Awakening of the Beast
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Awakening of the Beast (1970, Brazil) is a Shock-Horror film directed by José Mojica Marins
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- Featured in: Coffin Joe Collection | Inside The Mind of Coffin Joe (BluRay)
Main Details
- Released in 1970
- Color | B/W
- Runtime: 93 min
- Production Co.: Fotocena Filmes | Ovni Indústria Cinematográfica
- Directed by José Mojica Marins
- Written by Rubens F. Lucchetti and José Mojica Marins
- Starring: José Mojica Marins, Ângelo Assunção, Ronaldo Beibe
- Produced by Giorgio Attili, José Mojica Marins, George Michel Serkeis, and Goffredo Telles Neto
- Original Music by (uncredited)
- Cinematography by Giorgio Attili
- Film Editing by Luiz Elias
Plot Summary
- Psychiatrist experiments LSD on 4 volunteers, to investigate Coffin Joe's influence over them. Each patient presents a different reaction, involving sex, perversion and sadism
Also Known As
- O Ritual dos Sádicos (1970) (original title)
- Das Erwachen der Bestie (Germany)
- Awakening of the Beast (UK)
- L'éveil de la bête (France)
- O Despertar da Besta (Brazil) (cut version)
- Ritual of the Maniacs (undefined
