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Mark of the Devil

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A witchfinder general's (Herbert Lom) use of torture disgusts his helper (Olivera Vuco) in 18th-century Austria.
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Anton Bitel Sight & Sound 11/09/2013
It's a curiosity alright, but more akin to a Monty Python feature (with its tits out) than to, say, The Devils (1971). Go to Full Review
Ed Halter Village Voice 10/19/2004
Though the Pioneer is reviving this picture's original barf-bag-at-the-door promo gimmick, there's about a 50 percent chance it'll be more useful to save it for watching the returns on Election Night. Go to Full Review
Nicholas Bell IONCINEMA.com 10/28/2020
2.5/5
Bizarre performances and an unnaturally evocative ambience help overcome the film's desperate aim to shock. Go to Full Review
Richard Propes TheIndependentCritic.com 09/16/2020
1.0/4.0
The film is a bloody and brutal indictment of religious corruption. Go to Full Review
Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews 10/27/2015
C+
The pic lacks the substance that made Michael Reeves' The Conqueror Worm a horror classic, as it too easily settles in to be solely a shocker torture-porn flick. Go to Full Review
Sean Axmaker Parallax View 04/25/2015
An early entry in the "sex and sadism" genre, this is an exploitation film with an intelligence behind it, but an exploitation film nonetheless... Go to Full Review
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júlio a 04/17/2020 Para a época certamente foi um filme pesado, hoje soa meio datado, mas ainda assim, eu achei muito bom ao que se propõe a fazer. E nada de final feliz, trilha sonora maravilhosa. See more delysid d 12/16/2017 I thought this was great, almost as great as vinvent price in witchfinder general, its a similar sort of picture but this has more torture See more 09/09/2017 Es sobre cuando acusaban a cualquiera de practica brujería y lo torturaban. Al final el malo escapa, el otro malo mata al bueno. See more 01/10/2017 Very early example of torture porn. While it's a b-film, it's well acted and has some impressive production quality. It's quite horrifying to think of what women went through during those witch trials. See more 01/23/2016 'Mark of the Devil' is a somewhat tired story, but it's well acted and handsomely produced. Herbert Lom is as magnetic as ever as the pompous Lord Cumberland, and Udo Kier shines in one of his earliest roles. There's some fantastic gore (though not as much as the advertising would suggest) and even a few touches of black humor thrown in where needed, much of it satirizing fragile masculinity. See more 06/02/2012 Filmed on location, in castles in 1969 Austria, Mark of the Devil is a campy look at the days of German witch hunting. Who can resist a young Udo Kier and his dreamy blue eyes getting the zoom treatment? Lots of long 70's Break hair. And a la-la chorus accompanied by violins (soundtrack). See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis A witchfinder general's (Herbert Lom) use of torture disgusts his helper (Olivera Vuco) in 18th-century Austria.
Director
Michael Armstrong
Producer
Adrian Hoven
Screenwriter
Michael Armstrong, Adrian Hoven
Production Co
Aquila Film Enterprises, HIFI Stereo 70 Kg
Rating
R
Genre
Horror
Original Language
German
Release Date (Theaters)
Apr 5, 1972, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 2, 2017
Runtime
1h 30m
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