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5.9/10   208 votes
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Director:

Bill Gunn

Writer:

Bill Gunn (writer)

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Genre:

Horror more

Tagline:

The Devil wanted their souls...She wanted their bodies and more! more

Plot:

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

User Comments:

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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Additional Details

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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Runtime:

110 min | USA:78 min (cut version)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

USA:R


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2 out of 4 people found the following comment useful.
Better than the average blaxploitation flick, 3 January 2006
7/10
Author: jackrabbit1969 from United States

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.

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