Wake in fright 1971 donald pleasence feature drama. Donald pleasence, costas skouras, peter cushing, luan peters a. Despite a cast featuring two horror icons, this is a pedestrian and disappointing yarn about a greek town, almost entirely populated by worshippers of a idol with a the body of a man, and the head of a bull, which shoots fire from its nostrils. Land of the minotaur aka the devils men 1976 pg 1h 28min horror june 1977 usa tourists visiting a greek archeological site are being abducted by a strange cult, intent on providing their god the minotaur with. A satanic cult kidnaps 3 young people and priest donald pleasence and costas skouras must save them from the hands of this evil. Land of the minotaur 1976 a satanic cult kidnaps 3 young people and priest donald pleasence and costas skouras must save them from the hands of this evil. This movie comes from the drivein cult classics volume 2 8 movie collection, the movie was released under many names land of the minotaur, and the devils men. From the first strains of music by the way, the score is the best part of the film right into the supposed insanity of the minotaur ceremony the feel of a distant, much lesser greek cousin to. In greek mythology, the minotaur was born half bull and half human. Minotaurs land crossword clue answer crossword heaven. Land of the minotaur 1976 dvdrip torrent torrentfunk. Land of the minotaur 1976 trailer hd 1080p youtube.
Father raoche donald pleasance enlists the help of former pupil and ny private detective to find out what has happened to them. The minotaur was the offspring of the cretan queen pasiphae and a majestic bull. Princess phaedra of crete rosanna schiaffino has devised a plan to have her twin. Father roche, knowing that the people who worship the minotaur are satanists and are evil, tells them not to go back to that place. Minotaur, a horror adaption of the legend, was released on dvd by lions gate on june 20, 2006. Jack isnt doing too good a job of stopping tourists he meets from being sacrificed by the local minotaur cult run by bishop brennan played by peter cushing. The voynich code the worlds most mysterious manuscript the secrets of nature duration. Judging from the poster art shown above you might be led to think that this is an actionpacked thriller bolstered by the casting of 2 undeniable legends of the horror genre. I first saw land of the minotaur during one of my indiscriminate friday night teenage video rental binges in the mid 80s, duped, just like that legion of kids in 77, by that beautiful, busy. The uk dd home entertainment has an exclusive interview with christopher lee who does not appear in the film but the films transfer is nonanamorphic.
Jun 26, 2015 halloween 2 movie 1981 jamie lee curtis, donald pleasence, charles cyphers. A group of the aforementioned young people stops at father roches house, showing father roche, played by the late, great donald pleasence, a tiny minotaur statue they found in ruins near the town. One of the most imitated horror films ever made is the original the wicker man, and land of the minotaur is exactly one of those imitators. A satanic cult kidnaps 3 young people and priest donald plea. Devils men the aka land of the minotaur 1976 rewind. Watch land of the minotaur online 1080p land of the minotaur is one of best movie released on 7 march 2012 starring donald pleasence, peter cushing, luan peters, kostas karagiorgis, dimitris bislanis. Land of the minotaur kostas karagiannis, 1976 out of all the films ive seen this year that go out of their way to denigrate ritualistic murder, land of the minotaur a. Actually, the minotaur is just a firebreathing statue. Land of the minotaur is a 1976 greek horror film directed by kostas karagiannis. Land of the minotaur is a 1976 greek horror film directed by kostas karagiannis and starring peter cushing and donald pleasance and released by crown international pictures. Land of the minotaurs is a fantasy novel by richard a. Land of the minotaur the devils men 1976 soundtrack.
Three young greeks are kidnapped by cult members who plan on sacrificing them. An irish priest donald pleasence busts a barons peter cushing cult of manbull worship in the balkans. All land of the minotaur movie posters,high res movie posters image for land of the minotaur. Land of the minotaur is the worst sort of film to write about, one completely devoid of legitimately interesting filmmaking, but not quite dire enough to function as. This item will ship to united states, but the seller has not specified shipping options. The answer to that is also a probably not, at least not in the case of 1976s land of the minotaur. It was later released by brightspark on september 3, 2007. Land of the minotaur pelicula completa, ver online y. The devils men is definitely the most egregious offender of the lot. The answer to that is also a probably not, at least not in the case of 1976 s land of the minotaur. Theseus and the minotaur 1982tsr embed for hosted blogs and item tags. Land of the minotaur 1976 nude scenes land of the minotaur 1976 a satanic cult kidnaps 3 young people and priest donald pleasence and costas skouras must save them from the hands of this evil. King minos built the labyrinth to house it, where it.
This movie directed by kostas karagiannis whom known as an famous movie director and have directed many interesting movies with great story. Land of the minotaur is shot on location in greece, so the biggest movie draws are. The minotaur as in the title, land of the minotaur 1976 peter cushing is known for making the best of a bad lot, and within a year was back to his best as grand moff tarkin in star wars 1977. Donald pleasance is a priest who attempts to save three young people who have been kidnapped for sacrifice by the cult. Land of the minotaur 1977 tourists visiting a greek archeological site are being abducted by a strange cult, intent on providing their god the minotaur with sacrifice. Land of the minotaur 1976 donald pleasence, peter cushing. The presence of donald pleasance and peter cushing two players well schooled in the horror film make land of the minotaur an endurable feast. Land of the minotaur 1976 the minotaur, donald pleasence. Unable to accept the doctors diagnosis that her daughter should be permanently institutionalized for psychiatric care, rose flees with her child, heading for the abandoned town in search of answers and ignorin. From the first strains of music by the way, the score is the best part of the film right into the supposed insanity of the minotaur ceremony the feel of a distant, much lesser greek cousin to the blind dead films.
The real tormenting is done by knifewielding cult members. Please note that this trailer collection is on dvdr. He gets to greece and father jack is whining about how the devil and the minotaur are the same needs to be stopped but ted is giving the glad eye to a young mrs doyle who is looking for one of her friends. Land of the minotaur 1976 who licensed it on the cheap. Peter mayhew played the minotaur is his first role in 1976. Land of the minotaur aka the devils men 1976 pg 1h 28min horror june 1977 usa tourists visiting a greek archeological site are being abducted by a strange cult, intent on providing their god the minotaur with sacrifice. Movies like the first purge movies like the predator movies like it comes at night movies like winchester movies like the devils rejects half man half beast trapped in a world forgotten by time. The eerie and deserted ghost town of silent hill draws a young mother desperate to find a cure for her only childs illness.
Half man half beast trapped in a world forgotten by time. Given the ineffectiveness of the local constabulary, this humansacrifice operation couldve gone on for years, but the cult makes the mistake of kidnapping some groovy kids whove told their hip priest, donald. Due to the minotaur s monstrous form, king minos ordered the craftsman, daedalus, and his son, icarus, to build a huge maze known as the labyrinth to house the beast. A young girl is captured by a roaming minotaur in a strange faraway land, and she helps him start his very own village one child at a time, whether she likes it or. Based on the greek mythology tale of the manbeast of crete. Land of the minotaur 1976 streaming hd altadefinizione. The minotaur, a film released in 1960 by director silvio amadio, depicts the classic battle of good versus evil. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from lair of the minotaur at the discogs marketplace. Download the land of the minotaur 1976 dvdrip xvidfico torrent for free with torrentfunk. Seller assumes all responsibility for this listing. It is the fourth novel in the lost histories series. Horror movie postersoriginal movie postersmovie poster arthorror filmsscience fiction1976 moviesdonald pleasencethe minotaurman beast.
Finally, land of the minotaur fails even as occult nonsense for all the idea of setting a film around the minotaur, there is no use made of it in its mythological sense. Speaking of feasting these two guys digested well a complete diet of ham to get through this film. Carved from stone and worshipped by satanists, this scowling, firesnorting minotaur has very little to do with what lurked in the labyrinth. Land of the minotaur 1976 dvdrip xvidfico movies 1 day seedpeer. Land of the minotaur suffers from being too much like other films with out being enough like them in the right ways. It features picture quality on par with any other dvd we offer and will play on all newer model dvd players with no problem. Also arriving from a new hd master on dvd and 3d2d bluray is the 1976 jack harris release of the giant gorilla. The land of the minotaurs is a tightly crafted tale that picks up a few years after kaz the minotaur.
Download land of the minotaur 1976 torrent ita in hd e completamente gratis. Land of the minotaur aka the devils men 1976 pg 1h 28min horror june 1977 usa tourists visiting a greek archeological site are being abducted by a. Same goes for donald pleasence, whose role may well have been an audition for dr sam loomis, also a van helsing type, in halloween 1978. Ive become a pretty big fan of the studio and distributor, but ill be the first to admit that their catalog of titles is a.
Land of the minotaur 1976 pg 06011977 us drama, horror 1h 30m user score. Donald pleasence the minotaur peter cushing half man godzilla. Land of the minotaur 1976 costas carayiannis, costas. The land of the minotaur the devils men 1976 trailer. In this book the reader gets to see the history and culture of the minotaur people. The minotaur people find themselves in an amazing set of circumstances. Land of the minotaur the 1976 movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio. Land of the minotaurs dragonlance lost histories, vol. Land of the minotaur is unique in plundering the myths of greece for its imagery, but any influence is purely cosmetic. Kaz, of course, is there to lead the way in this adventure. Land of the minotaur 1976 the grindhouse cinema database. Minotaur s land is a crossword puzzle clue that we have spotted 4 times.
The us scorpion releasing is uncut and has an anamorphic transfer in the original aspect ratio with some extras. Land of the minotaur is a 1976 greek horror film directed by kostas karagiannis and starring peter cushing and donald pleasance and. The tenant 1976 pimpin pee wee 2009 cleopatra 1934 visit to a chiefs son 1974 a kiss so deadly 1996 the crystal trench 1959 the hand in the trap 1961 murder by decree 1979 circle of fear 1992 hamlet for the love of ophelia 1995 baby cat 1983 the general and his empire of joy 1977 erotic train 2002 age isnt everything 1991. Onetime drivein film purveyors crown international were never acclaimed for their homespun horrors, churning out dreck like nightmare in wax, blood mania and point of terror. Land of the minotaur has been ranked 855 times, wins 37. Maple pictures would also release the film in canada that same day. Explore releases from lair of the minotaur at discogs. By the mid70s, it seemed almost every other horror film pouring out of a western country besides america had either christopher lee, peter cushing, donald pleasence, or some combination of the three. Released 1976, land of the minotaur stars donald pleasence, peter cushing, luan peters, kostas karagiorgis the pg movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 28 min, and received a score of out of 100. Peter cushing leads a clan of colorfully robed, brainwashed greeks, who lure tourists into their underground lair to be tormented by the minotaur.
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