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Awakening of the Beast

Play trailer Poster for Awakening of the Beast 1970,  1h 36m,  Horror/ Drama/ Mystery & Thriller Play Trailer Watchlist
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The third installment in the Coffin Joe Trilogy, "The Awakening of the Beast," follows Coffin Joe's sadistic experiments on four drug addicts who volunteer to take LSD. The experiments are intended to prove that drug use is related to sexual depravity. Director José Mojica Marins once again plays Coffin Joe, who sits with a panel of psychiatrists on a television show, using videos of the addicts as proof of the connection between drugs and lewd sexual behavior.
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José Mojica Marins

Director

José Mojica Marins

José Mojica Marins

Sérgio Hingst

Dr. Sérgio

Ittala Nandi

Maria

Mario Lima

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Lurdes Ribas

Actor

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Awakening of the Beast

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Synopsis The third installment in the Coffin Joe Trilogy, "The Awakening of the Beast," follows Coffin Joe's sadistic experiments on four drug addicts who volunteer to take LSD. The experiments are intended to prove that drug use is related to sexual depravity. Director José Mojica Marins once again plays Coffin Joe, who sits with a panel of psychiatrists on a television show, using videos of the addicts as proof of the connection between drugs and lewd sexual behavior.
Director
José Mojica Marins
Producer
Giorgio Attili, José Mojica Marins
Screenwriter
José Mojica Marins, Rubens Francisco Lucchetti
Production Co
One Eyed
Genre
Horror, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
Brazilian Portuguese
Runtime
1h 36m
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