Blood on Satan's Claw
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| Directed by | Piers Haggard |
| Produced by | Tony Tenser, Malcolm B. Heyworth, Peter L. Andrews |
| Written by | Piers Haggard, Robert Wynne-Simmons |
| Starring | Patrick Wymark, Linda Hayden, Barry Andrews, Michele Dotrice |
| Music by | Marc Wilkinson |
| Cinematography | Dick Bush |
| Editing by | Richard Best |
| Distributed by | Facets Multimedia Distribution (video), Cannon Releasing Corp. (theatrical, USA) |
| Release date(s) | 1971 |
| Running time | 93 min |
| Country |  UK |
| Language | English |
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Blood on Satan's Claw (Satan's Skin in the United States) is a 1970 horror film from Tigon British Film Productions directed by Piers Haggard.
[edit] Synopsis
The film opens in 17th century England with Ralph Gower (Barry Andrews) uncovering a deformed skull, with one eye and strange fur upon it, while plowing a field. The local judge (Patrick Wymark) is asked to look at it. But the skull has vanished and the Judge disregards Ralph's supernatural fears. However, later many people in the village are becoming affected by this supernatural power including a young woman who sprouts a claw and children who behave oddly after finding a strange claw and who begin to grow fur on their bodies.
[edit] Trivia
- Patrick Wymark died shortly after making this film
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