Ekstase - Der Prozeß gegen die Satansmädchen

Overview

Mondo Cane and the Schoolgirl Report series stand as obvious influences on this occasionally amusing but generally rather tedious exploitation film that alternates between documentary, fake documentary and docudrama. The theme is Satanism and the linking thread is a recreation of what is supposedly the real-life case of a murder and attempted murder of two Munich teenage men by a quartet of girls who had been dabbling in devil worship. During the ensuing trial, the lawyer resorts to dilatory tactics while the hearing is frequently interrupted by the girls breaking into incantation, temper tantrums or shivery fits ostensibly bearing on demonic possession. When the subject of the Manson killings is brought up, the most obnoxious of the defendants breaks in indignantly, claiming that Sharon Tate’s “execution” was justified as she posed dangers to the Satanic community.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

April 13, 1979

Original language

German

Spoken languages

German

Countries

Germany

Production

Iltis Film

Cast

Sylvia Engelmann,Hans Schellbach,Ilse Peternell,Sonja Jeannine,Mathias Eysen,Günter Clemens,Kurt Meinicke,Hedy Bader,Anton LaVey,Rinaldo Talamontiand 10 more

Director

Rolf Olsen

Writer

Rolf Olsen

Producer

Rudolf Kalmowicz

Cinematography

Franz Xaver Lederle,Heinz Hölscher,Peter H. W. Tost

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0361561