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Demons of the Mind( 1972)

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They came to torture an agonised mind.

Overview

A physician discovers that two children are being kept virtually imprisoned in their house by their father. He investigates, and discovers a web of sex, incest and satanic possession.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Robert Hardy

      Zorn

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      Shane Briant

      Emil

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      Gillian Hills

      Elizabeth

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      Yvonne Mitchell

      Hilda

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      Paul Jones

      Carl Richter

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      Patrick Magee

      Falkenberg

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      Kenneth J. Warren

      Klaus

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      Michael Hordern

      Priest

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      Robert Brown

      Fischinger

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      Virginia Wetherell

      Inge

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      Deirdre Costello

      Magda

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      Barry Stanton

      Ernst

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      Sidonie Bond

      Zorn's Wife

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      Thomas Heathcote

      Coachman

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      John Atkinson

      1st Villager

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      George Cormack

      2nd Villager

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      Mary Hignett

      Matronly Woman

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      Sheila Raynor

      Old Crone

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      Jan Adair

      1st Girl

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      Jane Cardew

      2nd Girl

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      Glenda Allen

      Girl (uncredited)

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      Richard Beaumont

      Young Emil (uncredited)

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      Fred Wood

      Villager Carrying Torch (uncredited)

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    A review by John Chard

    5
    Written by John Chard on Fri Oct 16 2015
    There is a heritage of disorder in our blood. An unhinged Baron keeps his children as prisoners in the family mansion for fear they will inherit the family illness - insanity! It's one of Hammer Films' most divisive productions, some laud it as a Gothic horror with art house veneers, others say it's simply pretentious tripe! The truth is that it's a bold and ambitious picture, a tricky narrative of mental health, incest and brutal patriarch pressure, all cloaked in the Hammer traits so prevalent in their 70s productions. Cue blood and nudity, hammy acting, good acting, splendid costume...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • castle
    • murder
    • gothic
    • incest