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The Fiend
“It's a Sickness of the Soul!”
5.0 / 10• 1972• 1h 32m•R• English
Horror
Storyline
Led by a sinister minister, a controlling religious sect called the Brethren has taken control of widow Birdy Wemys, sending her unstable son, Kenny, into a spiraling descent into madness and murder. No woman is safe when Kenny's religious mania overpowers him and leads to a rampage of carnage and chaos!
Cast & Crew
Ann Todd
Birdy Wemys
Lead
Patrick Magee
Minister
Tony Beckley
Kenny Wemys
Percy Herbert
Commissionaire Jim Hudson
Suzanna Leigh
Patricia 'Paddy' Lynch
David Lodge
CID Inspector
Ronald Allen
Paul
Madeleine Hinde
Brigitte Lynch
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Robert Hartford-Davis's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Fiend is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
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