Mark of the Devil

1970 [GERMAN]

Drama / History / Horror / Thriller

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Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 46% · 8 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 46% · 1K ratings
IMDb Rating 6.1/10 10 4438 4.4K

rape torture religious fundamentalism witch trial

Plot summary

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.

Director

Michael Armstrong Photo
Michael Armstrong

Top cast

Udo Kier Photo
Udo Kier as Count Christian von Meruh
Olivera Katarina Photo
Olivera Katarina as Vanessa Benedikt
Friedrich Schoenfelder Photo
Friedrich Schoenfelder as Narrator
Ingeborg Schöner Photo
Ingeborg Schöner as Nobleman's Wife
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896.08 MB
1200*720
German 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 37 min
Seeds 6
1.62 GB
1800*1080
German 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 37 min
Seeds 11

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by darksong-1 7 / 10

Macabre tortures conceived by madmen.

I will remember this as being the film with so much relentless screaming. With torture scenes that remind you of the hell details by Hieronymus Bosch. Particularly unnerving is the horrible Chinese water torture treatment on one luckless accused prisoner - That itself adds so much visual horror to the whole idea if you ever tried to imagine it in effect. It's both depressing and maddening at the same time. Which makes it all so great for being believable and historically true. Perverse Christian officials all running around committing unspeakable acts of cruelty on the innocent they deem as fit for it and to satisfy their own greed and lust. The arrival of Count Cumberland at the helm making it worse. His presence is dark and brooding and we can sense how corrupt a character he is. Another great performance is by -Udo Kier as a young devoted Christian trainee who begins to doubt the ways of Cumberland. The film is well made with good soundtrack that reminded me of the music in Cannibal Holocaust.-Buckets of blood and screaming galore fest.
Reviewed by darksong-1 7 / 10

Macabre tortures conceived by madmen.

I will remember this as being the film with so much relentless screaming. With torture scenes that remind you of the hell details by Hieronymus Bosch. Particularly unnerving is the horrible Chinese water torture treatment on one luckless accused prisoner - That itself adds so much visual horror to the whole idea if you ever tried to imagine it in effect. It's both depressing and maddening at the same time. Which makes it all so great for being believable and historically true. Perverse Christian officials all running around committing unspeakable acts of cruelty on the innocent they deem as fit for it and to satisfy their own greed and lust. The arrival of Count Cumberland at the helm making it worse. His presence is dark and brooding and we can sense how corrupt a character he is. Another great performance is by -Udo Kier as a young devoted Christian trainee who begins to doubt the ways of Cumberland. The film is well made with good soundtrack that reminded me of the music in Cannibal Holocaust.-Buckets of blood and screaming galore fest.
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