Mark of the Devil Part II

Hexen geschändet und zu Tode gequält
Directed by	Adrian Hoven
Produced by	Adrian Hoven
Written by	Michael Armstrong Adrian Hoven Fred Denger
Starring	Erika Blanc Anton Diffring Reggie Nalder
Music by	Michael Holm
Cinematography	Ernst W. Kalinke
Editing by	Siegrun Jäger
Distributed by	Hallmark Releasing (USA)
Release date(s)	1973
Running time	97 min.
Country	West Germany

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.

Plot

Young noblewoman Elisabeth von Salmenau (Erika Blanc) 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.

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, 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 the Internet Movie Database
• Hexen geschändet und zu Tode gequält at AllRovi