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The Blood on Satan's Claw

  • 19711971
  • RR
  • 1h 37m
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
6.6K
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The Blood on Satan's Claw (1971)
In seventeenth-century England, the children of a village slowly convert into a coven of Devil worshipers.
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In 17th-century England, the children of a village slowly convert into a coven of devil worshipers.In 17th-century England, the children of a village slowly convert into a coven of devil worshipers.In 17th-century England, the children of a village slowly convert into a coven of devil worshipers.
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
6.6K
YOUR RATING
    • Piers Haggard
    • Robert Wynne-Simmons(original screenplay)
    • Piers Haggard(with additional material by)
  • Stars
    • Patrick Wymark
    • Linda Hayden
    • Barry Andrews
    • Piers Haggard
    • Robert Wynne-Simmons(original screenplay)
    • Piers Haggard(with additional material by)
  • Stars
    • Patrick Wymark
    • Linda Hayden
    • Barry Andrews
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 93User reviews
    • 76Critic reviews
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    Patrick Wymark
    Patrick Wymark
    • The Judge
    Linda Hayden
    Linda Hayden
    • Angel Blake
    Barry Andrews
    Barry Andrews
    • Ralph Gower
    Michele Dotrice
    Michele Dotrice
    • Margaret
    Wendy Padbury
    Wendy Padbury
    • Cathy Vespers
    Anthony Ainley
    Anthony Ainley
    • Reverend Fallowfield
    Charlotte Mitchell
    • Ellen
    Tamara Ustinov
    • Rosalind Barton
    Simon Williams
    Simon Williams
    • Peter Edmonton
    James Hayter
    James Hayter
    • Squire Middleton
    Howard Goorney
    • The Doctor
    Avice Landone
    Avice Landone
    • Isobel Banham
    • (as Avice Landon)
    Robin Davies
    Robin Davies
    • Mark Vespers
    Peter Ardran
    • The Devil
    • (uncredited)
    John Ash
    • Coven member
    • (uncredited)
    Peter Avella
    • Villager
    • (uncredited)
    John Clifford
    • Villager
    • (uncredited)
    Les Conrad
    • Villager
    • (uncredited)
      • Piers Haggard
      • Robert Wynne-Simmons(original screenplay)
      • Piers Haggard(with additional material by)
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    • Trivia
      The film was originally conceived as three stories that would play out separately, but all have the unearthed remains of Satan being the linking factor between them. The stories of Peter Edmonton and his mad fiance, the possessed village children, and the Judge's battle with evil were all at first supposed to take place independently. However, when the script was rewritten, it was decided that the plots should be combined to create one central story.
    • Goofs
      There are two spelling errors in the opening titles: the production company is called Tigron instead of Tigon (in the copyright notice beneath the main title), and screen veteran James Hayter is billed as James Hoyter.
    • Quotes

      The Judge: I give you His Catholic Majesty King James III, may God bless him and keep him in exile

    • Alternate versions
      The UK cinema version was cut by the BBFC to edit the rape scene and shots of a naked girl dancing in front of a knife-wielding boy. The cuts were fully restored in the 2003 Anchor Bay DVD release.
    • Connections
      Featured in Elvira's Movie Macabre: Blood on Satan's Claw (1982)

    User reviews93

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    6/10
    Weird and Cult Horror Film
    In the XVIII Century, in the countryside of England, the landsman Ralph Gower (Barry Andrews) finds a skull with one eye and fur on the field. He summons the local judge (Patrick Wymark) to see his finding but it has disappeared. Meanwhile the local Peter Edmonton (Simon Williams) brings his fiancée Rosalind Barton (Tamara Ustinov) to his aunt's house to marry her on the next day. However during the night Rosalind becomes insane and in the morning she is sent to an asylum and Peter sees a claw that has replaced her hand. Then Peter wakes up with a claw attacking him and he cuts it out, but he finds that he has hacked down his own hand. The local children have a strange behavior under the command of Angel Blake (Linda Hayden) and they rape and kill others. In common, they have a strange fur on their skin. The judge returns from London and concludes that evil has possessed the children. What will he and his search party do?

    "The Blood on Satan's Claw" is a weird and cult British horror film. The plot is very strange and original but some scenes are sort of disconnected. The beauty of Linda Hayden tempting the reverend is worthwhile watching. My vote is six.

    Title (Brazil): "O Estigma de Satanás" ("The Stigma of Satan")

    Note: On 28 Sep 2019 I saw this film again.
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    • Release date
      • April 16, 1971 (United States)
      • United Kingdom
      • English
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    • Filming locations
      • Bix Bottom Valley, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England, UK
    • Production companies
      • Tigon British Film Productions
      • Chilton Films
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    • 1 hour 37 minutes
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