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5.6Set during World War II, a German army garrison is sent to guard a mountain pass in a village in Romania's Carpathian mountains and sets up barracks in an ancient stone fortress. Two of the soldiers unwittingly release a mysterious entity that kills or corrupts those within its influence, drawing the attention of a Gestapo commander, a Jewish scholar, and a mysterious traveller.
Released: 1983-12-1696 minDir: Michael MannHorror, FantasyBudget: $6.0MBox office: $3.7M
Cast
- Scott Glenn as Glaeken Trismegestus
- Alberta Watson as Eva Cuza
- Jürgen Prochnow as Captain Klaus Woermann
- Robert Prosky as Father Mihail Fonescu
- Gabriel Byrne as Major Kaempffer
- Ian McKellen as Dr. Theodore Cuza
Themes
- nazi
- ss (nazi schutzstaffel)
- demon
- dark fantasy
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Ratings
IMDb
5.7/10
15,866 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
42%
Metacritic
34/100
- Year
- 1983
- Runtime
- 96 min
- Genres
- Drama, Fantasy, Horror
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- 1 nomination total
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