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Inn of the Damned
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Wikipedia article
'Inn of the Damned' is a 1975 Australian western horror film, directed by Terry Bourke. It has been called Australia's first "horror Western".
Plot
In 1896, a crazed woman and her husband run an inn in eastern Victoria and take revenge for the deaths of their children years before. Cal Kincaid, an American bounty hunter, arrives to investigate recent murders and puts an end to the killing.
Cast
*Judith Anderson as Caroline Straulle
*Alex Cord as Cal Kincaid
*Michael Craig as Paul Melford
*Robert Quilter as Biscayne
*Joseph Furst as Lazar Straulle
*Tony Bonner as Trooper Moore
*John Meillon as George Parr
Production
Like Bourke's previous feature, 'Night of Fear', the film was originally a one-hour script intended for a projected TV series, 'Fright'.
It was filmed in the Mangrove Mountain region of the NSW Central Coast and at Artransa Studios in Sydney. Filming began in November 1973 and took nine weeks but the film was not released until late in 1975. Shooting was marred by disputes between the producers and its principal investor, Australian Film Development Corporation.Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, 'Australian Film 19001977: A Guide to Feature Film Production', Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998, p 295 At the time it was the most expensive local film made in Australia.
Release
Critical reception
AllMovie called it "more odd than good", and "best viewed as a curiosity." DVD Verdict wrote, "as curiosities go, this Australian horror western (?) from the early '70s definitely deserves some attention."
Home video
The film was released on DVD alongside 1972 Australian horror film 'Night of Fear' (also directed by Bourke) by Umbrella Entertainment on 16 March 2005.
References
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