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Director:
Jesus Franco
Writers:
Jesus Franco (screenplay)
Jesus Franco (story)
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Release Date:
1979 (Spain) See more »
Genre:
Horror See more »
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. | Add synopsis »
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Jess Franco to be Honored at the Upcoming Goya Awards Ceremony
 (From Twitch. 22 January 2009, 4:37 PM, PST)
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Cast

  (in credits order)

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
Richard Bigotini ... The Count's Butler (uncredited)
Claude Boisson ... Bidouille, the Poacher (uncredited)
Raymond Hardy ... Hotel Receptionist (uncredited)
Claude Sendron ... The Count (uncredited)
Daniel White ... The Doctor (uncredited)
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Directed by
Jesus Franco  (as James P. Johnson)
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Henri Bral de Boitselier  writer
Jesus Franco  screenplay (as David Khune)
Jesus Franco  story (as David Khune)
James C. Garner  writer
Marius Lesoeur  (as A.L. Mariaux)

Produced by
Daniel Lesoeur .... associate producer
Marius Lesoeur .... producer
 
Original Music by
André Bénichou 
Daniel White 
 
Cinematography by
Raymond Heil 
 
Film Editing by
Pierre Quérut 
 
Production Management
Marius Lesoeur .... production manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Richard Bigotini .... assistant director (as Pierre Cateson)
Jean-Pierre Ducroux .... assistant director
F. Somet .... assistant director
 

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
"Chains and Black Leather" - Canada (English title)
"Demoniac" - USA (cut version)
"Exorcism and Black Masses" - USA (X-rated version)
"Exorcisms" - USA (video title)
"The Sadist of Notre Dame" - International (English title) (informal title)
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Runtime:
95 min | Argentina:93 min | Spain:90 min
Country:
Belgium | France | Spain
Language:
French | Latin
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.66 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Argentina:18 | UK:(Banned) (original rating) | UK:18 (re-rating) (cut)
Company:
Cetelci S.A.See more »

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Erotic Gothic, 13 August 2006
Author: haildevilman from Tokyo, Japan

I saw a Japanese video called 'The Sadist of Notre Dame.' Which is a GREAT title.

Tio Jess' zoom happy style of film-making was a little more subdued here and the film itself benefits from it.

This was a combo of Jekyll/Hyde and The Excorcist with a dash of Argento. Franco definitely knows how to film outdoor scenes to maximize their effect. Despite the slow pace, I never got bored.

Most of the characters seemed like throwaways, but he still allowed them to develop as much as possible. And unlike a lot of films of this nature, they seemed normal.

Lina Romay is no Goddess Gemser, but she does hold her own in the Beauty sweepstakes.

The orgy scene was heavily pixelated in the Japanese video (as most xxx scenes usually are here.) Another example of incredibly wealthy people having out of control perversions. Rumor has it Franco himself took part. I guess there's an uncut version out there.

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