The Beast in Heat

"Horrifying experiences in the last days of the S.S."

1977 1h 26m IT

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★5.1TMDB · 89

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Synopsis

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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....

“Horrifying experiences in the last days of the S.S.”

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Cast

Macha Magall
Dr. Ellen Kratsch
Gino Turini
Dra
Edilio Kim
Captain Hardinghauser
Xiro Papas
Lupo
Salvatore Baccaro
The Beast
Brigitte Skay
Irene (uncredited)
Alfredo Rizzo
Moreno (uncredited)
Benito Pacifico
Partisan (uncredited)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Luigi Batzella
Writers: Luigi Batzella
Languages: Italian
Countries: Italy

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RUNTIME

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86 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

ERA

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49 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Luigi Batzella, shot by Ugo Brunelli. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Giuliano Sorgini. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Luigi Batzella shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Macha Magall and Gino Turini and Edilio Kim carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Horrifying experiences in the last days of the S.S.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Luigi Batzella directs. Ugo Brunelli behind the camera. Giuliano Sorgini scores. Luigi Batzella cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Italy. Dialogue in Italian.

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186 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
249 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Luigi Batzella, shot by Ugo Brunelli. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Giuliano Sorgini. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Luigi Batzella shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Macha Magall and Gino Turini and Edilio Kim carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Horrifying experiences in the last days of the S.S.".
9IMDB entry: tt0076649 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 89 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
11Classified under 12 themes, including "rape", "experiment", "nazi", "prisoner of war".