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Tower of Screaming Virgins

1968 · 89 min

A lurid, old-fashioned swashbuckler that mixes palace intrigue with gothic horror, offering pulpy thrills and campy excess.

Directed by
Fritz Umgelter, Franz Antel
Genres
Adventure, Drama
Starring
Teri Tordai, Jean Piat, Uschi Glas
Tagline
Every man was theirs to command. Each night three more were summoned to the tower to satisfy their lust. And still they hunger for more . . .
Overview
King's swordsman Captain Buridan, hero of the Flanders campaign, returns to Paris to find it in a grip of fear -a "vampire/witch" in the "Tower of Sin" is luring young men to their deaths by offering them a night of sexual ecstasy followed by savage slaughter. Buridan is holding secrets of his own and his battle to save France from an evil Chancellor, an impotent King and a lascivious, wanton Queen make the battlefields of war seem like child's play.

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Stream in the UK
  • Cultpix
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Directed by
Fritz Umgelter, Franz Antel
Genres
Adventure, Drama
Starring
Teri Tordai, Jean Piat, Uschi Glas
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Tone
  • campystrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • power
  • betrayal
  • deception
  • sexuality
  • corruption
Places
  • big city
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex strong
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror3
Humour3
Realism5
Romance4
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity4
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
adventure, drama
Directed by
Fritz Umgelter, Franz Antel
Written by
Kurt Nachmann
Starring
Teri Tordai, Jean Piat, Uschi Glas, Véronique Vendell, Marie-Ange Aniès, Karlheinz Fiege, Franz Rudnick, Jörg Pleva
Music
Mario Migliardi
Cinematography
Oberdan Troiani
Runtime
89 min
Country
France, Germany, Italy
Languages
German

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