“The Night of the Bloody Monster” ( Italian: Il trono di fuoco ; otherwise known as “The Bloody Judge” ) is a historical drama from 1970 directed by Jesus Franco .
| Bloody monster night | |
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| Il trono di fuoco | |
| Genre | horror |
| Producer | Jesus Franco |
| Producer | Harry Alan Towers |
| Author script | Michael Heller Harry Alan Towers Anthony Scott Waitch |
| In the main cast | Christopher Lee Maria shell Leo Genn Maria Rum |
| Operator | Manuel Merino |
| Composer | Bruno Nikolai |
| Film company | Fenix cooperativa cinematografica Prodimex film Terra filmkunst Towers of london |
| Duration | 84 min |
| A country | |
| Tongue | |
| Year | 1970 |
| IMDb | ID 0064727 |
Content
Story
The film takes place during the Middle Ages and talks about the struggle of the royal judge, Lord George Jeffries, with heretics and witches, as well as rebels. Amid these events, a love story unfolds between the son of Lord Essex, who sided with the rebels, and the sister of the executed witch.
Cast
- Christopher Lee - Lord George Jeffries
- Maria Shell - Mother Rose
- Leo Genn - Lord Essex
- Hans Hess Jr. - Harry Salton
- Maria Rum - Mary Gray
- Margaret Lee - Alicia Gray
- Pietro Martellanza - Barnaby
- Howard Vernon - Jack Ketch
Other movie titles
USA
- Throne of the blood monster
- Trial of the witches
- Witch killer of broadmoor
- Witches' trial
- Night of the Blood Monster
Other countries
- Der Hexentöter von Blackmoor (West Germany)
- El juez sangriento (Spain)
- El proceso de las brujas (Spain)
- Le trône de feu (France)
- The bloody judge
Artistic Features
Unlike most other films of the director, this picture has a higher budget and quality of production, as well as has a different genre focus. Most of the scenes are duplicated in English, however, some erotic moments that do not have a semantic load are not included in the English version and are available only in the German version.