Rent The Bloody Judge (1970)

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1h 29min
Rent The Bloody Judge (aka Il trono di fuoco / Night of the Blood Monster / Witch Killer of Broadmoor / Witches' Trial) Online DVD & Blu-ray Rental
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Synopsis:
If you thought the Witchfinder General was a wrong 'un, wait until you meet 'The Bloody Judge'! Charged by the king to sniff out witchcraft and treason, Judge Jeffries - the legendary Christopher Lee - is a man who enjoys his work, especially the opportunities it affords for torture and sexual violence. But his brand of legal sadism creates enemies: His Honour cannot escape justice forever...
Actors:
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Directors:
Producers:
Enrico Colombo, Arturo Marcos, Harry Alan Towers
Writers:
Jesús Franco, Enrico Colombo, Michael Haller, Harry Alan Towers, Anthony Scott Veitch
Aka:
Il trono di fuoco / Night of the Blood Monster / Witch Killer of Broadmoor / Witches' Trial
Studio:
Salvation Films
Genres:
Classics, Drama, Horror, Romance, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Collections:
That's All Fawkes! Top 10 Films Set in the Stuart Era, Top Films
Countries:
Italy
BBFC:
Release Date:
24/01/2000
Run Time:
89 minutes
Languages:
English
DVD Regions:
Region 0 (All)
Formats:
Pal
Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen 1.78:1 / 16:9
Colour:
Colour
Bonus:
  • Theatratical trailer
  • Stills gallery
  • Posters
  • Advertising materials
  • Video art
BBFC:
Release Date:
19/06/2023
Run Time:
103 minutes
Languages:
English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono, German DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono
Subtitles:
English
Formats:
Pal
Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen 2.35:1
Colour:
Colour
BLU-RAY Regions:
B
Bonus:
  • Audio Commentary with Kim Newman and Barry Forshaw
  • Audio Commentary with David Flint and Adrian Smith
  • In the Shadows - Alan Birkinshaw and Stephen Thrower on Harry Alan Towers
  • The Bloody Judge Opening Title Sequence
  • Deleted and Alternate Scenes
  • Theatrical Trailer
  • Stills Gallery

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Spoilers follow ... - The Bloody Judge review by NP

Spoiler Alert
04/05/2017

Directed by Jess Franco and produced by Harry Alan Towers, the Bloody Judge is none other than Christopher Lee, playing Christopher Lee playing imperious Judge Jeffries. The beautiful Alicia Grey (Margaret Lee) is brought before him, a woman of such beauty there is more than a note of appreciation that threatens to ripple Jeffries powdered wig before he condemns her to death. She is, like many others, accused of witch-craft. Why at that very moment, slimy Jack Ketch (the excellent Howard Vernon) is torturing some other poor blood-drenched beauty on the rack.

Said with some justification to be inspired by 1968’s powerful ‘The Witchfinder General,’ this is an involved and involving story concerning Alicia’s sister played by Franco favourite Maria Rohm, another to catch the keen gaze of Jeffries. She is courting Harry Selton (Hans Hass), who falls foul of many powerful people including the vengeful Satchel (Milo Quesada sporting some convincing scarred make-up). Selton’s father, the very powerful Lord Wessex (Leo Genn) is one of few people who threaten Judge Jeffries’ power.

Jeffries’ unflappable veneer is occasionally exposed as being more brittle than initially apparent, and Lee plays the insecurities very well, despite his character quite rightly being labelled ‘devil’ by Mary Grey, Maria Rohm’s most impressive character. In this, Rohm comes across as Franco’s own Veronica Carlson. Carlson often exuded a style and composure which often elevated her from the characters she played for Hammer films – here, Rohm does the same.

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