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Baron Blood
He sought the ultimate in HUMAN AGONY... with instruments of TORTURE ghastly beyond belief!
1972 · 1h 38m · PG
Horror
Directed by
Mario Bava
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Baron Blood
Overview
A young man, Peter, returns to Austria in search of his heritage. There he visits the castle of an ancestor, a sadistic Baron who was cursed to a violent death by a witch whom the Baron had burned at the stake. Peter reads aloud the incantation that causes Baron Blood to return and continue his murderous tortures.
Director and cast
- Mario Bava Director
- Joseph Cotten as Baron Otto von Kleist / Alfred Becker
- Elke Sommer as Eva Arnold
- Massimo Girotti as Dr. Karl Hummel
- Antonio Cantafora as Peter Kleist
- Umberto Raho as Inspector
- Luciano Pigozzi as Fritz
- Nicoletta Elmi as Gretchen Hummel
- Dieter Tressler as Mayor Dortmundt
- Rolf Halwich as Auctioner
- Gustavo De Nardo as Dr. Werner Hesse
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