Mark of the Devil Part II, or in original German Hexen geschändet und zu Tode gequält (lit. "Witches Are Violated and Tortured to Death"), is a German horror film released in 1973. It is a sequel to Mark of the Devil.
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Plot
Young noblewoman Elisabeth von Salmenau encounters a group of religious fanatics led by Balthasar von Ross and his henchman Natas. Her husband is killed and her young son Alexander is deemed the devil's spawn. Elisabeth intends to plead the innocence of her son, but when she refuses Balthasar's advances, she is also deemed a heretic by the corrupt officials, and tortured.
Cast
Erika Blanc as Elisabeth von Salmenau
Anton Diffring as Balthasar von Ross
Percy Hoven as Alexander von Salmenau
Reggie Nalder as Natas
Lukas Ammann as Eminence
Jean-Pierre Zola as Nicholas
Astrid Kilian as Clementine
Ellen Umlauf as Abbess
Rosemarie Heinikel as Pompanne (credited as Rosy Rosy)
Dietrich Kerky as Father Melchior
Johannes Buzalski as Advocate
Adrian Hoven as Count Alexander von Salmenau
Production
Although sold as a sequel, the film has no real connection to the first film outside of a similar time period and instances of gratuitous torture. Reggie Nalder, who played the villain in the first film, co-stars here but plays a different character.
Release
The film was released theatrically in the United States by Hallmark Releasing, distributor of the first film, in 1974. It has been available on VHS in a multitude of releases from different companies, all varying in terms of the violent content, and never been officially released on DVD in the United States.