It stars udo kier and herbert lomm, features bucket loads of gore and more grisly torture sequences than you can shake a barb wired stick at. Mark of the devil, part ii 1973 fanatical witch hunters brutally torment a countess erika blanc, nuns and other innocent female victims. Anton diffring substitutes for herebert lom in part 2, but the basic premise remains intact. Horror mark of the devil, part ii 1973 erika blanc, anton diffring, percy hoven, reggie nalder, lukas ammann. Let me mention for each beautiful young actress in mark of the devil, these is a really grotesquely dogugly villain, in the pack of the despicable witchhunters, who wants. The original film starred herbert lom as a burning judge preying upon accused witches in 18th century austria. Mark of the devil is a german horror film from the 1970s. Mar 29, 2016 this film contains very strong graphic torture including a womens tongue being ripped out of her head,nuns being rapedin the opening credits, and lots of beatings. Comparison to a german vhs reveals that the beheading in intact in the german print, but another torture scene is cut short.
Le film plaything of the devil 1973 vostfr film complet. With erika blanc, anton diffring, percy hoven, lukas ammann. He believes strongly in his mentor and the ways of the church but loses faith when he catches lom strangling reggie nalder to death for calling him impotent. This is a good punishment for a wild, unchaste godless beast. A bloody and brutal critique of religious corruption, mark of the devilsees horror icon udo kier flesh for frankenstein, suspiria play a witchfinder s apprentice whose faith in his master herbert lom becomes severely tested when they settle in an austrian village. Las vegas 1973 is the setting for this factbased story about the mobs. In 1700s austria, a witchhunters apprentice has doubts about the righteousness of witchhunting when he witnesses the brutality, the injustice, the falsehood, the torture and the arbitrary killing that go with the job. Mark of the devil originally featured a bizarre ending in which the dead arose to take their revenge, but the footage was lostdestroyed, and all that remains are a couple of stills. Mark of the devil part ii 1973 alternate versions imdb. Mark of the devil is a 1970 west german horror film.
Witches are violated and tortured to death, is a german horror film released in 1973. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central. Mar 05, 2017 mark of the devil the arrow video story too horrifying for youtube edition duration. The young man is very much into his work, but his enthusiasm quickly goes away after he finds his master strangling a man to death. Mark of the devil of the devil is a period drama that was released in 1969. Once proclaimed as positively the most horrifying film ever made, mark of the devil finally arrives uncut in the uk. Le film plaything of the devil 1973 vostfr admin 20170625t03. An even more sordid exploitation sequel to michael armstrongs nasty classic mark of the devil 1970. Kier begins to see for himself that the witch trials are nothing but a scam of the church to rob people of. The three intertwining storylines are supposedly based on true accounts of medieval men and women that were tried for witchcraft in the days of the inquisition. Adrian hovens witches aka mark of the devil 2 1973 movie. He believes strongly in his mentor and in the ways of the church but loses faith when he catches lom strangle a. Mark of the devil part ii 1973 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. He believes strongly in his mentor and in the ways of the church but loses faith when he catches lom strangle a man to death.
The characters are rich and complex, the story is well thought out. A tribunal targets witches and heretics, who are then tortured and murdered. It is more a period drama at times, concerned with critiquing religious corruption when not getting graphically violent. Mark of the devil, part ii 1973 cast and crew moviefone. It would be a vast understatement to say that mark of the devil is not for all tastes, for it is a genuinely and relentlessly sadistic movie. This britishgerman horrorama was the sequel todrum roll pleasemark of the devil 1970. Its scenic austrian setting and lavish production design are far less gritty than latter horror and exploitation films, recalling hammer films excellent production. Adrian hoven took the part of an honest puppeteer, subjected to chinese water torture, maybe because he didnt know any actor who could spin his eyes as crazily. The overall tenor of the film is implicit in its alternate englishlanguage title, witches. The story is comprised of equal parts ken russells the devils and michael reeves sardonic witchfinder general aka the conqueror worm. In addition, several vhs companies sought to exploit the titles notoriety by retitling several.
Mark of the devil is the exploitation genres answer to michael reeves witchfinder general, pillaging its plot while injecting it with gratuitous violence and gore. Im not sure you could make this movie today, although the irishman comes. Erika blanc in mark of the devil part ii 1973 anton diffring in mark of the devil part ii. Mark of the devil mark of the devil ii hexen geschandet. Gone is any important plot, instead a group of witchhunters just persecute people for cheap shock effects, this time focusing their main efforts on a nunnery, in particular a. The roar before pain from this female cattle are music in my ears. Mark of the devil ii 1972 directed by adrian hoven genres drama, historical film, horror subgenres supernatural horror run time 90 min. It is most remembered for us marketing slogans devised by hallmark releasing corp. Blanc gives a bravura performance as a noblewoman who opposes the nefarious witchhunting ways of nalder. Adrian hovens witches aka mark of the devil 2 1973.
I envy the torturer for his wonderful job,sluts to torment,and this quite legally in this beautiful good old time. With herbert lom, udo kier, olivera katarina, reggie nalder. Topics reggie nalder, erika blanc, anton diffring, torture, witch hunt, exploitation film. Popular videos mark of the devil mark of the devil topic. The blue underground dvd is excellent, with some entertaining interviews, an insightful audio commentary, and an excellent presentation of the film itself. Erika blanc is the lovely noble woman victimized by this mad witch hunt. This britishgerman horrorama was the sequel todrum roll please mark of the devil 1970.
Though heavily censored in many markets, it proved a big international success and an unrelated sequel, mark of the devil, part ii, followed in 1973. Mark of the devil the arrow video story too horrifying for youtube edition duration. Mark of the devil part ii 1973 company credits imdb. Last horror film 1982 directed by david winters starring joe spinell maniac 5. Mark of the devil is an odd duck for an exploitation film. Mark of the devil part ii 1973 mark of the devil part ii. May 02, 2011 this feature is not available right now. Oct 09, 2012 udo kier is a witch hunter apprentice to herbert lom. The english dubbed version that was released in the us tones down a graphic beheading near the end of the film. Vinyl, lp, deluxe edition, limited edition country. A bit worse than the first part in terms of quality, as there is less focus on the importance of plot than on the torture scenes, but there still is erika blanc in the leading role and reggie nalder as the evil witch hunter. Udo kier is a witch hunter apprentice to herbert lom. Mark of the devil part ii 1973 movie trailer mark of the devil part 2 1973 movie trailer plot. A tribunal interrogates, tortures and murders witches and heretics during the inquisition.
Jun 25, 2017 le film plaything of the devil 1973 vostfr admin 20170625t03. The film follows a young apprentice to an interrogator during the spanish inquisition. Mark of the devil part ii 1973 mark of the devil part. Adrian hovens witches aka mark of the devil 2 1973 movie trailer. This is a very poor sequel to the original mark of the devil using one of the same cast, but actually just recreating another unconnected outbreak of witchhunting. With the support of the department of theatre, film and media studies of the university of vienna, he organised a threeday conference in tamsweg, austria, a town in the lungau region, which provided much of the gorgeous scenery for both mark of the devil and mark of the devil part ii. Witches tortured till they bleed is a 1970 west german horror film. The two newly commissioned featurette documentaries, hallmark of the devil, documenting hallmark and their distribution tactics on mark of the devil and other films, and mark of the times, documenting the rise of the 70s british exploitation scene, are both fantastic viewings and will probably warrant numerous viewers from fans of the film, and. In america, it was advertised as positively the most. Fanatical witch hunters brutally torment a countess erika blanc, nuns and other innocent female victims. Mark of the devil ii 1972 adrian hoven related allmovie. Mark of the devil part ii 1973 movie trailer mark of the. Herbert lom and olivera katarina in mark of the devil 1970 mark of the devil 1970 udo kier in. This film contains very strong graphic torture including a womens tongue being ripped out of her head,nuns being rapedin the opening credits, and lots of beatings.
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