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Incense for the Damned

  • 19711971
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  • 1h 22m
IMDb RATING
3.9/10
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11,895
Incense for the Damned (1971)
Horror
A group of friends search for a young English Oxford student who has disappeared whilst researching in Greece. They are shocked to find that, wherever he has been, certain unsolved murders h... Read allA group of friends search for a young English Oxford student who has disappeared whilst researching in Greece. They are shocked to find that, wherever he has been, certain unsolved murders have taken place. Not believing that their friend could be the perpetrator of such acts, th... Read allA group of friends search for a young English Oxford student who has disappeared whilst researching in Greece. They are shocked to find that, wherever he has been, certain unsolved murders have taken place. Not believing that their friend could be the perpetrator of such acts, they press on with their search, finding him under the spell of a beautiful Vampire, whose b... Read all
IMDb RATING
3.9/10
627
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
53,430
11,895
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    • Director
      • Robert Hartford-Davis
    • Writers
      • Julian More(screenplay)
      • Simon Raven(novel "Doctors Wear Scarlet")
    • Stars
      • Patrick Macnee
      • Peter Cushing
      • Alexander Davion
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Robert Hartford-Davis
    • Writers
      • Julian More(screenplay)
      • Simon Raven(novel "Doctors Wear Scarlet")
    • Stars
      • Patrick Macnee
      • Peter Cushing
      • Alexander Davion
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    • 26User reviews
    • 18Critic reviews
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    Patrick Macnee and Patrick Mower in Incense for the Damned (1971)

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    Patrick Macnee
    Patrick Macnee
    • Derek Longbow
    Peter Cushing
    Peter Cushing
    • Dr. Walter Goodrich
    Alexander Davion
    Alexander Davion
    • Tony Seymour
    • (as Alex Davion)
    Johnny Sekka
    Johnny Sekka
    • Bob Kirby
    Madeleine Hinde
    • Penelope
    • (as Madeline Hinde)
    Edward Woodward
    Edward Woodward
    • Dr. Holmstrom
    William Mervyn
    • Marc Honeydew
    Patrick Mower
    Patrick Mower
    • Richard Fountain
    David Lodge
    David Lodge
    • Colonel
    Imogen Hassall
    Imogen Hassall
    • Chriseis
    John Barron
    John Barron
    • Diplomat
    Valerie Van Ost
    Valerie Van Ost
    • Don's wife
    Theo Moreos
    • Mayor
    Nick Pandelides
    • Monk Superior
    Andreas Potamitis
    • Police Chief
    Theodosia Elefthreadon
    • Old Woman
    Hristos Eleftheriadis
    • Priest
    • (as Christ Eleftheriades)
    Ernest Fennemore
    • Judge
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Robert Hartford-Davis
    • Writers
      • Julian More(screenplay)
      • Simon Raven(novel "Doctors Wear Scarlet")
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    • Trivia
      The two tabs of LSD that 'Francoise Pascal' takes in the orgy sequence were really two aspirins.
    • Goofs
      As the rock slide falls on Derek, it is obvious from the look, color and size of the rocks that they are fake.
    • Quotes

      Tony Seymore: Are you trying to tell me that a girl sucking blood from a man's neck can induce an orgasm?

    • Alternate versions
      The film had been extensively re-edited during post-production and the initial UK cinema version was cut further by the BBFC with the orgy scene being extensively shortened and a shot of a man kissing a woman's breasts completely removed. The film then reverted to the title of "Bloodsuckers" in the UK and the 1986 video release featured the same cut cinema print. The 2003 DVD release featured a re-edited print (including previously excised shots of the body of a stabbed topless woman) but the orgy scene was only included as an extra on the disc. BBC TV show the uncut version (with the orgy scene included in the movie) as "Incense For The Damned".
    • Connections
      Featured in Dusk to Dawn Drive-in Trash-o-Rama Show Vol. 5 (1998)

    User reviews26

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    Top review
    4/10
    Silly and confusing
    An Oxford don (Patrick Mower) goes to Greece to study mythology. Suddenly he disappears and nobody hears from him. A bunch of his friends and fiancée travel there to find him. They discover he is traveling all over Greece--and wherever he goes there's a murder. He's also under the spell of beautiful but deadly Chriseis (Imogen Hassell)...

    This DOES have some good points. The initial story is intriguing and there is some beautiful location shooting in Greece and a few exciting fights here and there. Also Peter Cushing and Patrick Macnee are in it--they're not given much to do but they're both very good. Also Mower is pretty good and Hassall is VERY good (and beautiful).

    But the plot gets increasingly confusing (and sillier) as it goes on. When they threw in the vampirism it was badly handled and just too ridiculous to take seriously. There were obvious production difficulties--quite a few scenes just have narration. Also Madeleine Hinde is just horrible playing Mowere's fiancée.

    Basically though--it's boring! I dozed off a few times...and didn't miss a thing. And, as a horror movie, it just doesn't work. It plays more like an action film or a travelogue of Greece.

    Not totally worthless (because of Cushing and Macnee) but not really worth seeing. I give it a 4.
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    • Apr 10, 2005

    Details

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    • Release date
      • September 1972 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Blood Suckers
    • Filming locations
      • Worcester College, 1 Walton St, Oxford OX1 2HB, United Kingdom
    • Production companies
      • Lucinda Films
      • Titan International Productions
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 22 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono

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