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A tribunal interrogates, tortures and murders "witches" and "heretics" during the Inquisition.A tribunal interrogates, tortures and murders "witches" and "heretics" during the Inquisition.A tribunal interrogates, tortures and murders "witches" and "heretics" during the Inquisition.
Rosemarie Heinikel
- Pompanne
- (as Rosy Rosy)
Karl Ferth
- Torture - Master
- (uncredited)
Joachim Hackethal
- The Torture-Master
- (uncredited)
Adrian Hoven
- Count Alexander von Salmenau
- (uncredited)
Herbert Kersten
- Judge
- (uncredited)
Hans Neubacher
- Judge
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
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- TriviaThough the Advocate lost an eye in the original "Mark of the Devil", here it's grown back for the sequel.
- GoofsThere are no features painted on the silver face of the effigy burned in the execution scene.
- Quotes
Balthasar von Ross: You executed Henning Babout last year, didn't you? It was last year--it was the 17th of November last when you laid him on a butcher's table, you delicately smashed his rib cage and slit open his belly, then you gelded him, ripped out his heart, and slapped him several times across the face. I like that!
Nicholas: I also hacked him into 5 pieces, but by then he was already dead.
[chuckles]
Balthasar von Ross: What a pity.
- Alternate versionsThe English dubbed version that was released in the US tones down a graphic beheading near the end of the film. It otherwise appears complete. Comparison to a German VHS reveals that the beheading in intact in the German print, but another torture scene is cut short, before the payoff (it involves the woman hoisted up over the pointed box device). It is unclear is a fully uncut print has been released anywhere to this date.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Invasion of the Scream Queens (1992)
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From the album "Drama-Tension"
Written, Arranged and Conducted by John Scott
Courtesy of Conrad Recorded Music
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Medieval torture and witch-hunting have never been so boring!
Although a blatant rip-off of "Witchfinder General", the original "Mark of the Devil" is easily one of the greatest European exploitation movies ever made. The sequel, however, is one of the worst. I can't even properly explain what went wrong, since all the ingredients for a fierce and shocking exploitation hit are there, but somehow "Mark of the Devil 2" became the lamest and dullest flick about torture & witch-hunting that exists. There are some great names in the cast, but either they stay far below their usual qualities (like Anton Diffring) or they are badly restricted by their shallow and uninteresting roles (like Erica Blanc). The original was a masterpiece of cruelty. You could almost feel the agony and experience the living hell those poor women were going through yourself. Here, there's just a lot of screaming and only a handful of nasty images. These witch-hunters, Balthazar Von Ross and his misogynist minion Natas, don't even bother to put effort into their accusations. They just point out random women and torture them to death. There isn't the slightest bit of unsettling atmosphere, building up suspense or effective use of the torture scenery. All the sequences involving the bald nuns are downright odd, and the only two noteworthy moments of torturous cruelty involve a pair of fiery shoes and a nasty crotch-impalement. In fact, the only truly great thing about this dud is its original German title "Hexen geschändet und zu Tode gequält". What genuine exploitation-lover wouldn't want to see a film with a title like that?
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- Hexen geschändet und zu Tode gequält
- Filming locations
- Residenz zu Salzburg(Castle of the Eminence)
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- Runtime1 hour 37 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.66 : 1
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By what name was Mark of the Devil Part II (1973) officially released in India in English?
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