Legion of the Dead
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Legion of the Dead |
| Original title | Legion of the Dead |
 | |
| Country of production | USA , FRG |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 2001 |
| length | 106 minutes of uncut Directors Cut, 80 minutes shortened |
| Age rating | FSK 18, shortened: 16 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Olaf Ittenbach |
| script | Olaf Ittenbach |
| production |
Michael Poettinger Claudia Quirchmayr |
| music |
Jaro Messerschmidt Ralf Wengenmayr |
| camera | Holger Diener |
| cut |
Christian Lonk Thomas Bachmann |
| occupation | |
| |
Legion of the Dead is an American horror film from the splatter genre from 2001. It was directed by German actor and director Olaf Ittenbach . He also wrote the script. The film was released in German cinemas on October 25, 2001.
action
Luke and William are walking through the California desert . Suddenly, a brutal serial killer appears in front of them and kidnaps them. Only through luck can they escape the murderer. But when they seek help in an abandoned town , they are attacked by an undead. You can hide in a restaurant with a few other survivors . Her kidnapper, who was attacked by strangers while chasing Luke and William, has already ended up here. Finally it turns out that the so-called Tall Man has appeared and with his sect is killing people indiscriminately in order to create a legion of death that should only serve one purpose: Geena, the last survivor of her village, is to bear the son of Satan. To get them pregnant, the tall man storms the bar with his undead. But he meets resistance. In a bloody slaughter, Luke and William can banish the Tall Man and his helpers into the inferno and save the world from an impending catastrophe .
Reviews
The film, which is strongly reminiscent of the 1996 film From Dusk Till Dawn , was described in the lexicon of international films as follows:
“Fun horror that manifests itself between rivers of beer and blood. An unpleasant film, staged as an orgy of violence in itself. "
Others
The film was released in three versions in Germany. On the one hand the FSK: 16 version shortened by 26 minutes, the shortened FSK: 18 version, and an SPIO / JK version shortened by around ten seconds (director's cut). The uncut Director's Cut [FSK Unprüft] was released about six months after the shortened Director's Cut, which was published in Germany, via an Austrian distributor. In 2005 a horror film with the same name was released, but it has nothing to do with this film.
Web links
- Legion of the Dead in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Comparison of the cuts FSK18 - NL16 , R-Rated / FSK 16 - Uncut , Dir. Cut (SPIO / JK) - Dir. Cut (unchecked) , Producer's Cut - Director's Cut: Part 1 , Producer's Cut - Director's Cut: Part 2 , Dir. Cut (not approved for young people) - Dir. Cut (unchecked) from Legion of the Dead at Schnittberichte.com
Individual evidence
- ↑ Legion of the Dead. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .
- ↑ http://schnittberichte.com/schnittbericht.php?ID=347389