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Mark of the Devil( 1970)

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Positively the most horrifying film ever made

Overview

In 1700s Austria, a witch-hunter's apprentice has doubts about the righteousness of witch-hunting when he witnesses the brutality, the injustice, the falsehood, the torture and the arbitrary killing that go with the job.

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      Herbert Lom

      Lord Cumberland

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      Udo Kier

      Count Christian von Meruh

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      Olivera Katarina

      Vanessa Benedikt

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      Reggie Nalder

      Albino

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      Herbert Fux

      Jeff Wilkens - Executioner

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      Johannes Buzalski

      Advocato

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      Michael Maien

      Baron Daumer

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      Gaby Fuchs

      Deidre von Bergenstein

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      Adrian Hoven

      Nobleman

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      Ingeborg Schöner

      Nobleman's Wife

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      Percy Hoven

      Blond Child

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      Günter Clemens

      Friedrich

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      Doris von Danwitz

      Elisabeth

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      Dorothea Carrera

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      Marlies Petersen

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      Bob Gerry

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      Friedrich Schoenfelder

      Narrator

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    A review by Wuchak

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    Written by Wuchak on Wed Aug 30 2023
    **_Robbing, ravishing and murdering in the name of the Church_** In the early 1700s, a witchfinder & his apprentice (Herbert Lom and Udo Kier) come to a village in Austria to take over the job from a corrupt local witch hunter (Reggie Nalder). The noble pupil, however, starts to question his mentor when a woman he is fond of is falsely accused of witchcraft (Olivera Katarina). “Mark of the Devil” (1970) is a West German production inspired by the success of “Witchfinder General,” aka “Conqueror Worm.” Producers even wanted the same director, Michael Reeves, but he unexpectedly perished a...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

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    Keywords

    • rape
    • torture
    • religious fundamentalism
    • witch trial