L'éventreur de Notre-Dame (1975)

Director:

Jesús Franco

Writers:

Jesús Franco (screenplay)
Jesús Franco (story)
(more)

Release Date:

20 August 1975 (France)

Genre:

Horror

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:

Priest | Ritual | Murder | Former Priest | Black Mass

Cast

Lina Romay	...	Anne (as Rosa Almirall)
Catherine Lafferière	...	Martine
Jesús 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)

Directed by
Jesús Franco		(as James P. Johnson)

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Henri Bral de Boitselier		writer
Jesús Franco		screenplay (as David Khune)
Jesús 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

Production Companies

• Cetelci S.A.
• Eurociné
• Gold Internacional Films
• Triton
• Tritón P.C.

Distributors

• Gold Internacional Films (1979) (Spain) (theatrical)
• Cinépix Film Properties (CFP) (1979) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Wizard Video (1985) (USA) (VHS) (as "Demoniac") (cut version)
• Synapse Films (2001) (USA) (DVD)
• Arrow Film Distributors (2003) (UK) (DVD) (cut)
• Manga Films (2006) (Spain) (DVD)
• Punto Zero (2010) (Italy) (DVD) (as Enjoy Movies)
• Phoenix Home Video (19??) (Netherlands) (VHS)

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)

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.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Call Him Jess (2000)

Another Eurotrash by Jess Franco

In Paris, the former priest Mathis Vogel (Jesus Franco) writes pornography for a magazine. When the deranged priest watches an erotic show based on a Black Mass, he believes that the cast and audience are possessed and he goes on a murder spree to exorcise the demons of his victims.

"L'Éventreur de Notre-Dame" is another Eurotrash by Jess Franco, who is also the lead actor. His trademark is present in every scene, with sexploitation, violence, nudity, bad acting and gore, but for fans of this genre it is funny to watch this trash. My vote is four.

Title (Brazil): "O Exorcista Diabólico" ("The Devilish Exorcist")