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Mark of the Devil AKA Hexen bis aufs Blut gequält AKA Burn, Witch, Burn (1970)
This vomit bag and the price of one admission will enable you to see... the first film rated "V" for violence.Director: Michael Armstrong (and uncredited Adrian Hoven)
Year of Copyright: 1969
Year of Production: 1969
OVERALL: Draw-
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Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:1.66:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:This is now OOP.
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Commentaries:Audio Commentary by director/co-writer Michael Armstrong, moderated by Jonathan Sothcott (2004)
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Extras:Featurettes:
- "Fear and Loathing in Austria: Udo Kier" 2004 interview (6:42)
- "The Devil’s Torturer: An Interview with Herbert Fux" 2004 interview (13:14)
- "Burn, Gaby, Burn!: An Interview with Gaby Fuchs" 2004 interview (7:05)
- "The Devil’s Assaulted: An Interview with Ingeborg Shöner" 2004 interview (7:04)
Theatrical Trailer (3:26)
Radio Spots:
- Radio Spot #1 (60 Sec.) (1:02)
- Radio Spot #2 (30 Sec.) (0:32)
- Radio Spot #3 (10 Sec.) (0:12)
Poster & Still Galleries:
- Posters (10 images)
- Lobby Cards (German & Re-release sets) (40 images)
- Color Stills (108 images)
- Black & White Stills (69 images)
- Behind-the-Scenes (49 images)
- Deleted Scene (27 text pages & images)
- Pressbooks (47 images)
- Soundtrack (12 images)
- Video (6 images)
- Credits (1 text page) -
Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:1.78:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono (48kHz, 192Kbps)
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Audio commentary is the same as in Anchor Bay UK release.
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Extras:DISC ONE (Blu-ray Copy)
DISC TWO (DVD)
*The Film
Audio Commentary by director Michael Armstrong, moderated by Calum Waddell (2014)
"Mark of the Times" 2014 feature-length documentary on the emergence of the 'new wave' of British horror directors that surfaced during the sixties and seventies, featuring contributions from Michael Armstrong, Norman J. Warren, David McGillivray, Peter Hutchings and Kim Newman (47:37)
"Hallmark of the Devil" 2014 interview with author and critic Michael Gingold on Hallmark Releasing, the controversial and confrontational distributor that introduced "Mark of the Devil" to American cinemas (12:12)
"Mark of the Devil: Then and Now" a look at the film's locations and how they appear in 2014 (7:06, upscaled SD)
"Fear and Loathing in Materndorf" interview with actor Udo Kier (10:45, upscaled SD, in German with optional English subtitles)
Interview with composer Michael Holm (24:19)
"The Devil's Torturer" interview with actor Herbert Fux (23:06, upscaled SD, in German with optional English subtitles)
"Burn, Gaby, Burn" interview with actress Gaby Fuchs (10:26, upscaled SD, in German with optional English subtitles)
"Tortured and Defiled" interview with actress Ingeborg Schöner (9:04, upscaled SD)
Audio Interview with actor Herbert Lom (4:40)
Outtakes (3:03, with music)
Publicity Image Gallery (146 images)
Theatrical Trailer (3:27) -
Subtitles:English (for German audio), English HoH (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.66:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 1.0
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Coded for regions 1&2.
All extras are in English with no subtitles, unless otherwise stated.
Comes with a reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Graham Humphreys, as well as a 44 page illustrated collector's booklet featuring new writing on the film by Adrian Smith and Anthony Nield, plus an interview with Reggie Nalder by David Del Valle, all illustrated with original stills and artwork. -
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Extras:DISC ONE (Blu-ray Copy)
DISC TWO (DVD)
Interviews:
- "Fear and Loathing in Materndorf" interview with actor Udo Kier (10:44)
- "Des Teufel's Peiniger" interview with actor Herbert Fux (23:04)
- "Brenn, Gaby, Brenn" interview with actress Gaby Fuchs (10:25)
- "Gequält und Geschändet" interview with actress Ingeborg Schöner (9:05, in English with burnt-in German subtitles)
- "Gefoltert und Enthauptet" interview with actor Michael Maien (43:38)
- "Hoven inszeniert Hoven" interview with actor Percy Hoven (41:06)
- Audio interview with actor Herbert Lom (5:03, in English with burnt-in German subtitles)
DISC THREE (DVD)
*The Film
Audio Commentary by director Michael Armstrong (in English with optional German subtitles)
Audio Commentary by actor Gaby Fuchs, actor son Percy Hoven, actor Udo Kier, producer Dieter Menz, assistant director Wigbert Wicker and film historian Uwe Huber (in German only)
Introduction by Udo Kier (1:32, in German only, appears before the film)
Outtakes (6:32)
U.S. Theatrical Trailer (3:16)
German Trailer (3:16)
Stills/Poster gallery (12:21)
Music video: "Witches! Witches! Rest now in the fire" by Get Well Soon (4:00) -
Subtitles:German, German HoH
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Aspect Ratio:1.66:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 5.1
English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
German Dolby Digital 5.1
German Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Limited to 5,000 copies.
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Subtitles:Dutch
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Subtitles:Japanese, German
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Commentaries:Audio Commentary with director/co-writer Michael Armstrong, moderated by Jonathan Sothcott (2004)
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Extras:"Marked by the Devil" interview with director Michael Armstrong (14:25)
Theatrical Trailer (3:15)
Photo Gallery
- English (4 Pictures)
- German (4 Pictures)
- German Slideshow (0:15)
- Spanish (2 Pictures)
- Turkish (1 Picture)
About the film (9 Pages)
Biographies
- Michael Armstrong (18 Pages)
- Herbert Lom (6 Pages)
- Udo Kier (7 Pages) -
Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
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Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:DISC ONE (Blu-ray Copy)
DISC TWO (DVD)
* The Film
Audio Commentary by director Michael Armstrong, moderated by Calum Waddell (2014)
"Mark of the Times: The New Wave of British Bloodshed" 2014 documentary (47:36)
"Hallmark of the Devil" 2014 interview with film historian Michael Gingold about Hallmark Releasing (12:12)
"Mark of the Devil: Then and Now" 2014 locations featurette (7:05)
Interviews:
- "Fear and Loathing in Mauterndorf" 2004 interview with Udo Kier (in German with optional English subtitles) (10:45)
- "Michael Holm in Rated V for Violins" 2014 interview (24:16)
"The Devil's Torturer" 2004 interview with Herbert Fux" (in German with optional English subtitles) (23:05)
- "Gaby Fuchs: Burn, Gaby, Burn" 2004 interview (in German with optional English subtitles) (10:26)
- "Ingeborg Schöner: Tortured and Defiled" 2004 interview (9:04)
- 2004 Audio Interview with Herbert Lom (4:38)
Outtakes (silent set to score) (3:03)
Trailer (3:27)
Publicity Image Gallery (146 images) -
Subtitles:English (for German audio), English HoH (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.66:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 1.0 (48kHz, 192Kbps)
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Case type:Keep Case
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UPC Number:5027035011356
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Notes:Coded for regions 1&2.
All extras are in English with no subtitles, unless otherwise stated.
Comes with:
- A reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Graham Humphreys.
- A 44-page liner notes booklet "Vicious and Disgusting" Adrian Smith, "Fuck You! I Made 200 Movies!" Anthony Nield, plus "The Face That Launched a Thousand Trips" an interview with Reggie Nalder by David Del Valle originally published in Video Watchdog #17 (May-June 1993). Akso includes cast and drew information, notes on the transfer, disc production credits and special thanks. -
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OVERALL: Draw
Blue Underground, Arrow Films (US and UK), and Turbine have exclusive extras (and different commentary tracks). Do note the Arrows also have German audio in addition to the English dub.
There is also a vanilla release available from Anchor Bay UK under there 'Horror Classics' label which should be avoided.
This film is also known as:
-Austria 1700
-Brenn, Hexe, brenn
-Hexen
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CUTS:
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R0 America- Anchor Bay Entertainment - Yes - Although the Anchor Bay version claims to be uncut, it is actually missing some minor footage during a few scenes. The brief cuts are as follows:
- The scene where the girl's feet have been burned by a hot poker has been shortened.
- The whipping sequence has been slightly trimmed.
- A brief shot showing a woman with her breasts exposed, looking out and shutting a window, has been cut. (This info is from IMDB). - R0 America- Blue Underground - No cuts (96:38 NTSC)
- R1 America- Arrow Films - No cuts (97:16 NTSC)
- R2 Austria- Turbine - No cuts (93:22 PAL)
- R2 Holland- Dutch FilmWorks / Extreme - No cuts (92:38)
- R2 Japan- Epcot - Unknown
- R2 United Kingdom- Anchor Bay Entertainment - Yes - Some previous cuts waived, but still cuts of 0:38: The cuts were Compulsory. Cut required to scene of sexualised torture under BBFC Guidelines and policy and according to the provisions of the Video Recordings Act 1984. (92:07 PAL)
- R2 United Kingdom- Arrow Films - No cuts (97:16 NTSC)
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R0 America- Anchor Bay Entertainment - Yes - Although the Anchor Bay version claims to be uncut, it is actually missing some minor footage during a few scenes. The brief cuts are as follows:
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Comparison added by Jari_Kovalainen on 22/05/04
Comparison last updated by Eric_Cotenas on 31/01/22UPDATE LOG:
04/01/11 : Corrected accent/apostrophe
Please ensure you read our disclaimer.
25/09/14 : Added Arrow release.
11/03/15 : Added US Arrow release.
03/02/19 : Added greater detail to Blue Underground and corrected the tagline.
09/04/20 : added Austria.
31/01/22 : Dates, tagline, cleanup.
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