Absurd
5.3
“Pray you survive the hunt.”
A priest-doctor chasing a man with supernatural regenerative abilities, who has recently escaped from a medical lab, reaches a small town where the mutant goes on a killing spree.
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Cast
16 people
George Eastman
Mikos Stenopolis
Known for
Rabid Dogs
Baba Yaga
Annie Belle
Emily
Known for
House on the Edge of the Park
Lips of Blood
Charles Borromel
Sgt. Ben Engleman
Known for
Ladyhawke
The Blade Master
Katya Berger
Katia Bennett
Known for
Tales of Ordinary Madness
The Moon in the Gutter
Kasimir Berger
Willy Bennett
Also in
Christopher Columbus
Tuareg: Desert Warrior
Hanja Kochansky
Mrs. Bennett
Also in
The Family
Ian Danby
Mr. Bennett
Also in
Monsignor
Ted Rusoff
Dr. Kramer
Known for
Rome
Double Team
Edmund Purdom
Father
Known for
Who's Afraid of Dracula?
The Egyptian
Cindy Leadbetter
Peggy (uncredited)
Known for
Rats: Night of Terror
Starcrash
Lucia Ramirez
Woman on TV (archive footage) (uncredited)
Also in
Blue Paradise
James Sampson
Cop at the station (uncredited)
Known for
Stage Fright
City of the Living Dead
Joe D'Amato Director · George Eastman Writer Carlo Maria Cordio Composer
United States release October 8, 1986 · Produced in Italy · Production Filmirage, Cinema 80
Production
Metaxa Corporation
Production
Filmirage
Production
Cinema 80
Production
Italy
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Languages
Original title
Rosso sangue
Original language
Italian
Spoken on screen
Italian
Release dates
Italy · October 1, 1981
Theatrical
United States · October 8, 1986
Physical · video premiere
Canada
January 1, 1987 · Theatrical
China
October 8, 1985 · Physical · video premiere
Finland
May 4, 1982 · Limited theatrical
France
July 6, 1983 · Theatrical
Germany
January 1, 1983 · Physical · video premiere
Israel
July 14, 1990 · TV · TV premiere
Italy
October 4, 2006 · Limited theatrical · Ravenna Nightmare Film Festival
Japan
January 1, 1989 · Physical · video premiere
Mexico
June 25, 1982 · Theatrical
January 1, 1987 · Physical · video premiere
South Korea
April 29, 2009 · Physical · DVD premiere
Spain
January 1, 1982 · Theatrical
Türkiye
October 6, 1991 · Physical · video premiere
United Kingdom
September 12, 1983 · Physical · video premiere
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