Mark of the Devil Part II

Hexen geschändet und zu Tode gequält
German theatrical poster
Directed by	Adrian Hoven
Written by	Michael Armstrong Adrian Hoven Fred Denger
Produced by	Adrian Hoven
Starring	Erika Blanc Anton Diffring Reggie Nalder
Cinematography	Ernst W. Kalinke
Edited by	Siegrun Jäger
Music by	Don Banks John Scott Sam Sklair
Distributed by	Hallmark Releasing (USA)
Release date	1973 (1973)
Running time	97 minutes
Country	West Germany

Mark of the Devil Part II, or in original German Hexen geschändet und zu Tode gequält (lit. "Witches Are Violated and Tortured to Death"), is a German horror film released in 1973. It is a sequel to Mark of the Devil.

Plot

Young noblewoman Elisabeth von Salmenau encounters a group of religious fanatics led by Balthasar von Ross and his henchman Natas. Her husband is killed and her young son Alexander is deemed the devil's spawn. Elisabeth intends to plead the innocence of her son, but when she refuses Balthasar's advances, she is also deemed a heretic by the corrupt officials, and tortured.

Cast

• Erika Blanc as Elisabeth von Salmenau
• Anton Diffring as Balthasar von Ross
• Percy Hoven as Alexander von Salmenau
• Reggie Nalder as Natas
• Lukas Ammann as Eminence
• Jean-Pierre Zola as Nicholas
• Astrid Kilian as Clementine
• Ellen Umlauf as Abbess
• Rosemarie Heinikel [de] as Pompanne (credited as Rosy Rosy)
• Dietrich Kerky as Father Melchior
• Johannes Buzalski as Advocate
• Adrian Hoven as Count Alexander von Salmenau

Production

Although sold as a sequel, the film has no real connection to the first film outside of a similar time period and instances of gratuitous torture. Reggie Nalder, who played the villain in the first film, co-stars here but plays a different character.

Release

The film was released theatrically in the United States 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.

External links

• Hexen geschändet und zu Tode gequält at IMDb