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The Fiend (1972)

The Fiend poster
Directed by
Robert Hartford-Davis
Genre
horror film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 32m
Rated
R
Rating
5.0 of 10 from 20 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A religious fanatic becomes obsessed with punishing sinners. This leads to a series of violent acts.

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What happens

The Fiend (also known as Beware My Brethren) is a 1972 British horror film produced and directed by Robert Hartford-Davis and starring Ann Todd, Tony Beckley and Patrick Magee. It was written by Brian Comport. The film is set against a background of religious fanaticism and, as with other films directed by Hartford-Davis, includes elements of the sexploitation genre of the early 1970s. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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