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Release Date:
June 15, 1962
Original Title:
La mano de un hombre muerto
Alternate Titles:
Le sadique
Le sadique baron Von Klaus
Genres:
Horror
Production Companies:
Albatros C. P. C.
Production Countries:
Spain
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 95
Jess Franco returns with another campy gore-fest featuring the strange goings-on in a tiny hamlet called Holfen. When women wind up knifed and gouged in the village, everyone thinks the deaths are due to a curse wielded by a cruel 17th century baron. Von Klaus heir Ludwig is distantly related to the royal, which makes him the target of suspicion. Can he clear his name, or will he wind up giving in to his dark side?
Adaptation:
Rene Sebille
Art Direction:
Antonio Cortés
Cinematography:
Godofredo Pacheco
Director:
Jesús Franco
Editor:
Ángel Serrano
Makeup Artist:
Emilio Puyol
Music:
Daniel White
Producer:
Marius Lesoeur
José López Brea
Production Design:
Andrés Vallvé
Screenplay:
Jesús Franco
Story:
Jesús Franco
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