Incense for the Damned
| Incense for the Damned | |
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 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Robert Hartford-Davis |
| Produced by |
Graham Harris executive: Peter Newbrook |
| Written by | Julian More |
| Based on | novel Doctors Wear Scarlet by Simon Raven |
| Starring |
Patrick Macnee Peter Cushing Edward Woodward |
| Music by | Bobby Richards |
| Cinematography | Desmond Dickinson |
Production company |
Lucinda Films |
| Distributed by |
Titan Film Distribution Chevron Pictures (US) |
Release dates | 1972 |
Running time | 87 min |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Incense for the Damned (also released as Bloodsuckers, Freedom Seeker and Doctors Wear Scarlet) is a 1970[1] British horror film starring Patrick Macnee, Patrick Mower and Peter Cushing.
Plot
The film centers on Richard Fountain, an Oxford don who has fallen under the influence of a mysterious Greek girl and her suspicious associates. Fountain's friends visit Greece to get him back and notice that wherever he has been a number of murders have taken place. They find their friend under the spell of a beautiful vampire, whose blood-sucking methods include the use of S&M sex. Believing that they have killed her, the group return to Great Britain, unaware that their friend is now a vampire.
Cast
- Patrick Macnee as Derek Longbow
- Peter Cushing as Dr. Walter Goodrich
- Alexander Davion as Tony Seymore
- Johnny Sekka as Bob Kirby
- Madeleine Hinde as Penelope
- Patrick Mower as Richard Fountain
- Imogen Hassall as Chriseis
- Edward Woodward as Dr. Holstrom
- William Mervyn as Marc Honeydew
- David Lodge as Colonel
- John Barron as Diplomat
Production
Shooting took place in part in Greece and Cyprus. Money ran out during production causing filming to halt in the sping of 1969; it resumed later on. This involved writing of new scenes with new actors and a new director. Robert Hartford-Davies, the original director, subsequently disowned the movie.[2]
References
- ↑ "Doctors Wear Scarlet". British Film Institute. Retrieved August 30, 2011.
- ↑ John Hamilton, The British Independent Horror Film 1951-70 Hemlock Books 2013 p 198-202
External links
- Incense for the Damned at the Internet Movie Database
- Contemporary Theatre, Film and Television, Volumen 39 Escrito por Gale Group,Thomas Riggs
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