Demons of the Mind 1972 123movies

Watch: Demons of the Mind 1972 123movies, Full Movie Online – Baron Zorn keeps his teenager children, Elizabeth and Emil locked up and drugged, fearing that his insane wife passed along a congenital curse to them before her own suicidal death. Elizabeth escapes for a brief tryst with a local before being recaptured and subjected to a bleeding process to “draw out the bad blood”. Emil keeps trying to escape, but is thwarted time and again by his aunt, Hilda, who runs the house like a prison. One reason the siblings have to be kept apart is their incestuous attraction to each other. Local wenches are being murdered in the woods, and the superstitious peasants think demons are responsible. A wandering priest dedicates himself to root out the evil, but isn’t taken seriously. Arriving at the castle are two more interested parties: Mountebank scientist huckster Falkenberg stands to make a small fortune if his strange apparatus can cure the children of their inherited evil. Carl simply wants to rescue Elizabeth. As more murders mount, Falkenberg enlists village lass Inge to play the dead mother in a psycho-drama that he hopes will shock the children from their morbid state; but Baron Zorn’s symptoms of derangement soon make it obvious that the doctor is treating the wrong patient..
Plot: A physician discovers that two children are being kept virtually imprisoned in their house by their father. He investigates, and discovers a web of sex, incest and satanic possession.
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There is a heritage of disorder in our blood.

An unhinged Baron keeps his children as prisoners in the family mansion for fear they will inherit the family illness – insanity!

It’s one of Hammer Films’ most divisive productions, some laud it as a Gothic horror with art house veneers, others say it’s simply pretentious tripe! The truth is that it’s a bold and ambitious picture, a tricky narrative of mental health, incest and brutal patriarch pressure, all cloaked in the Hammer traits so prevalent in their 70s productions.

Cue blood and nudity, hammy acting, good acting, splendid costumes, vivid colour and a mansion setting of some distinction. Unfortunately the story remains too vague for too long, it never settles into a rhythm to unsettle the viewer, while the poor acting from the principals playing the family (Robert Hardy, Shane Briant and Gillian Hills) destracts from what is on paper a fascinating screenplay.

There’s something for every horror fan in here, even though it’s not explicitly a horror film, so roll the dice and take your chance. I’ll sit on the fence like a Swiss politician and rate it 5/10

_**Gothic Hammer with muddled story and unsympathetic characters**_

A Baron in 1835 (Robert Hardy) keeps his adult son & daughter locked-up and drugged because he thinks they’re insane, like his dead wife. He hires a dubious doctor known for mesmerism (Patrick Magee) to assist him, along with his assistant (Kenneth J. Warren). Meanwhile there are murders in the local area and a priest meanders around babbling about the evils of the Baron and this or that, which incites the villagers.

“Demons of the Mind” (1972) is an obscure Hammer film featuring many of the positives of Hammer horror, such as haunting Gothic atmosphere, serious characters/story, stunningly gorgeous women and a quality score. The character of Falkenberg (Magee) was patterned after Franz Mesmer, who theorized the existence of a natural energy transference that he called “animal magnetism,” sometimes later referred to as mesmerism.

That’s all good, but the story is told in a confusing way and there are no characters to sympathize with, except maybe the Baron’s daughter (the beautiful Gillian Hills) and the guy who comes to the castle to aid her (Paul Jones). Unfortunately, Elizabeth is too zoned-out to care about and the hero is a secondary character.

As beautiful as Gillian Hills is (who’s a little reminiscent of Emily Browning), Virginia Wetherell outshines her as Inge. You might remember Virginia from “The Crimson Cult” (1968). In any case, she has a tasteful nude sequence for those who care. Deirdre Costello is also on hand as Magda.

Another plus is the fanatical priest who rings true, but the character isn’t given enough screen time or dimension.

Although “Demons of the Mind” is a decent Gothic horror flick from Hammer, it’s pretty much a misfire despite the highlights. It’s not as good as most of their vampire, Frankenstein or werewolf flicks. The problem isn’t just the befuddled storytelling and lack of sympathetic characters; it’s hard to relate to the topic of generational “insanity.” I put that in quotes because I don’t believe the son & daughter are truly insane, but rather that the father causes their condition through his misguided leadership and “treatments.”

The film runs 1 hour, 25 minutes, and was shot in England as follows: Bolney, West Sussex (the Zorn manor), which is 20 miles due south of London; Black Park (the forest scenes), which is just west of London; and Elstree Studios, which is just northwest of London.

GRADE: C

Too much on mind!
In the 19th Century, a depraved Baron Zorn keeps his two adult children locked up and drugged in his castle, as he fears that they have inherited the curse of his wife’s unstable mental illness. His daughter Elizabeth manages to escape, and encounters a young man Carl and spends a short time before she’s recaptured. Heading to the castle is doctor Falkenberg to hopefully cure the kids, but Carl who tags along wants to free Elizabeth. Meanwhile hysteria is slowly building in the local village, as there’s a sexual predator killing their young woman. They think its demons, but a drifter Priest sees it as his job to rid the area of evil and he points them to Zorn.

Eccentrically ham-fisted and downbeat, but lush looking and skilfully illustrated Hammer Gothic horror period piece that might not have the class of some other Hammer entries, but it sure was entertaining. The negative press might have its reasons, but I didn’t find it a complete waste. The psychological story is absurd, glassy and lurid in every aspect, with gratuitous blood letting and excessively pointless nudity equalling extreme blood-lust. However a solid, well-serving cast (featuring Patrick Magee, Paul Jones, Yvonne Mitchell, Gillian Hills and a perfectly impulsive Robert Hardy) and Peter Sykes’ pastel, well-etched direction (with inspired strokes and suspenseful fits) counter-pouches its weak, plodding and downright exploitative script of stock arrangement. Striking a big tick to their names were Harry Robinson’s sweeping music score of harrowing scope, and Arthur Grant’s fluid cinematography of scenic panache. On paper this one got better treatment, than what it really deserved. Fun and trashy Hammer mayhem.

Messy Screenplay and Ham Performances
The widower Baron Zord (Robert Hardy) keeps his teenage children Elizabeth (Gillian Hills) and Emil (Shane Briant) drugged and locked in separate rooms in his manor. Zord believes that they have inherited the insanity of his wife, who committed suicide, and uses his servants Hilda (Yvonne Mitchell) and Klaus (Kenneth J. Warren) to help him to keep the siblings under control and to bleed their “evil blood”. Zord invites the infamous Dr. Falkenberg (Patrick Magee) to heal Elizabeth and Emil. Meanwhile there is a rapist serial-killer murdering young women and the young man Carl Richter (Paul Jones) is in love with Elizabeth and is trying to rescue her from her insane father.

“Demons of the Mind” is a movie by Hammer with a messy screenplay and ham performances. Despite the good production, the story is confused and hard to understand the subplots of the serial-killer and who is Carl. My vote is four.

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Other Information:

Original Language en
Runtime 1 hr 29 min (89 min)
Budget 0
Revenue 0
Status Released
Rated R
Genre Horror, Thriller
Director Peter Sykes
Writer Christopher Wicking, Frank Godwin
Actors Robert Hardy, Shane Briant, Gillian Hills
Country United Kingdom
Awards N/A
Production Company HBO Video
Website N/A

Technical Information:

Sound Mix Mono (RCA Sound System)
Aspect Ratio 1.66 : 1 (UK Blu-ray release), 1.85 : 1
Camera N/A
Laboratory Eastman, Technicolor, USA
Film Length N/A
Negative Format 35 mm
Cinematographic Process Spherical
Printed Film Format 35 mm