Mark of the Devil (1970)
- Original title
- Hexen bis aufs Blut gequält
- Directed by
- Michael Armstrong, Adrian Hoven
- Genre
- horror film
- Country
- Germany
- Runtime
- 1h 37m
- Rated
- 18
- Rating
- 6.2 of 10 from 107 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
In 17th century Austria, a rogue witch hunter falsely accuses villagers of witchcraft and tortures them. A younger witch hunter starts to question his own role as he witnesses the cruelty.
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What happens
Mark of the Devil (German: Hexen bis aufs Blut gequält, lit. Witches Tortured Till They Bleed) is a 1970 West German historical horror film directed by Michael Armstrong, and starring Olivera Vučo, Udo Kier, Reggie Nalder, Herbert Fux, and Herbert Lom. Its plot follows a witch hunter in 17th-century Austria who begins to question his pursuits after witnessing a rogue witch hunter dubiously accuse the townspeople of a small village, and employ increasingly sadistic methods of torture against them. It is most remembered for US marketing slogans devised by Hallmark Releasing Corp. that included "Positively the most horrifying film ever made" and "Rated V for Violence", while sick bags were given free to the audience upon admission. While not prosecuted for obscenity, the film was seized and confiscated in the UK under Section 3 of the Obscene Publications Act 1959 during the video nasty panic. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Mädchen mit Gewalt (1970)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.