Land of the Minotaur

Land of the Minotaur (UK title: The Devil’s Men) is a 1976 Greek horror film directed by Kostas Karagiannis and written by Arthur Rowe. The film is also known as Minotaur and The Devil's Men. [1]

Land of the Minotaur
Directed byKostas Karagiannis
Produced byFrixos Constantine
Written byArthur Rowe
StarringDonald Pleasence
Peter Cushing
Music byBrian Eno
Distributed byCrown International Pictures (USA)
Release date
  • 13 August 1976 (1976-08-13)
Running time
95 minutes
CountryGreece
LanguageEnglish

Plot

Tourists visiting a Greek archeological site are being abducted by a strange cult, intent on providing their God - the Minotaur - with sacrifice. Irish priest Father Roche (Donald Pleasence) enlists the help of former pupil and a private detective to find out what has happened to them.

Cast

  • Donald Pleasence as Father Roche
  • Peter Cushing as Baron Corofax
  • Luan Peters as Laurie Gordon
  • Kostas Karagiorgis (credited as Costas Skouras) as Milo Kaye
  • Fernando Bislamis (credited as Dimitris Bislanis) as Sgt Vendris
  • George Venlis as Max
  • Vanna Reville as Beth
  • Nikos Verlekis as Ian
  • Robert Behling (credited as Bob Behling) as Tom Gifford
  • Anna Matzourani as Mrs. Mikaelis
  • Anestis Vlakos as Shopkeeper - Karapades
  • Jane Lyle as Milo's Girlfriend
  • Jessica Dublin (credited as Jessica) as Mrs. Zagros

References

  1. Land of the Minotaur (1976), retrieved 25 April 2020

Reception

Film critic Roger Ebert stated on Sneak Previews that Land of the Minotaur was "the worst Peter Cushing movie of all time".

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