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Baron Blood (1972)

PG 10/27/1972 (US) Horror 1h 38m

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He sought the ultimate in HUMAN AGONY... with instruments of TORTURE ghastly beyond belief!

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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.

Mario Bava

Director, Screenplay
Vincent Fotre

Screenplay, Story
Willibald Eser

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Joseph Cotten

Baron Otto von Kleist / Alfred Becker
Elke Sommer

Eva Arnold
Massimo Girotti

Dr. Karl Hummel
Antonio Cantafora

Peter Kleist
Umberto Raho

Inspector
Luciano Pigozzi

Fritz
Nicoletta Elmi

Gretchen Hummel
Dieter Tressler

Mayor Dortmundt
Rolf Halwich

Auctioner
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A review by Wuchak

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Written by Wuchak on November 18, 2019

Gothic horror at an Austrian castle

Taking a break from his college studies, Peter Kleist (Antonio Cantafora) flies to Austria to get in touch with his heritage. He learns that his notorious ancestor was nicknamed "Baron Blood,” a sadist cursed by a witch he burned to death. After meeting Eva (Elke Sommer) they playfully read an incantation at his family’s castle and inadvertently bring the infamous Baron back to life, which is when people start dying. Joseph Cotton is on hand as a mysterious wheelchair-bound man who purchases the chateau at auction.

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