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Cast
Macha Magall
as Dr. Ellen Kratsch
Gino Turini
as Dra
Edilio Kim
as Captain Hardinghauser
Xiro Papas
as Lupo
Salvatore Baccaro
as The Beast
Brigitte Skay
as Irene (uncredited)
Alfredo Rizzo
as Moreno (uncredited)
Benito Pacifico
as Partisan (uncredited)
Brad Harris
as Don Lorenzo (uncredited)
Giuseppe Castellano
as German Soldier (uncredited)
Movie Info & Details
Release Year1977
Runtime1h 26m
LanguageItalian
CertificationNR
GenresHorror, Thriller, War
Votes88
DirectorLuigi Batzella
WritersLuigi Batzella
TypeFeature Film
Rating5.1 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsThe Beast in Heat
About The Beast in Heat
In a remote village in occupied Europe, the SS pursue their inhuman treatment of captured partisans in efforts to force them to betray their comrades.... while Fraulein Krast, a sadistic biologist, concentrates her efforts on the womenfolk with refined tortures and humiliation, leaving them to the mercy of a sex-crazed half-man, half-beast she has created with experimental injections.... And as advancing Allied forces approach the village, Krast herself becomes a victim of her own fiendish rituals....
Directed by Luigi Batzella, The Beast in Heat leans on a strong ensemble — Macha Magall, Gino Turini, Edilio Kim — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about horror titles of 1977.
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