Mark of the Devil Part II
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Mark of the Devil Part II, or in original German Hexen geschändet und zu Tode gequält is a German
horror film
released in 1973
. It is a sequel
to Mark of the Devil.
) encounters a group of religious fanatics led by Natas (Reggie Nalder
). Her husband Balthasar von Ross (Anton Diffring
) is killed by Natas and her young son is deemed the devil's spawn. Elisabeth intends to plead the innocence of her son, but when she refuses Natas' advances, she is also deemed a heretic
by the corrupt officials and tortured.
, the film has no real connection to the first film outside of a similar time period and instances of gratuitous torture. Reggie Nalder
, villain in the first film, co-stars here but plays a different character.
by Hallmark Releasing, distributor of the first film, in 1974. It has been available on VHS
in a multitude of releases from different companies, all varying in terms of the violent content, and never been officially released on DVD
in the United States
.
West Germany
West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990....
horror film
Horror film
Horror films seek to elicit a negative emotional reaction from viewers by playing on the audience's most primal fears. They often feature scenes that startle the viewer through the means of macabre and the supernatural, thus frequently overlapping with the fantasy and science fiction genres...
released in 1973
1973 in film
The year 1973 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*The Marx Brothers' Zeppo Marx divorces his second wife, Barbara Blakely. Blakely would later marry actor/singer Frank Sinatra....
. It is a sequel
Sequel
A sequel is a narrative, documental, or other work of literature, film, theatre, or music that continues the story of or expands upon issues presented in some previous work...
to Mark of the Devil.
Plot
Young noblewoman Elisabeth von Salmenau (Erika BlancErika Blanc
Enrica Bianchi Colombatto is an Italian actress, usually known by her stagename of Erika Blanc.-Movie career:Her most notable role was as the first fictional character Emmanuelle in Io, Emanuelle...
) encounters a group of religious fanatics led by Natas (Reggie Nalder
Reggie Nalder
Reggie Nalder was a prolific film and television character actor from the late 1940s to the early 1990s...
). Her husband Balthasar von Ross (Anton Diffring
Anton Diffring
Anton Diffring , born Alfred Pollack, was a German actor.-Biography:Diffring was born in Koblenz...
) is killed by Natas and her young son is deemed the devil's spawn. Elisabeth intends to plead the innocence of her son, but when she refuses Natas' advances, she is also deemed a heretic
Christian heresy
Christian heresy refers to non-orthodox practices and beliefs that were deemed to be heretical by one or more of the Christian churches. In Western Christianity, the term "heresy" most commonly refers to those beliefs which were declared to be anathema by the Catholic Church prior to the schism of...
by the corrupt officials and tortured.
Production
Although sold as a sequelSequel
A sequel is a narrative, documental, or other work of literature, film, theatre, or music that continues the story of or expands upon issues presented in some previous work...
, the film has no real connection to the first film outside of a similar time period and instances of gratuitous torture. Reggie Nalder
Reggie Nalder
Reggie Nalder was a prolific film and television character actor from the late 1940s to the early 1990s...
, villain in the first film, co-stars here but plays a different character.
Release
The film was released theatrically in the United StatesUnited States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
by Hallmark Releasing, distributor of the first film, in 1974. It has been available on VHS
VHS
The Video Home System is a consumer-level analog recording videocassette standard developed by Victor Company of Japan ....
in a multitude of releases from different companies, all varying in terms of the violent content, and never been officially released on DVD
DVD
A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
.