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THE ELIXIRS OF THE DEVIL

Die Elixiere des Teufels

Directed by Manfred Purzer
West Germany, Germany, 1976
Horror, Drama, Fantasy
  • 113113 minutes

Synopsis

The Capuchin monk Medardus is appointed curator of the relics in the Bamberg monastery. There he discovers a legacy of St. Antonius: a mysterious bottle with a liquid, supposedly the devil’s elixir. Medardus succumbed to the temptation to cost – whereupon the dark sides of his soul take possession..

Synopsis

The Capuchin monk Medardus is appointed curator of the relics in the Bamberg monastery. There he discovers a legacy of St. Antonius: a mysterious bottle with a liquid, supposedly the devil’s elixir. Medardus succumbed to the temptation to cost – whereupon the dark sides of his soul take possession..