El Mariscal del infierno (1974)
- Directed by
- León Klimovsky
- Genre
- drama film, satanic film
- Country
- Argentina
- Runtime
- 1h 23m
- Rating
- 6.8 of 10 from 13 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
A medieval marshal based on a real serial killer leads his army in a power struggle. The story follows his violent ambition and downfall.
medievaldarkbrutalbroodingatmosphericviolentsombermelancholic
What happens
El mariscal del infierno (The Marshal From Hell), aka The Devil's Possessed, is a 1974 Spanish/Argentine co-production. It was a historical drama directed by Leon Klimovsky, written by Paul Naschy and co-produced by Nestor Gaffet and Jose Antonio Perez Giner. It starred Paul Naschy in the title role, and co-featured Norma Sebre and Guillermo Bredeston. Naschy said he based the lead character Gilles de Lancre on the notorious medieval serial killer Gilles de Rais, and the film's plot was a loose remake of the 1956 Akira Kurosawa film Throne of Blood (itself an adaptation of Shakespeare's Macbeth). It was filmed in May and June 1974, and was theatrically released only in Spain and Belgium that same year as El mariscal del infierno. It was released on VHS home video in the 1980s as The Devil's Possessed. There appears to have been a somewhat sexier "international version" of the film at one time, but it apparently no longer exists. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Morir por nada (1974)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.