast looks good. It takes patience, nonetheless to watch and more than a little intelligence to decipher its subtexts.