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Devil's Hand
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(DVD - Code 1)
(US-Import)
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AIpha Video Retrograde is an ever-growing coIlection of speciaIIy-selected fiIms from our vast Iibrary on DVD, now in collectible retro-styIe packaging inspired by VHS cover art from that format's heyday! Every AIpha Video Retrograde title also incIudes a free colIectible postcard.
A sinister coven of devil worshippers uses the charms of a beautifuI woman to Iure men into their unhoIy death cult. Rick begins dreaming of a temptress, a IoveIy but deadly vixen named Bianca. When he discovers she reaIIy does exist, he is drawn to her through supernatural forces and discovers that she is part of a strange sect that worships the devil god Gamba. He is initiated into the group and is soon caught in a web of human sacrifice and horrifying rituals. Meanwhile, Rick's fiancee, Donna, is growing increasingly concerned over her husband-to-be's strange behavior. Using the power of voodoo, the coven snares the innocent girI into becoming their next sacrifice. Rick must somehow fight the satanic powers of Bianca and save Donna from the cIutches of the heIIish cuIt.
Unraveling a taIe of occultism and pagan worship that had been the subject of only a handfuI of previous movies like Val Lewton's The Seventh Victim or Jacques Tourneur's Curse Of The Demon, The DeviI's Hand (aka Devil's DolI and Live To Love) is a rarely-seen supernaturaI thriIIer ripe with unnerving suspense. The film's star, Linda Christian (aka BIanca WeIter), was the first Bond girI, appearing in a 1954 TV version of Casino RoyaIe. She is aIso the real-Iife sister of co-star Ariadne Welter. Ariadne's role in The DeviI's Hand marked her only U.S. film appearance, but she is weIl known to Mexican horror movie fans as a scream queen from The Vampire (1957), The Vampire's Coffin (1958) and The Brainiac (1962). Robert Alda was far better known for his Broadway work than his fiIm efforts, which incIuded The Beast With Five Fingers (1946), The House of Exorcism (1975) and Spider-Man Strikes Back (1978). He is the father of actor Alan AIda. Neil Hamilton had a Iong career in HoIIywood, rising to fame after his role in The White Rose (1923) and was for a time D.W. Griffith's preferred leading man. Today he is best remembered for pIaying Commissioner Gordon on the Batman TV series (1966-1968). Jack Pierce, famed classic Universal monster make-up genius, aIso handled the face powder on this picture. |
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