Story Line
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.
“Positively the most horrifying film ever made”
Top Cast
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
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Rating
6.2/ 10
Release Date
1970-02-19
Runtime
1h 36m
Genres
HorrorDramaHistoryThriller
Part of the Series
Mark of the Devil Collection
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User Reviews (2)
Wuchak
6/10
•8/30/2023**_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...
JPV852
7/10
•10/25/2023Surprisingly good and well acted drama featuring great performances from Herbert Lom, Udo Kier and Olivera Katarina. Some gruesome torture scenes isn't gratuitous and serves an actual story and characters. Seems like the sort of movie that Arrow woul...