Mark of the Devil
1970 · Movie · 96 min · ★ 6.2 · 43% critics
In 1700s Austria, a young apprentice to a feared witch-hunter begins to question his role as he witnesses how accusations are used to spread terror. As superstition and authority collide, the village is pulled into a grim cycle of coercion, injustice, and brutal punishment that tests his conscience.
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Details
- Original title
- Hexen bis aufs Blut gequält
- Years
- 1970
- Release date
- 1970-02-19
- Language
- German
- Runtime
- 96 min
- Max quality
- UHD
- Critic score
- 43/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.2/10 (107 votes)
About
You may like this if you want a bleak, exploitation-leaning period horror about abuse of power and witch-hunt hysteria, similar in spirit to Black Death; Not for you if graphic torture, sexual violence, or relentless cruelty are dealbreakers.
Pros: grim historical atmosphere; unsettling intensity; memorable villainy | Cons: harsh torture content; uneven pacing; rough dubbing
Themes
- rape
- torture
- religious fundamentalism
- witch trial
Cast & crew
Herbert Lom
as Lord Cumberland
Udo Kier
as Count Christian von Meruh
Olivera Katarina
as Vanessa Benedikt
Reggie Nalder
as Albino
Herbert Fux
as Jeff Wilkens - Executioner
Johannes Buzalski
as Advocato
Michael Maien
as Baron Daumer
Gaby Fuchs
as Deidre von Bergenstein
Adrian Hoven
as Nobleman
Ingeborg Schöner
as Nobleman's Wife
Directed by Adrian Hoven, Michael Armstrong