Ganja & Hess (1973)

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Dr. Hess Green, an archaeologist overseeing an excavation at the ancient civilization of Myrthia, is stabbed by his research assistant, who then commits suicide. When Hess wakes up, he finds that his wounds have healed, but he now has an insatiable thirst for blood. It turns out that the knife he was stabbed with carried ancient germs that have turned him into a vampire. Soon after, Hess meets his former assistant's wife, Ganja. Though Ganja is initially concerned about her missing husband, she soon falls for Hess. Though they are initially happy together, Ganja will eventually learn the truth about Hess, and about her husband. Will she survive the revelation? Will Hess? Movie Tagline: The Devil wanted their souls...She wanted their bodies and more! Also Known As: Black Vampire Title: Ganja & Hess Release Date: April 20, 1973 Runtime: 110 mins Genre: Horror All Genres: Horror Languages: English Country: USA Colors: Color Sound: Mono IMDB Rating: 5.9 Brimstone Pit Rating: 6.9 - (Rate This Horror Movie) Category: Horror Movies Starting With G MPAA Rating: R Director(s): Bill Gunn Cast: Marlene Clark ...Ganja Duane Jones ...Dr. Hess Green Bill Gunn ...George Sam Waymon ...Reverend Williams Leonard Jackson ...Archie Candece Tarpley ...Girl in bar Richard Harrow ...Dinner guest John Hoffmeister ...Jack Betty Barney ...Singer Mabel King ...Queen of Myrthia Betsy Thurman ...Poetess Enrico Fales ...Green's Son Tommy Lane ...Pimp Tara Fields ...Woman With Baby Remaining Cast: Producer(s): Jack Jordan Quentin Kelly Chiz Schultz Joan Shikegawa Writer(s): Bill Gunn Composer(s): Sam Waymon More Photos from Ganja & Hess More Movie Taglines: The Devil wanted their souls...She wanted their bodies and more! Some Marriages Are Made In Heaven. Others Are Made In Hell. Double Possession... The Story Of A Man And Woman Possessed By The Devil! IMDB Links: » User Comments at imdb.com » More information at imdb.com Keywords: Vampire, Suicide, Male Full Frontal Nudity, Female Nudity, Voodoo  ...[more] Keywords All: Africa, Allegory, Blaxploitation, Independent Film, Character Name In Title Seen it? Rate it Currently 6.90/10 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Rating: 6.9 out of 10.0 - 71 votes cast total buy movie on dvd del.icio.us  |  digg  |  reddit Enter your zipcode for movie listings: » BACK TO HORROR MOVIES LIST