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User Rating:
3.5/10   232 votes
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Writers:
Julian More (screenplay)
Simon Raven (novel)
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Release Date:
1971 (USA) more
Genre:
Horror more
Plot:
A group of friends search for a young English Oxford student who has disappeared whilst researching in Greece... more | full synopsis
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User Comments:
Silly and confusing more (14 total)

Cast

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Patrick Macnee ... Derek Longbow
Johnny Sekka ... Bob Kirby
Alexander Davion ... Tony Seymore (as Alex Davion)

Peter Cushing ... Dr. Walter Goodrich

Edward Woodward ... Dr. Holstrom
Madeleine Hinde ... Penelope (as Madeline Hinde)
Patrick Mower ... Richard Fountain
Imogen Hassall ... Chriseis
William Mervyn ... Marc Honeydew
David Lodge ... Colonel
John Barron ... Diplomat
Valerie Van Ost ... Don's wife
Theo Moreos ... Mayor
Nick Pandelides ... Monk Superior
Andreas Potamitis ... Police Chief
Theodosia Elefthreadon ... Old Woman
Christos Eleftheniades ... Priest (as Christ Eleftheriades)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Françoise Pascal ... Girl At Orgy (uncredited)
Marianne Stone ... Cheerful Lady at Party (uncredited)
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Directed by
Robert Hartford-Davis  (as Michael Burrowes)
 
Writing credits
Julian More (screenplay)

Simon Raven (novel "Doctors Wear Scarlet")

Produced by
Graham Harris .... producer
Peter Newbrook .... executive producer
 
Original Music by
Robert Richards  (as Bobby Richards)
 
Cinematography by
Desmond Dickinson (director of photography)
 
Film Editing by
Peter Thornton (uncredited)
 
Production Design by
George Provis 
 
Production Management
Robert Sterne .... in charge of production
 
Sound Department
Tony Dawe .... sound recordist
Don Deacon .... dialogue editor
Colin Hobson .... dubbing assistant
Peter Pardo .... boom operator
Dennis Whitlock .... sound recordist
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Ronnie Maasz .... camera operator
 
Editorial Department
Maxine Julius .... assistant editor
Pamela Lewis .... colour consultant
 
Music Department
Robert Richards .... conductor (as Bobby Richards)
 
Crew believed to be complete


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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Blood Suckers (USA) (trailer title)
Bloodsuckers (USA)
Doctors Wear Scarlet (UK) (alternative title)
Freedom Seekers (UK) (alternative title)
Incense of the Damned (UK) (alternative title)
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Runtime:
87 min
Country:
UK
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
UK:18 | UK:X (original rating) (cut) | UK:15 (re-rating) | Australia:M | Sweden:15 | USA:R
Filming Locations:
Cyprus more
Company:
Lucinda Films more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Although filmed in 1970, Incense For The Damned did not get a general cinema release until 1976, although it was given a few trade screen showings in 1972. more
Quotes:
Tony Seymore: Are you trying to tell me that a girl sucking blood from a man's neck can induce an orgasm? more
Movie Connections:
Edited into Extra Weird (2003) (V) more

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2 out of 4 people found the following comment useful.
Silly and confusing, 10 April 2005
4/10
Author: Wayne Malin (wwaayynnee51@hotmail.com) from United States

An Oxford don (Patrick Mower) goes to Greece to study mythology. Suddenly he disappears and nobody hears from him. A bunch of his friends and fiancée travel there to find him. They discover he is traveling all over Greece--and wherever he goes there's a murder. He's also under the spell of beautiful but deadly Chriseis (Imogen Hassell)...

This DOES have some good points. The initial story is intriguing and there is some beautiful location shooting in Greece and a few exciting fights here and there. Also Peter Cushing and Patrick Macnee are in it--they're not given much to do but they're both very good. Also Mower is pretty good and Hassall is VERY good (and beautiful).

But the plot gets increasingly confusing (and sillier) as it goes on. When they threw in the vampirism it was badly handled and just too ridiculous to take seriously. There were obvious production difficulties--quite a few scenes just have narration. Also Madeleine Hinde is just horrible playing Mowere's fiancée.

Basically though--it's boring! I dozed off a few times...and didn't miss a thing. And, as a horror movie, it just doesn't work. It plays more like an action film or a travelogue of Greece.

Not totally worthless (because of Cushing and Macnee) but not really worth seeing. I give it a 4.

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