Ultra violent and not for the faint of heart.
Strong cast though.
Mark of the Devil
Positively the most horrifying film ever made
Rating
3.0 (1)
Release Date
2/19/1970Runtime
96 minsOverview
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.
Status
ReleasedOriginal Language
GermanBudget
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A brutal, unflinching examination of institutional cruelty disguised as righteousness, where a young man's moral awakening comes through witnessing systematic torture and slaughter. The film refuses to look away from the horror of zealotry and abuse of power.
Mood
Dread-soakedUnsettlingAngryBleak
Themes
JusticeFaithPowerCorruptionIdentity
Tone
Earnest
Pacing
Slow-burn
Look
NaturalisticHigh-contrast
Structure
Linear
Heads up
Graphic violenceSexual violence
Herbert Lom
Lord Cumberland
Udo Kier
Count Christian von Meruh
Olivera Katarina
Vanessa Benedikt
Reggie Nalder
Albino
Herbert Fux
Jeff Wilkens - Executioner
Johannes Buzalski
Advocato
Michael Maien
Baron Daumer
Gaby Fuchs
Deidre von Bergenstein
Adrian Hoven
Nobleman
Ingeborg Schöner
Nobleman's Wife
Percy Hoven
Blond Child
Günter Clemens
Friedrich
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