Dem Tode geweiht

Originaltitel: Deadly Blessing

1981
16
1 Std. 40 Min.

IMDb-BEWERTUNG

5,5/10

7290

IHRE BEWERTUNG

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1 Video

91 Fotos

Slasher Horror Horror Thriller

Nachdem ihr Mann unter mysteriösen Umständen stirbt, wird eine Witwe immer paranoider gegenüber der benachbarten Religionsgemeinschaft, die teuflische Pläne mit ihr haben könnte.Nachdem ihr Mann unter mysteriösen Umständen stirbt, wird eine Witwe immer paranoider gegenüber der benachbarten Religionsgemeinschaft, die teuflische Pläne mit ihr haben könnte.Nachdem ihr Mann unter mysteriösen Umständen stirbt, wird eine Witwe immer paranoider gegenüber der benachbarten Religionsgemeinschaft, die teuflische Pläne mit ihr haben könnte.

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IMDb-BEWERTUNG

5,5/10

7290

IHRE BEWERTUNG

Siehe Produktionsinformationen bei IMDbPro

Auszeichnungen
- 3 Nominierungen insgesamt

Wissenswertes
Wes Craven compared his work with actor Ernest Borgnine to John Carpenter's work with Donald Pleasance in the original Halloween - Die Nacht des Grauens (1978). He states that Borgnine was the first "big name actor" he had worked with and was at first intimidated by the actor.

Patzer
The cult members only accuse female characters of being the Incubus. In folklore, however, an Incubus is an exclusively male demon, the counterpart to the exclusively female Succubus. **The "incubus" in this case actually was a man, who was living as a woman, so this isn't entirely a goof.**

Zitate
[in reference to Martha's land]
Vicky Anderson: If I owned a piece of property like this and I kicked the bucket, my parents would start building condos on it on the way home from the funeral!

Crazy Credits
The end credits start rolling before the narrator's dialogue is finshed.

Alternative Versionen
In the British version, to avoid what they might call confusion, they omitted the "finale" in which the incubus ascends from hell. This version runs 98 minutes.

Verbindungen
Featured in Große Regisseure: The Films of Wes Craven (1999)

Soundtracks
Maggie May
Written by Rod Stewart and Martin Quittenton
Performed by Rod Stewart

Benutzerrezensionen89

Rezension

Ausgewählte Rezension

Hampered by Studio Imposed Ending

Neglected and overlooked Wes Craven film that falls between his best (Hills Have Eyes{1978}) and his worst (Vampire in Brookyn{1995}). The acting is ok and direction is not anything special but competent. Stars Sharon Stone before she became known for her infamous role in Basic Instinct(1992). The film seems to have suffered some cuts that were not the director's choice. I would love to see someone unearth a director's cut of Deadly Blessing(1981) with an alternate ending if such exists. Ernest Borgine replays the kind of person he played in The Devil's Rain(1975). A hard to find Craven pic that is in need of a DVD release by someone who cares about good horror pics. Deadly Blessing(1981) is a good feature film that has its share of flaws and could have used a better lead actress than the one used in the film. Has some daring aspects that were typical of Wes Craven during this stage of his career. The best and my favorite scene of the film involves a snake in a bathtub while a woman takes a bath.