Demons of the Mind (1972) Horror Thriller
Demons of the Mind (1972) Movie Release Dates / Movie Details
- Overall Score: ☆ 4.89/10
IMDB: ☆ 5.3/10
Demons of the Mind Plot Synopsis:
Baron Zorn (Robert Hardy) keeps his teenaged children locked up and drugged, fearing that his insane wife passed along a congenital curse to them before her own suicidal death. Elizabeth (Gillian Hills) escapes for a brief tryst with a local before being recaptured and subjected to a bleeding process to "draw out the bad blood". Emil (Shane Briant) keeps trying to escape, but is thwarted time and again by his Aunt Hilda (Yvonne Mitchell), who runs the house like a prison. One reason the siblings have to be kept apart is their incestuous attraction to each other. Local wenches are being murdered in the woods, and the superstitious peasants think demons are responsible. A wandering Priest (Sir Michael Hordern) dedicates himself to root out the evil, but isn't taken seriously. Arriving at the castle are two more interested parties: Mountebank scientist huckster Falkenberg (Patrick Magee) stands to make a small fortune if his strange apparatus can cure the children of their inherited evil. Carl Richter (Paul Jones) simply wants to rescue Elizabeth. As more murders mount, Falkenberg enlists village lass Inge (Virginia Wetherell) to play the dead mother in a psycho-drama that he hopes will shock the children from their morbid state; but Baron Zorn's symptoms of derangement soon make it obvious that the doctor is treating the wrong patient.
Synopsis / Plot Summary: A physician discovers that two children are being kept virtually imprisoned in their house by their father. He investigates, and discovers a web of sex, incest and satanic possession.
Tagline: They came to torture an agonised mind
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Demons of the Mind Movie Information:
Type: MovieYear: 1972 (more 1972 movies)
Production Co.: HBO Video
Language: English
Country: United Kingdom
Release Dates: Movie Release Dates / Demons of the Mind Release Dates In Theaters: Dec 02, 2016, DVD: Jul 23, 2002
Writers: Christopher Wicking, Frank Godwin
Producers: Michael Carreras, Frank Godwin
Musicians: Harry Robertson
Cinematographers: Arthur Grant
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Demons of the Mind (1972) Cast (Click to Expand)
Demons of the Mind Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | Character(s) | |
|---|---|---|
| Robert Hardy | ... | Zorn |
| Shane Briant | ... | Emil |
| Gillian Hills | ... | Elizabeth |
| Yvonne Mitchell | ... | Hilda |
| Paul Jones | ... | Carl Richter |
| Patrick Magee | ... | Falkenberg |
| Kenneth J. Warren | ... | Klaus |
| Michael Hordern | ... | Priest |
| Robert Brown | ... | Fischinger |
| Virginia Wetherell | ... | Inge |
| Deirdre Costello | ... | Magda |
| Barry Stanton | ... | Ernst |
| Sidonie Bond | ... | Zorn''s Wife |
| Thomas Heathcote | ... | Coachman |
| John Atkinson | ... | 1st Villager |
| George Cormack | ... | 2nd Villager |
| Mary Hignett | ... | Matronly Woman |
| Sheila Raynor | ... | Old Crone |
| Jan Adair | ... | 1st Girl |
| Jane Cardew | ... | 2nd Girl |
Fun Facts: 15 Real AGES of Cast
- Robert Hardy, as Zorn, passed away at age 91 in Denville Hall, Northwood, Hill.
Sign: Scorpio, Height: 5' 9" (1.75 m)
Also known as: Robert Khardi - Shane Briant (b. August 17, 1946) – Emil
Sign: Leo
Also known as: Shane Bryant - Gillian Hills (b. June 5, 1944) – Elizabeth
Sign: Gemini - Yvonne Mitchell, as Hilda, passed away at age 63 in Westm.
Sign: Cancer, Height: 5' 4" (1.63 m) - Paul Jones – Carl Richter
- Patrick Magee, as Falkenberg, passed away at age 60 in Fulham, London, England, UK.
Sign: Aries, Height: 5' 8" (1.73 m)
Also known as: Patrick McGee - Kenneth J. Warren, as Klaus, passed away at age 43 in Eff.
Sign: Libra, Height: 5' 10½" (1.79 m)
Also known as: Kenneth Warren | Ken Warren - Michael Hordern, as Priest, passed away at age 83 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK.
Sign: Libra
Also known as: Sir Michael Hordern - Robert Brown, as Fischinger, passed away at age 82 in Swanage, Dorset, England, UK.
Sign: Leo, Height: 5' 11" (1.81 m)
Also known as: Bob Brown - Virginia Wetherell (b. May 9, 1943) – Inge
Sign: Taurus, Height: 5' 5" (1.65 m)
Also known as: Virginia Weatherall | Virginia Wetherall - Deirdre Costello – Magda
Also known as: Linda Coombes | Deidre Costello | Diedre Costello | Dierdre Costello | Deirdre Costelloe - Barry Stanton – Ernst
- Sidonie Bond – Zorn''s Wife
- Thomas Heathcote, as Coachman, passed away at age 68 in London, England, UK.
Sign: Virgo
Also known as: Tom Heathcote - John Atkinson – 1st Villager
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