Land of the Minotaur (1976)
"The Devil's Men" (original title)

A satanic cult kidnaps 3 young people and Priest Donald Pleasence and Costas Skouras must save them from the hands of this evil!

Director:

Kostas Karagiannis

Writer:

Arthur Rowe (screenplay)

Stars:

Donald Pleasence, Peter Cushing, Luan Peters

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Donald Pleasence	...	Father Roche
Peter Cushing	...	Baron Corofax
Luan Peters	...	Laurie Gordon
Kostas Karagiorgis	...	Milo Kaye (as Costa Skouras)
Dimitris Bislanis	...	Sgt. Vendris (as Fernando Bislani)
Anna Matzourani	...	Widow - Mrs. Mikaelis (as Anna Mantzourani)
Christina	...	Grocer's Daughter
Nikos Verlekis	...	Ian (as Nikos Verlel Verlekis)
Vanna Reville	...	Beth (as Gelsomina)
Robert Behling	...	Tom Gifford (as Bob Behling)
Anestis Vlahos	...	Shopkeeper - Karapades
George Veulis	...	Chauffeur - Max (as George Vevlis)
Jane Lyle	...	Milo's Girlfriend
Meira	...	Maid
Jessica Dublin	...	Mrs. Zagros (as Jessica)

Storyline

A satanic cult kidnaps 3 young people and Priest Donald Pleasence and Costas Skouras must save them from the hands of this evil!

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Plot Keywords:

satanic cult | cult | bare chested male bondage | satanism | occult | 

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Taglines:

Young girls disappear. They are victims of the ritual worship of God Minotaur. (Greek VHS cover)

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Genres:

Horror

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Certificate:

PG

Details

Official Sites:

Crown International Pictures

Country:

UK USA Greece

Language:

English Greek

Release Date:

June 1977 (USA)

Also Known As:

Land of the Minotaur

Filming Locations:

Greece

Company Credits

Production Co:

Getty Pictures Corp., Poseidon Films, Poseidon Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

88 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Completed November 1975 (copyright 1976).

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Connections

Featured in Don't Scream It's Only a Movie (1989)

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Soundtracks

"The Devil's Men"
Music by Karl Jenkins
Lyrics by Carol Ann Barratt (uncredited)
Sung by Paul Williams

User Reviews

A Great Movie!

"Land of the Minotaur" was an impressive movie with a terrific story line and interesting idea.

Tourists in Greece are being used as sacrificial objects for the Minotaur, a Satanic creature of some sorts portrayed as a bull. After three characters are taken to the castle where the rituals are practiced, a young woman and a friend arrive, meeting with a priest. The woman is, I think, the wife or girlfriend of one of the three tourists from the beginning. And this boyfriend is the only surviving tourist of that three, because the others were killed.

That night, the woman, the friend, and the priest are attacked by the worshippers of the cult, who all happen to be the people of the town. Soon the woman is kidnapped, and the friend and the priest must go after her and find her, leading up to the somewhat unexplained and could-have-been-better ending.

All around, a great movie with a great concept. There are a few noteworthy scenes, such as the woman being chased by cult members in the woods and when they were watching her in the bathroom. Both very creepy scenes. All around, a movie worth seeing.