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It was a truly horrific film for it's time. But released to the public there were several cuts to it and also they tried to combine the two actress parts of Gaby Fuchs and Doris Von Danwitz in the cut film version. Gaby Fuchs already had experience as a horror film actress and was featured as one of the women who was put on the rack and had the soles of her bare feet scorched by Albino's henchman with a red hot branding iron. In an interview with sexy Gaby she had revealed that before that scene was filmed she already was secured on the rack nude with neck stock and the four actors enjoyed taking turns torture-tickling her bare feet; not in the script and not an act. She remarked "I certainly didn't expect it and my feet are ticklish but I realized since I wanted this part so much I had no choice at this point but to endure all four men tickling my bare feet, and these men did not know me & were quite impersonal in their persistant tickling of my bare soles which just about drove me to the point of insanity!". "Moviegoers are not aware of this."Read full review
This film was one of the Forbidden Fruits of my childhood and it's nice to see that time hasn't blunted it's impact. The makeup effects may seem quaint in today's CGI dolly shot through the bullet hole era but the simplicity of these effects still is as gut wrenching as remembered. Herbert Lom is as slimy and sinister as he has ever been and excellent as the villian. The uncut version is great to have and the quality of the transfer and the crispness of the print are amazing, especially considering the source material is almost 40 years old. This film certainly isn't for everyone, but for fans of 70's exploitation horror this is a must. Just remember to bring your own barf bags.
I love this retro film
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A friend of mine wanted this movie. His mother took him to this movie when he was 10 years old and he asked me if I could find it for him, so I did. I watched the movie and I thought it was pretty good. It has some truth in it. It's about witch-hunters in 18th Century Austria and the torture they put people through. They would accuse anyone of being a witch and then do whatever they wanted to to that person. There is a plot to this movie. There are twists and turns. I liked this movie. It's an ok horror flick if you consider the special effects they didn't have back in 1970. It's worth watching.
If you like B movies, people being tortured, accused of being a witch, then you'll like this movie. I saw this movie in the theatre when I was a teenager. It kind of scared me! Back then I had a strong stomach, but watching it again at my age now, my stomach wasn't so good. HA HA HA It seems like one of those SLOW movies from the get go, but I enjoyed watching it again. One has to have what you call "A morbid mind" to watch this type of movie. It's not for the weak or quizy stomach person.
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