Mark of the Devil

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.

Cast

Herbert Lom

as Lord Cumberland

Udo Kier

as Count Christian von Meruh

Olivera Katarina

as Vanessa Benedikt

Reggie Nalder

as Albino

Herbert Fux

as Jeff Wilkens - Executioner

Johannes Buzalski

as Advocato

Michael Maien

as Baron Daumer

Gaby Fuchs

as Deidre von Bergenstein

Adrian Hoven

as Nobleman

Ingeborg Schöner

as Nobleman's Wife

Reviews

Wuchak

**_Robbing, ravishing and murdering in the name of the Church_** In the early 1700s, a witchfinder & his apprentice (Herbert Lom and Udo Kier) come to a village in Austria to take over the job from a corrupt local witch hunter (Reggie Nalder). The noble pupil, however, starts to question his ment...

JPV852

Surprisingly good and well acted drama featuring great performances from Herbert Lom, Udo Kier and Olivera Katarina. Some gruesome torture scenes isn't gratuitous and serves an actual story and characters. Seems like the sort of movie that Arrow would release and instead landed with Vinegar Syndrome...

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