El mariscal del infierno (1974)

Spain, Argentina, 1974
95m
35mm film, Technicolor
mono, Spanish

A Spanish/Argentine horror film directed by León Klimovsky.

Plot Summary

An evil artsitocrat rules over his people using witchcraft.

Credits

Crew
Director: León Klimovsky
Deposito legaL M-25549-1974
Profilmes in co-production with Orbe Producciones
Executive Producers: José A. Pérez Giner, Néstor Gaffet
Screenplay: Jacinto Molina Alvarez [real name: Paul Naschy]
Director of Photoraphy: Francisco Sánchez
Editor: Antonio Ramírez de Loaysa
Music: Carlos Vizziello
Costume Designer: Rafael Abienzo
Make-up: Adolfo Ponte, Manolita Ponte
Hairdresser: Esther Gutiérrez
Special Effects Director: Eugenio Peñalver
Special Effects: Antonio Molina
Art Director: Oscar Lagomarsino

Cast
Paul Naschy (Barón Gilles de Lancré)
Norma Sebre (Georgelle)
Guillermo Bredeston (Gaston de Malebranche)
Vidal Molina [real name: Mariano Vidal Molina] (Sillé)
Graciela Nilson (Graciela)
Eduardo Calvo (Simon de Braqueville)
Fernando Rubio (Estebano)
Luis Induni (Paul)
José Luis Chinchilla (Daniel)
Francisco Nieto
Carmen Carro (Bastiana)
Germán Kraus
Javier de Rivera
César de Varona
Toni de Mosul
Emilio Mellado
Luis Glez. Páramo [real name: Luis González Páramo]
Simón Arriaga ‘Garibaldi’ [real name: Simón Arriaga]
Sandra Mozarowsky (child sacrifice)
Juan Madrigal

Alternative Titles

Devil’s Possessed – USA
Los poseídos de Satán – Argentina
Le marechal de l’enfer – Belgium (France)
Marshall of Hell – English language title

References

Books

  • Euro Gothic: Classics of Continental Horror Cinema by Jonathan Rigby pp.323, 341
  • Horror and Science Fiction Films IV by Donald C. Willis p.132