Product Description

In the village of Holfen, a number of young women are found stabbed to death by what is determined to be an ancient dagger with a curved and rusty blade. The superstitious locals believe the murders to be the fulfillment of a curse placed on them in the 17th century by Baron Von Klaus, a sadistic libertine who killed many women before dying in the swamps surrounding his castle. The Baron's spirit is said to live on in his male descendants, but von Klaus heir Ludwig (Hugo Blanco) doesn't arrive in town until the day after the latest murder. He is entrusted with a key to his ancestor's torture dungeon and begged to bring an end to the family curse by visiting it, destroying it, and leaving the castle, never to return again. But will he have the willpower to resist the lure of his horrific heritage? Never before released in America, The Sadistic Baron von Klaus is a stylish, black & white, Gothic whodunit from horror maverick Jess Franco.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #90970 in DVD
• Released on: 2001-11-06
• Rating: Unrated
• Aspect ratio: 2.35:1
• Formats: Black & White, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
• Original language: French
• Subtitled in: English
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 95 minutes

Customer Reviews

CLASIC ARTSY EURO-SLEEZE FROM FRANCO!
So many sexy woman always manage to walk alone at night along sinister streets and alleyways when a mad rapist/killer is on the loose! They're just asking for it...and Franco films it all with stylish camera angles among gothic German locations!
Great little horror mystery with a tight script and fine acting. Is the ghost of the sadistic Baron Von Klaus really reponsible for the gruesome killings or is it someone more human? The killer appears to have stepped out of Bava's BLOOD AND BLACK LACE, only Franco's film was made years earlier!
The winter location shooting adds a nice touch, there's a rough nudi torture/murder scene and it all manages to come off as a stylistic art film. An absolute must-have for Jess Franco fans and lovers of b&w Euro horror of the 1950's-60's.
Highly recommended!

euro-bore
I agree with Frankenberry from Hollywood Ca...however he was much too kind...THIS IS THE WORST mess I've purchased in a long time and I sold it for junk. This is not Franco at his best, it's Franco at his most boring! Not even worth keeping as a Franco curiosity. So the cinematography is nice and the print is good...nothing happens until that ridiculous "torture scene"! That's not why I enjoy Euroshock. I want something that keeps me glued to the film and this waste of disc material wasn't it....I adore Image for their diligence in reviving these old chestnuts with such TLC, but they should have slipped the old Baron out the back door to the dumpster. Pee-eew. I'll wait for "Mill of the Stone Women"---it ain't Franco, but at least it's Euroshock!

Jess Franco Classic Finally available!!!
Howard Vernon stars in this classic Jess Franco film about a man who inherits his family's sadistic habits. This disc contains the often missing dungeon/torture sequence that is a real eye opener. The widescreen transfer is perfect and this is in french with english subtitles. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED for Franco fans and horror fans in general.