The Lash of the Penitentes (Forbidden Fruit: The Golden Age of the Exploitation Picture, Vol 9) (Blu-ray)

Directed by Roland Price and Harry J. Revier

Release Year: 1936

Running Time: 48

UPC: 7 38329 25360 8

Color Type: B&W

Country: U.S.

Language: English

Genres: Drama

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Cast

Marie DeForrest
William Marcos
Victor Justi
Josef Swickard
Jose Rubio
Billy Bletcher

Crew

Directed by Harry J. Revier and Roland Price

Exploitation films were often ripped from the most sensational headlines of the day, and few headlines were as scandalous as those reporting a murder within the community of a masochistic religious cult in northern New Mexico. Los Hermanos Penitentes celebrated Lent by enacting elaborate tableaus of flagellation, self-mutilation, and crucifixion. Envisioning the box-office potential of such a spectacle, cinematographer Roland Price (Marihuana: Weed With Roots in Hell) shot several reels of footage of the rituals, then teamed with producer Harry Revier (Child Bride) to fashion a murder mystery around the documentary material. For years, The Lash of the Penitentes flourished on the exploitation circuit, sometimes with new footage cut into the feature (and most notoriously: the trailer). Usually circulated in an abbreviated 35-minute version, this Kino Classics edition was restored from film elements preserved by the Library of Congress, and represents the uncensored 48-minute cut: The Penitente Murder Case.

Blu-ray Extras Include:

The Penitente Murder Case (the complete, uncensored, 48-minute cut)

The Lash of the Penitentes (the censored and condensed 35-minute version)

Audio commentary by series curator Bret Wood

Optional English SDH subtitles

Trailer gallery

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