Der Hexentöter von Blackmoor (1970)
6KDer Hexentöter von Blackmoor: Directed by Jesús Franco. With Christopher Lee, Maria Schell, Leo Genn, Hans Hass Jr.. Sir Christopher Lee plays the Lord Chief Justice of seventeenth century England who condemns women as witches to further his political and sexual needs.
“One thing I must say about u0026#39;The Bloody Judgeu0026#39; is that despite the title, being directed by Jess Franco, the witchcraft theme, and the presence of the legendary Christopher Lee and Howard Vernon in the cast, this is NOT a horror movie. It is a historical drama. A little bit of gore and torture, but most certainly not the Bava-esque chiller you might expect. This is Franco on a larger budget than usual, but also to my mind a compromised Franco. The print I watched (the English version) featured no nudity and very little gore. Lee was excellent as usual in the title role, playing the power crazy witchfinder Judge Jeffreys, but without the usual Franco sleaze the story failed to hold my attention throughout. If you havenu0026#39;t seen any of the directoru0026#39;s work this might be a good jumping on point, but afficionados of the erotic and surreal u0026#39;Vampyros Lesbosu0026#39; or u0026#39;Succubusu0026#39; might find this one a bit of a snooze.”
