L'éventreur de Notre-Dame (1979)

Director:

Jesus Franco

Writers:

Henri Bral de Boitselier (writer)
Jesus Franco (screenplay)

Release Date:

1979 (Spain)

Genre:

Crime | Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

...practitioner of gruesome satanic rites.

Plot:

A disturbed priest, who witness an occult ritual, thinks the people are possessed and start a private inquisition to exorcise the demons by torturing them to death. |

Plot Keywords:

Ritual | Priest | France | 1970s | Lesbian

Cast

Lina Romay	...	Anne (as Rosa Almirall)
Catherine Lafferière	...	Martine
Jesus Franco	...	Mathis Vogel, aka Laforgue (as Jess Frank)
Nadine Pascal	...	Rose, a sadist (as Lynn Monteil)
Pierre Taylou	...	Pierre de Franval
Roger Germanes	...	Malou, the deputy inspector
Monica Swinn	...	Maria, a sadist
France Nicolas	...	The Countess
Sam Marée	...	David Carter
François Guillaume	...	Martine's Lover
Caroline Rivière	...	Gina, the Nightclub Girl (as Carole Riviere)
Philippe Lebrun
Olivier Mathot	...	Inspector Tanner
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Antonio de Cabo	...	(extended edition)
Maria Forlan

Also Known As:

Chains and Black Leather (Canada: English title)
Demoniac (USA) (cut version)
El sádico de Notre-Dame (Spain)
Exorcism (UK) (DVD title)
Exorcism and Black Masses (USA) (X-rated version)
Exorcisme (France)
Exorcisme et messes noires (Belgium: French title) (racier version)
Exorcisms (USA) (video title)
Expériences sexuelles au château des jouisseuses (France)
Sexorcismes (reissue title (X-rated version))
The Ripper of Notre Dame
The Sadist of Notre Dame (International: English title) (informal title)

Runtime:

95 min | Argentina:93 min | Spain:90 min

Country:

Belgium | France | Spain

Language:

French | Latin

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Argentina:18 | UK:(Banned) (original rating) | UK:18 (re-rating) (cut)

Company:

Cetelci S.A.

Sleazy,dirty and enjoyable trash.

A sadistic priest Paul Vogel played by Jesus Franco himself makes his living by writing pornography for a S&M magazine.His publisher Franval praises Vogel's work for its authenticity unaware that the mad priest draws inspiration from the exorcisms and inquisitions he undertakes in order to save sinners' souls.Vogel discovers that Franval and his cohorts indulge in satanic games and embarks upon a new series of divinely inspired murder.Of course there is a team of investigators hot on the trail of this sadistic sex murderer.I saw this film under the title "Exorcism".It's a typical Franco's chock full of sleaze and misogynistic violence.There isn't much gore to speak of,but plenty of whipping,rough sex and knife play.The killing scenes look very cheap and the story is paper-thin.However if you are a fan of depraved smut give this one a look.