Night of the Blood Monster

1970 [ITALIAN]

Action / Biography / Horror

12
IMDb Rating 5.2/10 10 1750 1.8K

torture witchcraft 17th century

Plot summary

In 1685 England, an overzealous Lord Chancellor condemns various rebels and "witches" to satisfy his political whims, ignorant of the true consequences of his actions.

Director

Jesús Franco Photo
Jesús Franco

Top cast

Christopher Lee Photo
Christopher Lee as Judge Jeffries
José María Prada Photo
José María Prada as Palafox
Maria Schell Photo
Maria Schell as Mother Rosa
Margaret Lee Photo
Margaret Lee as Alicia Gray
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943.97 MB
1280*534
Italian 2.0
NR
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23.976 fps
1 hr 42 min
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1.71 GB
1920*800
Italian 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 42 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by ryan-10075 5 / 10

The Bloody Judge

Christopher Lee plays Welsh Judge Jeffries (who was in fact a real judge back in the 17th Century in England) in this Jesus Franco directed horror-biography from 1970. He was known as "The Hanging Judge" and would convict with a heavy strike from his gavel. Lee does quite a fine job in the lead role and almost all on his own leans me toward recommending this one, but alas it is close, but no cigar on this one. As I mentioned earlier directed by the late Jesus Franco and over his career I would commend him on the amount of work he ended up directed and writing, even though at the time of writing this review I have seen 3 of his pictures and none of them I really liked or would recommend to anyone. This one was the best as his I have seen to date. The personal problem I had with this movie was at times (always happens when Lee was not on screen) I would get bored. It became too talky and not enough action for me. Although to me the 3rd act was the best and does pick up, but wasn't enough for me.
Reviewed by Fella_shibby 4 / 10

And what a switch for judge Jefferies. It just goes to show what happens when you get too caught up in your work.

I saw this for the first time recently. Aint no fan of Franco's films but Lee's name was sufficient for one time viewing. The film is boring and apart from Lee's performance, there is only tons of unnecessary sadism n torture. The plot is about a judge who condemns women as witches and rebels as traitors on a regular basis. The film's lead actress Maria Rohm looks a bit similar to Rachel Weisz. Generous with a 4 only cos of Lee's presence n Howard Vernon's phantom outfit.
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